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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 ...
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).
The Maltese Falcon Summary. Next. Chapter 1. In San Francisco during the late 1920s, the beautiful Miss Wonderly arrives at Samuel Spade and Miles Archer’s detective agency. She asks the detectives to follow a man named Floyd Thursby, who she claims has run off with her younger sister Corinne.
The Maltese Falcon. Dashiell Hammett. 3.88. 107,266 ratings6,597 reviews. Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a louse called Floyd Thursby.
What follows is a series of murders, corruption and uncertainty all tied up in a classic web of mystery and deceit and leading to one particular macguffin: a prized Maltese falcon statuette. —Kyle Perez
Apr 11, 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.
Sep 17, 2021 · The Maltese Falcon review – dreamlike tension and the greatest MacGuffin of all time. A dark, steely performance from Humphrey Bogart is at the cynical heart of John Huston’s adaptation of the...
