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The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

19316.31h 20m

Overview

A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.

Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Written by Dashiell Hammett, Maude Fulton, Brown Holmes
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Top Cast

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

Sam Spade

Bebe Daniels

Bebe Daniels

Ruth Wonderly

Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

Casper Gutman

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Effie Perrine

Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott

Police Lt. Dundy

Thelma Todd

Thelma Todd

Iva Archer

Otto Matieson

Otto Matieson

Dr. Joel Cairo

Walter Long

Walter Long

Miles Archer

Dwight Frye

Dwight Frye

Wilmer Cook

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookdetectiveladies' manfemme fatalewomanizerfilm noirmurderstatuetteprivate detectiveblack birdpre-codefall guyadulterous affair

About The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon is a mystery, crime film released in 1931 exploring themes of based on novel or book, detective, ladies' man, femme fatale, womanizer, film noir. Directed by Roy Del Ruth, it stars Ricardo Cortez, Bebe Daniels, Dudley Digges. A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.

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