Movies

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon (1931)

23/05/1931
Mystery, Crime
1h 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.

  • Roy Del RuthDirector
  • Maude FultonScreenplay
  • Brown HolmesScreenplay

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • detective
  • ladies' man
  • femme fatale
  • womanizer
  • film noir
  • murder
  • statuette
  • private detective
  • black bird
  • pre-code
  • fall guy
  • adulterous affair

Top Billed 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

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