Lone Wolf (character)

The Lone Wolf is the nickname of the fictional character Michael

Lanyard, a jewel thief turned private detective in a series of novels
written by Louis Joseph Vance (1879–1933). Many films based on
and inspired by the books have been made. The character also
appeared briefly on radio and television.

Contents "The Lone Wolf recoils when faced

by sergeants de ville in the studio of
Books
an artist friend." Frontispiece of The
By Louis Joseph Vance
Lone Wolf, book introducing the
By Carl W. Smith character, 1914
Films
Radio
TV
External links

Books

By Louis Joseph Vance

1. The Lone Wolf (1914)
2. The False Faces (1918)
3. Alias The Lone Wolf (1921)
4. Red Masquerade: Being the Story of The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1921)
5. The Lone Wolf Returns (1923)
6. The Lone Wolf's Son (1931)
7. Encore The Lone Wolf (1933)
8. The Lone Wolf's Last Prowl (1934)

By Carl W. Smith
The Lone Wolf and the Hidden Empire (1947)

Films
The Lone Wolf (silent, 1917, Bert Lytell)
The False Faces (silent, 1919, Henry B. Walthall)
The Lone Wolf's Daughter (silent, 1919, Bertram Grassby)
The Lone Wolf (silent, 1924, Jack Holt)
 The Lone Wolf Returns (silent, 1926, Bert Lytell)
Alias the Lone Wolf (silent, 1927, Bert Lytell)
The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1929, Bert Lytell)
Last of the Lone Wolf (1930, Bert Lytell)
Cheaters at Play (1932, Thomas Meighan)
The Lone Wolf Returns (1935, Melvyn Douglas)
The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938, Francis Lederer)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939, Warren William)
The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940, Warren William)
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940, Warren William)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1941, Warren William)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941, Warren William)
Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941, Warren William)
Counter-Espionage (1942, Warren William)
One Dangerous Night (1943, Warren William) The Lone Wolf, advertisement in
Passport to Suez (1943, Warren William) Moving Picture World
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946, Gerald Mohr)
The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947, Gerald Mohr)
The Lone Wolf in London (1947, Gerald Mohr)
The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949, Ron Randell)

Eric Blore played Jamison (sometimes spelled "Jameson"), the Lone Wolf's butler and assistant, in eleven
of the films, starting with The Lone Wolf Strikes and ending with The Lone Wolf in London.

Radio
The Lone Wolf (1948, Walter Coy/Gerald Mohr, with Jay Novello as Jamison)

TV
The Lone Wolf (aka Streets of Danger, 1954–1955, Louis Hayward)

External links
Michael Lanyard page (https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0035275/) at the Internet Movie
Database
Michael Lanyard, The Lone Wolf (http://www.thrillingdetective.com/lone_wolf.html)
Lone Wolf books by Louis Joseph Vance (https://librivox.org/author/2775?) at LibriVox
(public domain audiobooks)
Lone Wolf (https://openlibrary.org/works/OL7562583W) at Open Library

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