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Auction History Result 7z250 LONE WOLF TAKES A CHANCE 8 LCs 1941 Warren William in title role, Storey, rare complete set! Date Sold 7/19/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 8 Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Cards (LCs; measure (measure from 11" x 13 3/4" [28 x 35 cm] to 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm])) (Learn More) The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance, the 1941 Sidney Salkow detective crime mystery thriller ("Your favorite rascal proves he can take it ...ON THE LAM! It's his most exciting, thrilling packed adventure...!"; "The Lone Wolf can take it... If it isn't nailed down!"; "Based upon a work by Louis Joseph Vance") starring Warren William (in the title role as The Lone Wolf), June Storey, Henry Wilcoxon, Eric Blore, Thurston Hall, and Fred Kelsey. Note that The Lone Wolf was a character in a series of eight novels that author Louis Joseph Vance wrote starting in 1914, and the first movie starring the character was in 1917, with Bert Lytell in the lead role. There were three movies after that with three different actors in the lead role. Then Lytell returned to the character, and there were many movies in a short period, and then Lytell starred in some sound movies as the character. In the 1940s, Warren William starred in a series of Lone Wolf movies, and then the character was played by Gerald Mohr. There were a few single entries mixed in where other actors played the lead role. In all, there were 24 Lone Wolf movies! The character was a master thief turned detective, and there were several other characters who were very similar, but few had the enduring popularity of The Lone Wolf! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is the first time we have ever auctioned a complete set of eight lobby cards for this movie! Condition: good to very good. Each of the cards have a few pinholes around the edges and a few light scuff marks and creases scattered in various areas (see our image). The card pictured under the title card has been slightly trimmed along the left blank border. The card with William and the man on the ground has a few tears of varying lengths around the edges (repaired with tape from the back at upper left and lower center). The card with William at the safe has some slight discoloration at upper right due to exposure to moisture (and one card has minor slight discoloration at upper left). The title card has a piece of tape on back at upper center (not put there for any restoration purpose) and the restoration of the cards have no tape whatsoever on the front or back, and they never have had any restoration of any kind. Learn More about condition grades 
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