ROMANTIC THIEF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 108, 8 May 1936, Page 10

ROMANTIC THIEF

MAJESTIC FEATURE. ‘•THE LONE WULF RETURN'S.” i Columbia Pictures brings the I Lone Wolf to the screen again in I the series, entitled “The Lone j Wolf Returns,” screening at the Majestic to-morrow, with Melvyn i Douglas succeeding to the roles so ; admirably portrayed by Bert 1 Lytell. I Literary fame is, in many instances, • paradoxically, literary ignominy. Witness the many characters of fiction whose authors are eclipsed in the popularity that surrounds the fictional creation. Robinson Crusoe, Bherlock Holmes, and countless others represents to their millions of admirers flesh-and-blood personalities. How many offhand could name the authors of such redoubtable film heroes as Charlie ■Chan, Philo Vance, Perry Mason, or the Lone Wolf? The latter, it must be admitted, is one of the most colourful and fascinating of the lot. Season after season, except for 1 the period in which the silent screen found its voice, the Lone Wolf has returned to intrigue his motion picture followers with daring adventures and romantic escapades. The Lone Wolf, as a character of film and fiction, is the brain child of Louis Joseph Vance, venerated author of mystery novels that have thrilled a generation. He first appeared on the screen under the aegis of Columbia Pictures with Bert Lytell in the title roles. “The Lone Wolf Reums,” which will be showing at the Majestic Theatre, starting to-morrow, was the best story written by Louis Joseph Vance, who recently passed away. As ■befits the glamorous character, in this latest story the Lone Wolf falls in love with the lovely Gail Patrick and forsakes his career of crime.