A Date with the Falcon (1942)

The story's maguffin is a formula for flawless industrial diamonds pursued by the Falcon and a bevy of villains.

Director:

Irving Reis

Writers:

Lynn Root (screenplay), Frank Fenton (screenplay),

Stars:

George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, James Gleason

Cast

Complete credited cast:
George Sanders	...	Gay Lawrence / The Falcon
Wendy Barrie	...	Helen Reed
James Gleason	...	Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara
Allen Jenkins	...	Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke
Mona Maris	...	Rita Mara

Storyline

In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.

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Plot Keywords:

the falcon | diamond | police | synthetic diamond | kidnapper | 

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Taglines:

Second of new screen series with the star who played The Saint.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cita con El Halcón

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the conceits of the series was to end each film with a preview of the next. "The Gay Falcon" concluded with a distraught young woman telling the Falcon about her missing brother. The plot of "A Date with the Falcon" has nothing to do with that premise.

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Goofs

When George Sanders is punched by a policeman on the street, it is obviously a stunt man who gets knocked down and stands up, not Sanders.

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Quotes

Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke: So long, Jack. You're on your own. What a break for crime!

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Connections

Followed by The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)

User Reviews

George Sanders was a great Comic in this Film !

Years ago I must have taped this film which was shown on TCM and it sure was an eye opener. George Sanders,( Gay Lawrence/Falcon),"Solomon and Sheba",'59, played a role quite similar to the "Thin Man" series with Dick Powell. The Falcon was about to get married to Helen Reed,(Wendy Barrie),"Peter Pan",'50 Broadway Theatre, NYC, and suddenly was caught up in a great mystery concerning diamond dealings and plenty of gangsters. James Gleason,(Inspector Mike O'Hara), tried to keep up with the Falcon and was even forced into arresting him quite often through out the picture. This was really a slap stick Comedy, Drama "B" picture and George Sanders did a great job playing the Major Comic. If you are a fan of George Sanders, you will never believe the way he acted in this picture, entirely different than "The Lodger" or "Hangover Square".