MAJESTIC THEATRE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 110, 11 May 1936, Page 9

MAJESTIC THEATRE

‘‘THE LONE WOLF RETURNS” The romantic adventures of an international jewel thief turned honest form the plot of “The Lone Wolf Returns,” Louis Joseph Vance’s famous novel, the latest screen version of which, screening again to-day at the Majestic Theatre, makes a picture apart from the ordinary. The suave and handsome Melvyn Douglas plays the part of the gentleman cracksman, Michael Lanyard, alias the Lone Wolf, the verey mention of whose name is enough to spoil the sleep of the detective chiefs of the world’s capitals. Specialising in the theft of jewels, the Lone Wolf succeeds in lifting a priceless pendant from the home of a wealthy New York sc-eiety girl, played by the beautiful Gail Patrick, but when he sees the girl and talks with her a miraculous desire to be honest overcomes him, and his future actions are shaped accordingly. He returns the pendant, and wins the love of the girl, but a gang of former rivals in robbery take the girl’s collection of jewels and “frame” the Lone .Wolf as the perpetrator. His swift and clever escape from the unjust accusation makes a splendid climax to the picture. The thrills of the film are about evenly balanced by abundant humour, supplied by two semi-comic detectives and a super-serious man-servant. A varied and interesting let of supports round off an excellent programme.