LONE WOLF, THE - TAKES A CHANCE(1941)
In this one, Lanyard and his valet make a bet with
the inspector and the chief that they can stay out
of trouble for 48 hours! Welp, that didn't work! They
get tagged as murderers and a merry chase ensues all
over the countryside! This is another great entry with
the main for actors returning! A
A review from IMDb.com:
Michael Lanyard -aka the Lone wolf - is a reformed
jewel thief but inspector Crane doesn't think so,
and that view is exacerbated when Lanyard and his
valet ( played by Eric Blore) is trapped behind
bars of a bank when following a cat who has a
necklace on it. Lanyard is soon proven innocent,
but the inspector wages that he won't be able to
keep out of trouble, and he is right. It's not too
long before our hero ends up rescuing an inventor
of special currency engraving plates from the
forgers attempting to steal them.
Exciting Lone Wolf mystery with touches of A lady
Vanishes and old deserted house story. The plot
fires on its cylinders, adeptly moving on to each
scene; there's a lively train sequence where Lone
Wolf is trying to prove that the inventor is
kidnapped, but that backfires, and a race to find
the inventor ensues, and it rounds up with a nail
biting climax. An enjoyable gem. - coltras35