Secrets of the Lone Wolf

Michael Lanyard's faithful butler Jamison is mistaken for his boss by a gang of jewel robbers.

Cast

Warren William

as Michael Lanyard

Ruth Ford

as Helene de Leon

Roger Clark

as Paul Benoit

Victor Jory

as 'Dapper' Dan Streever

Eric Blore

as Jamison

Thurston Hall

as Inspector Crane

Fred Kelsey

as Wesley Dickens

Victor Kilian

as Colonel Costals

Marlo Dwyer

as 'Bubbles' Deegan

Lester Sharpe

as Deputy Duval

Reviews

CinemaSerf

"Haven't you ever heard of ricochet?" "Yeah, it's a Chinese taxi"... Poor old "Dickens" (Fred Kelsey) is just as hopeless as usual in this outing for "Lanyard" (Warren William) and his loyal and engaging factotum "Jamison" (Eric Blore). To his credit, this time "Insp. Crane" (Thurston Hall) decides ...

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