The Falcon's Brother (1942)

Tom Lawrence, Gay's brother, takes over for his injured sibling in a case which involves Nazi espionage and political assassination.

Director:

Stanley Logan

Writers:

Stuart Palmer (original screenplay), Craig Rice (original screenplay),

Stars:

George Sanders, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph

Cast

Complete credited cast:
George Sanders	...	Gay Lawrence
Tom Conway	...	Tom Lawrence
Jane Randolph	...	Marcia Brooks
Don Barclay	...	Lefty
Cliff Clark	...	Inspector Timothy Donovan
Edward Gargan	...	Detective Bates
Eddie Dunn	...	Detective Grimes
Charlotte Wynters	...	Arlette
James Newill	...	Paul Harrington
Keye Luke	...	Jerry - Gay's Houseboy
Amanda Varela	...	Carmela
George J. Lewis	...	Valdez (as George Lewis)
Gwili Andre	...	Diane Medford

Storyline

Gay Lawrence, amateur detective known as The Falcon, learns that his brother Tom has been reported murdered on a ship arriving from South America. Gay pursues the murderers, despite the fact that he knows his brother is still alive. When he is disabled, his brother Tom takes over the case, investigating a fashion magazine involved in secret activities with German infiltrators.

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Plot Keywords:

ship | magazine | political assassination | the falcon | detective | 

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Taglines:

New Face -- Same Falcon -- as fiction's famous sleuth hands down a heritage of mob hate to THE Falcon's Brother

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German Spanish

Release Date:

6 November 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

Falkens sista bragd

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

The brother of George Sanders, Tom Conway appropriately enough portray brothers. This film was Sanders' final appearance as "The Falcon," a role he had grown tired of. Sanders hands off the role to Conway, who took it up for nine subsequent films through 1946.

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Goofs

Cliff Clark's police car's front windshield inexplicably has no glass on the driver's side.

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Quotes

Lefty: [On board ship] Hey, we came here to meet your brother. You remember?
Gay Lawrence: Oh, yes, yes.
Lefty: And I sure hope he ain't got dames for a hobby like you have.
Gay Lawrence: I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment, Lefty.

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Connections

Follows The Falcon Takes Over (1942)

User Reviews

Switching falcons

This is the fourth of the Falcon films, in which both George Sanders and his real life brother Tom Conway appear. It was the occasion for the handover of the role. Sanders and Conway have many scenes together, and vie to out-do each other in suaveness and urbanity, and it is a tie. Then Sanders is knocked unconscious and spends much of the film in bed, which he doubtless found restful. At the end, Sanders sacrifices his life in the struggle against Nazism (it is after all 1942 and the plot deals with German agents) and presto, Tom Conway is and for the remaining series of films will be the Falcon. This film has a higher budget than the preceding ones (there is even a ship), the plot is complicated, it is all more solid and convincing. In fact, it is a very entertaining tale. Keye Luke has now become the falcon's butler, adding his own charm and wit to the team, and doing amusing impersonations of pidgin English (he was Chinese) when he wants to put off 'dames' who phone too often. The falcon's sidekick is now played by Don Barclay, which like the addition of Keye Luke is a great improvement. This film was edited by Mark Robson, later to be a famous director, and the improved editing shows. However, because the screenwriters have changed, all the great gags and one-liners have disappeared, there is no more crackling dialogue, and the Falcon series is no longer a laugh a minute.