The Lone Wolf Returns (1935 film)
The Lone Wolf Returns is a 1935 American crime film starring Melvyn Douglas as jewel thief Michael Lanyard, aka the Lone Wolf.
Retired, the Lone Wolf is forced back into crime, but turns the tables on his enemies.
It is based on the 1923 Louis Joseph Vance novel" The Lone Wolf Returns", which had previously been made into a 1926 film of the same name.
Sidney Salkow
Sidney Salkow (June 16, 1911 – October 18, 2000) was an American film director (more than 50 motion pictures), screenwriter, and television director.
Salkow was educated at the City College of New York, Columbia University and Harvard Law School.
After school, he returned to New York City and became an assistant director of theater and playwright.
Later on, he established himself as a theatrical director.
In 1932, he joined up with the film industry starting as a dialogue director.
But soon, after achieving the ranks, he became a prolific writer/director of such films as "Sitting BullTwice-Told Tales", and "The Last Man on Earth" (the last two both starring Vincent Price).
During World War II Salkow was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps rising to the rank of Major.
He was wounded whilst filming a battle on an aircraft carrier.
Additionally, Salkow directed episodes of many popular TV series including "LassieThe Cisco Kid", and "The Addams Family".
At the age of 59, Salkow retired from directing, and taught film courses at California State University-Northridge, where he became a professor emeritus and headed the film side of the Radio, Television and Film Department.
He died October 18, 2000 in Valley Village, California from natural causes at the age of 89.
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Secrets of the Lone Wolf is a 1941 American crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Warren William.
It is part of Columbia Pictures series of Lone Wolf films.
The Lone Wolf Strikes
The Lone Wolf Strikes is a 1940 crime drama film directed by Sidney Salkow, which stars Warren William, Joan Perry, and Eric Blore.
It is the fourth entry in Columbia's fifteen picture series featuring Lone Wolf, the second one starring William.
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
The Lone Wolf and His Lady( 1949) is the 15th and final Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures, directed by John Hoffman and written by Edward Dein and Michael Stuart Boylan.
" The Lone Wolf and His Lady" features Ron Randell in his first and only appearance as the former jewel thief turned private detective, the Lone Wolf.
The Lone Wolf in London
The Lone Wolf in London is a 1947 American crime film directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Gerald Mohr, Nancy Saunders and Eric Blore.
The picture features the fictional Scotland Yard detective the Lone Wolf who travels to London, and solves the mystery of some missing jewels.
It was the penultimate Lone Wolf film, followed by" The Lone Wolf and His Lady" in 1949, and the last for Mohr in the lead role.
The Lone Wolf in Mexico
The Lone Wolf in Mexico is a 1947 black-and-white mystery-adventure film directed by D. Ross Lederman for Columbia Pictures.
It features Gerald Mohr as the title character, detective Lone Wolf.
Chronologically the third-to-last Lone Wolf film in Columbia's theatrical series, it was followed by "The Lone Wolf in London" later in 1947 and "The Lone Wolf and His Lady" in 1949.
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
The Lone Wolf's Daughter is a surviving 1919 American silent era crime/ drama/ thriller motion picture starring Bertram Grassby, Louise Glaum, and Thomas Holding.
Directed by William P.S. Earle and produced by J. Parker Read, Jr., the screenplay and the intertitles were adapted by Louis Joseph Vance based on his novels about the Lone Wolf, a jewel thief turned private detective.
Filmed at Thomas H. Ince Studios in Culver City," The Lone Wolf's Daughter" was billed as the sequel to" The Lone Wolf"( 1917) and" The False Faces"( 1919).
The movie premiered in Chicago.
It was not exhibited in Los Angeles until January 12, 1920.
Glaum was acknowledged as a fashion plate for" wearing at least fifty different and striking gowns."
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date( 1941) is the sixth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures.
It features Warren William in his fourth appearance as the title character Lone Wolf, and Edward Gargan, Lester Matthews and Don Beddoe as the film's antagonists.
The film was directed by Sidney Salkow and written by Salkow and Earl Felton.
The film centres on former jewel thief Michael Lanyard, also known by his alias" Lone Wolf," aiming to recover his stamp collection as well as rescuing a damsel in distress.
Filming took place in August and September 1940.
" The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date" was theatrically released in the United States in January 1941.
The Lone Wolf in Paris
The Lone Wolf in Paris is a 1938 American film, one of Columbia's Lone Wolf film series.
In the start- and- stop history of the Lone Wolf series, this entry is the only one with Lederer as star.
It stands alone between Melvyn Douglas's" The Lone Wolf Returns" in 1935, and the first of Warren William's series of nine," The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt", released the following year.

Question: What is the place of birth of the director of film The Lone Wolf Strikes?
Answer: New York