The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf

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NR 1917 · 60 min · Mystery

When Marcel, a waif, saves master crook Burke from the police, Burke adopts the youngster and teaches him his profession. Years later, Marcel has become a master crook himself, working under the name of Michael Lanyard. His clever work baffles the Paris police, who dub him "The Lone Wolf". The Pack, a gang of criminals, notifies The Wolf that unless he joins them, he is marked for destruction. Lucy, an undercover agent masquerading as a crook to expose the gang, helps The Wolf escape. This inaugurates a series of adventures in which Lucy and The Wolf are pursued by the gang, finally making their escape to England by plane. The Pack follows, only to meet their death in a plane crash. Liberated from his tormentors, The Wolf vows to go straight and marries Lucy.

Directed by Herbert Brenon · Written by George Edwardes-Hall

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Cast

Hazel Dawn Lucy Shannon
Bert Lytell Michael Lanyard
Stephen Grattan Burke
Alfred Hickman Eckstrom
Riley Hatch De Moribar (as William Riley Hatch)
Edward Abeles Ducroy
Florence Ashbrooke Mme. Troyon
Juliet Brenon Thibault's Maid
Cornish Beck Marcel
Ben Graham Thibault
Robert Fisher Bannon
Joseph S. Chailee Popinot

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