The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon (1931)

NRJune 13, 1931 (US)Mystery, Crime1 hour and 20 minutes
64%
User score
Description

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.

Maude Fulton
Screenplay
Roy Del Ruth
Director
Dashiell Hammett
Novel
Brown Holmes
Screenplay

Actors

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
Agostino Borgato
Agostino Borgato
Capt. John Jacobi (uncredited)
Morgan Wallace
Morgan Wallace
District Attorney (uncredited)
Lucille Ward
Lucille Ward
Sarah the Prison Matron (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
based on novel or bookdetectiveladies' manfemme fatalewomanizerfilm noirmurderstatuetteprivate detectiveblack birdpre-codefall guyadulterous affair