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The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film noir in which a San Francisco private detective deals with three unscrupulous adventurers, all seeking a jewel-encrusted falcon statuette.
With Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre. San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.
The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue.
May 13, 2001 · Among the movies we not only love but treasure, “The Maltese Falcon” stands as a great divide. Consider what was true after its release in 1941 and was not true before: (1) The movie defined Humphrey Bogart's performances for the rest of his life; his hard-boiled Sam Spade rescued him from a decade of middling roles in B gangster movies and ...
San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered. Spade and Archer is the name of a San Francisco detective agency. That's for Sam Spade and Miles Archer.
May 22, 2024 · The Maltese Falcon, American film noir, released in 1941, that was an adaptation by John Huston of Dashiell Hammett’s famed 1930 hard-boiled-detective novel of the same name. The film, notable for its cast, crisp dialogue, and dramatic cinematography, was Huston’s directorial debut.
The Maltese Falcon. Dashiell Hammett. 3.88. 107,681 ratings6,645 reviews. Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a louse called Floyd Thursby.
In this noir classic, detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) gets more than he bargained for when he takes a case brought to him by a beautiful but secretive woman (Mary Astor).
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Mar 27, 2015 · Watch Humphrey Bogart as the iconic detective Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, the classic film noir based on Dashiell Hammett's novel. Follow the twists and turns of the plot as Spade encounters ...
Aug 1, 1992 · The Maltese Falcon Book Review When one corrupt private detective, Sam Spade, is approached by the cunning Brigid O’Shaughnessey, he suspects she is up to no good and lying. But when his partner is shot tailing her enemy, Spade knows there is a bigger motive than what appears to be.
