Counter-Espionage

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Counter-Espionage

"THE LONE WOLF TURNS SPY TO MAKE NAZIS TURN PALE...and cops turn green with envy"

1942

1h 13m

6.7(8 votes)

Comedy

Mystery

Romance

Overview

The Lone Wolf tracks down Nazi spies in London during the German bombing.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Warren William

Michael Lanyard

Eric Blore

Jameson

Hillary Brooke

Pamela Hart

Thurston Hall

Insp. Crane

Fred Kelsey

Dickens

Forrest Tucker

Anton Schugg

Matthew Boulton

Inspector Stephens

Kurt Katch

Gustav Sossel

Morton Lowry

Kent Wells

Leslie Denison

Harvey Leeds

Creative team

Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
Written by: Aubrey Wisberg
Louis Joseph Vance
Produced by: Wallace MacDonald

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