
“BLONDES -vs- BULLETS”
Ex-thief Lone Wolf and his valet don turbans to solve a museum jewel theft.
Release Date: 2/14/1946
Runtime: 64 minutes
Languages: English
Director: D. Ross Lederman
00Companies: Columbia Pictures
Countries: United States of America
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This might be my favourite of the "Lone Wolf" adventures as it frequently reminded me of one of the Rathbone/Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" stories. This time, "Lanyard" (newcomer Gerald Mohr) and his reliable sidekick "Jameson" (Eric Blore) find themselves embroiled in their usual gem-snatching scenario. Also, as usual, "Insp. Crane" (William B. Davidson) is keen to get the cuffs on our reformed jewel thief without really investigating the crime. It now falls to our sleuthing duo to resort to some impersonating - of a visiting Maharajah and his aide, no less - and exercise of their grey cells to save the damsel "Carla" (Janis Carter) from the evil clutches of their nemesis and return the sapphire - without paying the huge ransom - to the Prince before they both end up in San Quentin. Ian Wolfe ("Wheelright") delivers reliably and there is some enjoyably quick-witted dialogue between Mohr & Blore as we race through an hour towards the predictable, slighly slapstick, conclusion. An easy hour to watch, this.

Gerald Mohr
Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

Janis Carter
Carla Winter

Eric Blore
Jameson

John Abbott
Lal Bara

William B. Davidson
Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)

Don Beddoe
Stonley

Adele Roberts
Rita Hale

Mark Roberts
Dick Hale (as Robert Scott)

Peter Whitney
Harvey Beaumont

Ian Wolfe
Adam Wheelright

Edith Evanson
Olga - Carla's Maid

Eddie Acuff
Detective Jones (uncredited)
2018