The Maltese Falcon (1931)
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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. Director:Roy Del Ruth |
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Dudley Digges | ... | |
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Una Merkel | ... | |
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Robert Elliott | ... |
Detective Lt. Dundy
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Thelma Todd | ... | |
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Otto Matieson | ... | |
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Walter Long | ... | |
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J. Farrell MacDonald | ... |
Det. Sgt. Tom Polhouse
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Storyline
Sam Spade is quite the womanizer. When his secretary tells him the new customer waiting outside his office is a knockout, he wastes no time before seeing her. It turns out she's a knockout with money. And she wants to spend it on his services as a private detective. She has some story about wanting to protect her sister. Neither he nor his partner, Miles Archer, believes it. But with the money she's paying, who cares? The job proves to be more dangerous than either of them expected. It involves not just the lovely dame with the dangerous lies, but also the sweaty Casper Gutman, the fey Joel Cairo, and the thuggish young Wilmer Cook. Three crooks, and all of them are looking for the statuette of a black bird they call the Maltese Falcon. Written by J. Spurlin
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dangerous Female See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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When originally sold to television in the 1950's, the title was changed to 'Dangerous Female', in order to avoid confusion with its illustrious remake. After more than fifty years, Turner Classic Movies has finally restored its original title card. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the second-to-last scene, as Spade identifies killers to the police, his robe goes from being relatively neat to sloppy. See more »
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