| The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance | |
| Director: | Sidney Salkow |
| Producer: | Ralph Cohn |
| Starring: | Warren William June Storey Henry Wilcoxon Eric Blore |
| Music: | M. W. Stoloff |
| Cinematography: | John Stumar |
| Editing: | Viola Lawrence |
| Studio: | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributor: | Columbia Pictures |
| Runtime: | 73 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Warren William, June Storey and Henry Wilcoxon.[1] Salkow also wrote the original screenplay, along with Earl Felton, and the film was released on March 6, 1941. It is the sixth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures, and the fourth appearance of William as the title character Lone Wolf. His next film was Secrets of the Lone Wolf, released later that year.[2]
The Lone Wolf bets that he can stay out of trouble for 24 hours, but can he avoid the inevitable chaos.No sooner accepted when Lanyard is sucked into a case of murder and kidnapping in which he is sole suspect. Lanyard pursues the perpetrators, a gang of cunning thieves with engraving plates belonging to the U.S. Treasury, even as he is being hunted by police.