The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)

Director:

Joseph H. Lewis

Writers:

Michael Arlen (characters)
Robert E. Kent (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 July 1945 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery

Plot:

The Falcon and his friend Goldie Locke check into what appears to be a silk-smuggling racket in San Francisco.

Plot Keywords:

The Falcon | Sequel | Eleventh Part | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title

Cast

Tom Conway	...	Tom Lawrence
Rita Corday	...	Joan Marshall
Edward Brophy	...	Goldie Locke (as Edward S. Brophy)
Sharyn Moffett	...	Annie Marshall
Fay Helm	...	Doreen Temple
Robert Armstrong	...	Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall
Carl Kent	...	Rickey
George Holmes	...	Dalman
John Mylong	...	Peter Vantine / Carl Dudley
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Esther Howard	...	Mrs. Peabody (scenes deleted)

Runtime:

66 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Sweden:15

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

The eleventh of sixteen movies for the suave detective nicknamed "The Falcon" starring Tom Conway.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Gay Falcon (1941)

Lesser Entry

Falcon in San Francisco, The (1945)

** (out of 4)

A child's nanny is murdered and the girl kidnapped so naturally The Falcon (Tom Conway) is the main suspect so he must set out to find the truth. This is yet another tired entry in the RKO series and as usual the mystery is far more complicated than it needs to be. Conway sleepwalks his way through the role but I can't really blame him. The supporting cast isn't much better, although we do get Robert Armstrong in a small role. This film tries to bring some comedy back into the mix but it doesn't play out too well but the ending of the film works out very well.