The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938)

Director:

Albert S. Rogell

Writers:

Arthur T. Horman, Louis Joseph Vance (story)

Stars:

Francis Lederer, Frances Drake, Olaf Hytten

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Francis Lederer	...	Michael Lanyard
Frances Drake	...	Princess Thania of Arvonne
Olaf Hytten	...	Jenkins
Walter Kingsford	...	Grand Duke Gregor de Meyerson
Leona Maricle	...	Baroness Cambrell
Albert Dekker	...	Marquis Louis de Meyerson
Maurice Cass	...	Alfonse Fromont, hotel manager
Bess Flowers	...	Davna
Ruth Robinson	...	The Queen of Arvonne
Pio Peretti	...	Prince Paul of Arvonne
Eddie Fetherston	...	Mace, henchman

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | place name in title | city name in title | character name in title

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Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 May 1938 (USA)

Also Known As:

As Jóias da Coroa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

66 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by The Lone Wolf (1954)

User Reviews

Francis Lederer not Warren William

Melvin Douglas starred in Columbia's 1935 remake of the 1926 silent "The Lone Wolf Returns" while Francis Lederer takes on the role in this isolated followup from 1938.The series proper begins with the next entry,"The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt"(1939) which starred Warren William in the first of his nine films that continued through 1943.The Lone Wolf was featured in six silent features and three early talkies before the Douglas picture came along.Obviously the inspiration for the Saint and the Falcon,The Lone Wolf was a reformed jewel thief with an eye for the ladies,and in "Paris," they don't get much prettier than Frances Drake("Mad Love","The Invisible Ray"),cast as a princess in distress.The dependable Walter Kingsford and a young Albert Dekker(billed as Albert Van Dekker)are among the villains but they don't come off as being a very dangerous bunch hence the middling grade,though Lederer is perfectly acceptable if one can excuse the accent(which made him an intriguing choice for the title role of "The Return of Dracula" in 1958.)In this film and the previous entry with Douglas,The Lone Wolf's valet is named Jenkins but beginning with Warren William's debut film the character was dubbed Jamison and thereafter played in all but one film by Eric Blore.The Wolf's given name is Michael Lanyard but Lederer's first name is spelled Michel.This is one of the five entries from 1935 to 1949 that has yet to be shown on Turner Classic Movies so that may explain why there has been no comment prior to now.Not an essential entry but certainly worth a look for completists like myself.