The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

"FICTION'S SLICKEST SCOUNDREL IN HIS LATEST ADVENTURE!"

1940 1h 5m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 10

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Synopsis

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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.

“FICTION'S SLICKEST SCOUNDREL IN HIS LATEST ADVENTURE!”

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Cast

Warren William
Michael Lanyard
Frances Robinson
Patricia Lawrence
Bruce Bennett
Scotty
Eric Blore
Jamison
Thurston Hall
Inspector Crane
Jed Prouty
Captain Moon
Fred Kelsey
Dickens
Don Beddoe
Big Joe Brady

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sidney Salkow
Writers: Sidney Salkow, Earl Felton, Sidney Salkow
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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86 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Lone Wolf Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sidney Salkow, shot by Barney McGill. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Fantl shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Warren William and Frances Robinson and Bruce Bennett carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "FICTION'S SLICKEST SCOUNDREL IN HIS LATEST ADVENTURE!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0033848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sidney Salkow directs. Barney McGill behind the camera. Richard Fantl cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
286 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Lone Wolf Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Sidney Salkow, shot by Barney McGill. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Richard Fantl shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Warren William and Frances Robinson and Bruce Bennett carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "FICTION'S SLICKEST SCOUNDREL IN HIS LATEST ADVENTURE!".
8IMDB entry: tt0033848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Barney McGill
Editing: Richard Fantl
Costume design: Robert Kalloch
Runtime: 65 min · 1h 5m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)

Part of

Lone Wolf Collection

Louis Joseph Vance's MICHAEL LANYARD, better known as THE LONE WOLF, didn't start out as a private eye, but as a criminal. However, like Jack Boyle's Boston Blackie, thanks to his numerous re-creations in film, radio and television, The Lone Wolf is now best remembered these days, if at all, chiefly as a sort of gentleman thief turned private eye.

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Sidney Salkow

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2023-12-09
★ 6/10
"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.

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