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The Maltese Falcon is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film based on the 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film stars Ricardo Cortez as private detective Sam Spade and Bebe Daniels as femme fatale Ruth Wonderly.
The Maltese Falcon: Directed by Roy Del Ruth. With Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, Dudley Digges, Una Merkel. 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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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Roy Del Ruth
- 1931-06-13
1h 15m 1931. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. In the first screen version of The Maltese Falcon, detective Sam Spade investigates the theft of a priceless statue. Cast & Crew. Read More. Roy Del Ruth. Director. Bebe Daniels. Ruth Wonderly. Ricardo Cortez. Sam Spade. Dudley Digges
- Roy Del Ruth
- Bebe Daniels
The Maltese Falcon (1931) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Synopsis. Ruth Wonderly (Daniels) hires the private detective firm of Spade (Cortez) and Archer (Walter Long) to follow a man named Floyd Thursby who should lead them to her runaway sister. Archer takes the job and is murdered the first night. A few days later, Thursby is also murdered.
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Sep 30, 2017 · September 30, 2017 / Erin Elisavet Kozak. The following article is a review of three film adaptations of Dashiell Hammett’s novel The Maltese Falcon: the pre-Code Maltese Falcon (1931), the bizarre comedic Satan Met a Lady (1936), and the superb film noir version (1941). Synopsis: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (1929)
Ron Miller. Between 1931-41, Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon was filmed three times—but only one movie became a classic. Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in John Huston's 1941 classic adaptation of The Maltese Falcon. Over eight decades ago—in February, 1930—Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon was first published in book form.
