Mystery ·Crime · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 20m

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon poster
Director
Roy Del Ruth
Cast
Ricardo Cortez as Sam Spade Bebe Daniels as Ruth Wonderly Dudley Digges as Casper Gutman Una Merkel as Effie Perrine Robert Elliott as Police Lt. Dundy Thelma Todd as Iva Archer
Crew
William Rees — Director of Photography George Marks — Editor Maude Fulton — Screenplay Brown Holmes — Screenplay Dashiell Hammett — Novel
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookdetectiveladies' manfemme fatalewomanizerfilm noirmurderstatuetteprivate detectiveblack birdpre-codefall guy
Key Collaborators
Roy Del Ruth Director William Rees Director of Photography George Marks Editor Maude Fulton Screenplay Brown Holmes Screenplay Dashiell Hammett Novel
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