LONE WOLF, THE - COUNTER-ESPIONAGE(1942)
During the war in England Lanyard is in the middle
of plans being stolen for the defense of the country!!
All the main characters are still here! A
A review from IMDb.com:
Taught direction, well-paced. A fairly serious
Warren William (but still charming) and Hillary
Brooke (she was truly a master of the B-movie
genre) are teamed up with a good director to
make this the best of the Lone Wolf series for
me.
"Counter-Espionage" is proof once again that
a big budget is not necessary to produce a
good film. This is a classic example of cheap
dollars spent, but nevertheless being able to
display talent and high quality craftsmanship.
Serious WWII Nazi spy plot dovetails nicely
into the shady safe-cracker format of The Lone
Wolf. Who better than The Lone Wolf to crack
safes and steal war secrets (or did he?), then
sneak around dark London streets amid the
falling bombs.
Sidekick Eric Blore is actually very good in
this movie, and as a bonus you also get a solid
early Lloyd Bridges performance. - Panamint