Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Very disappointing...

As Good As It Gets

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Bumbling cops, a slick detective who manages to outwit them and the crooks and a morally ambiguous sidekick. Pretty much the staple of thirties and forties detective movies.So, why tune in? Well, Warren William was the BEST Perry Mason; however, they stopped using him after a few movies and replaced him with some personality-free blow up dolls. The way he played Mason was more like Gardener's Perry Mason. Just a fun guy to watch.As others have said, not a lot of mystery. But, a fun chase for a stack of ransom money that never made it to the kidnappers. Not Saint or Thin Man quality; but, definitely worth an hour of your life.

Warren William is back at the Lone Wolf, and like a bad penny, he seems to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, at least for rumbling police chief Thurston Hall, in Cuba on business and displeased to run into the constant thorn in his side. he is actually there to complete his Cuban stamp book, and having just gotten the last time that he needed find himself involved in the adventures and intrigue of a mysterious young woman, Frances Robinson, which leads him on a chase through all of Havana, and into all sorts of trouble that he hadn't quite expected. The plot of the movie really doesn't matter much, because it is how it is executed that makes the film so entertaining. Of course his old phone call and Fred Kelsey are in Cuba, and along with his devoted assistant Eric Blore, they assist the young Ms. Robinson. It is ironic that the plot explodes as William, floor and Robinson are on their way to the airport but unfortunately they are never able to leave the island. The film moves at breakneck speed with witty dialogue, plenty of action and great character performances including Jed Prouty. There are actually very few Hispanic characters seeing, and the cabby who is driving William to the airstrip happens to be black! This isn't quite a realistic set up, but presented so entertaining Lee, it remains an enjoyable entry in the series.I have both watched many of the 19 thirties and forties mystery series, and other than the Thin Man series, the Lone Wolf is the one which holds up the best. Columbia's Whistler series, holds up on simply being original in each entry, more anthology than a continuation. Others, like the same, the Falcon, Nick Carter, Boston Blackie and the single entry series of various other detectives involved in comic situation surrounding crime weren't always so entertainingly presented. Thanks to Williams consistent fresh performance, the films are truly enjoyable because it seems like the cast is simply just having fun. So be patient with flaws in the plot, holes in reality and every other issue that could otherwise make you roll your eyes.

A very enjoyable Lone Wolf movie, "The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date" finds Michael Lanyard (The Lone Wolf, played by Warren William) and his butler Jameson (Eric Pangborn) in Havana for a stamp convention. Well, the best laid plans -- Lanyard, a former jewel thief, soon finds himself without his collection and involved in a kidnapping, the young man who is accused sitting in prison, and his fiancé trying to pay the ransom.This is the outrageous and sophisticated Warren William at his best, with lots of comedy contributed by Pangborn. The two of them worked so well together.Though a B movie, this series was a lot of fun. Before William the role was played by Frances Lederer, Melvyn Douglas, and several other actors. After William departed the series in 1946, Gerald Mohr and Ron Randell played him. It was also a TV series starring the smooth Louis Hayward. I hope to see more starring William.

During the 1940s, Columbia Pictures made two nearly identical B-detective series--Boston Blackie and The Lone Wolf. At times, the plots of the two seemed almost interchangeable and the formula was very similar. Both featured stupid police inspectors with even stupider assistants, both featured a leading man who had once been a criminal but had now gone straight and both featured a prominent role for a supporting buddy for the lead. About the only major difference was that the Lone Wolf's man-servant (Eric Blore) was hilarious and Blackie's friend ("Runt", usually played by George E. Stone) was relatively bland compared to the incomparable Blore. Blore simply was a very funny man in films like this as well as in the Astaire-Rogers films.Now as for the plot, it involves a kidnapped man and a woman who is trying to solve this mystery in order to clear her fiancé who has been wrongly jailed for the crime. Not unexpectedly, the Lone Wolf (Warren William) stumbles upon this very pretty lady and offers his able assistance. While none of this is particularly original or memorable, the acting is excellent and the film is all in good fun. Overall, better than a Blackie film and about on par with a Falcon or Saint series film.