Name: The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Released: 1940-11-02
Duration: 65 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Warren William, Frances Robinson, Bruce Bennett, Eric Blore, Thurston Hall

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

FICTION'S SLICKEST SCOUNDREL IN HIS LATEST ADVENTURE!

Complicated plot involving missing stamp collection and kidnapped businessman, with the Lone Wolf keeping one step ahead of the police in Havana trying to solve the crime and make a profit.

ComedyMysteryCrime

DirectorSidney Salkow

WritersSidney Salkow, Earl Felton, Louis Joseph Vance

StatusReleased

LanguageEnglish

Release DateNovember 2, 1940

Runtime1h 5m

Lone Wolf Collection

Includes: The Lone Wolf, The False Faces, The Lone Wolf, The Lone Wolf Returns, Alias the Lone Wolf, The Last of the Lone Wolf, The Lone Wolf Returns, The Lone Wolf in Paris, The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt, The Lone Wolf Strikes, The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady, The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date, The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance, Secrets of the Lone Wolf, Counter-Espionage, One Dangerous Night, Passport to Suez, The Notorious Lone Wolf, The Lone Wolf in Mexico, The Lone Wolf in London, The Lone Wolf and His Lady

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December 9, 20236/10

"Lanyard" (Warren William) and honourable factotum "Jamison" (Eric Blore) are in Havana on the trail of a rare stamp when they encounter "Patricia" (Frances Robinson) who wants to pinch their cab for an urgent trip to the airport. Charmed, the "Lone Wolf" agrees but after a few moments wishes he hadn't. It turns out that she is embroiled in a ransom plot that involves a kidnapped businessman, $100,000 and her poor old fiancé "Scotty" (Bruce Bennett) who is likely to fry if they don't get to the truth and free the victim in time. Of course, as soon as he is seen anywhere near the investigation, "Insp. Crane" (Thurston Hall) and the hapless "Dickens" (Fred Kelsey) are back on his case hoping and praying that this might be the time they finally manage to apprehend him. It's not the best story here, it's a bit thin and a little too contrived, but there are plenty of amiable one-liners and some fun with boats that sees "Dickens" getting a well deserved ducking once or twice.