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The Lone Wolf (1954)

The Lone Wolf poster
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 40 episodes
Rated
B
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy gentleman named Michael Lanyard solves crimes as the Lone Wolf. Each episode follows him on a new case in 1950s United States.

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What happens

The Lone Wolf is an American syndicated television series that aired in 1954. Louis Hayward starred as Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf. It ran for 39 episodes. The series was based on stories by Louis Joseph Vance. Hayward signed to make the series in September 1953. The producers were Jack Gross and Phil Krasne, for United Television. The budget was $35,000 an episode. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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