The Falcon investigates jewel thieves who are working with hard up socialites to defraud insurance companies. First of the Falcon series.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| George Sanders | ... | Gay Laurence / The Falcon | |
| Wendy Barrie | ... | Helen Reed | |
| Allen Jenkins | ... | Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke | |
| Nina Vale | ... | Elinor Benford (as Anne Hunter) | |
| Gladys Cooper | ... | Maxine Wood | |
| Edward Brophy | ... | Detective Bates | |
| Arthur Shields | ... | Inspector Mike Waldeck | |
| Damian O'Flynn | ... | Noel Weber | |
| Turhan Bey | ... | Manuel Retana | |
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Eddie Dunn | ... | Detective Grimes |
| Lucile Gleason | ... | Vera Gardner | |
| Willie Fung | ... | Jerry | |
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Society grand dame Maxine Wood who hosts charity parties in her home is mixed up in a jewel theft racket which defrauds insurance companies. When another socialite, Vera Gardner, is murdered, Gay Laurence (a.k.a. The Falcon) and assistant 'Goldie' Locke are on the case with help from beautiful Helen Reed, who becomes a rival to Gay's fiancée Elinor for the sleuth's affections. Written by duke1029@aol.com, A.Nonymous
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The bold adventurer who's as smooth with the ladies as he's clever with crime!...Fiction's slickest super sleuth, created by Michael Arlen and portrayed by the star who thrilled you as "The Saint". See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 October 1941 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El halcón galante See more »Filming Locations:
RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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In Angelo's club there are many caricatures on the wall. Although it's not readily apparent who some of them are, Eddie Cantor, Humphrey Bogart, and Jimmy Durante are recognizable. See more »Goofs
Evidently not considered worth a re-shoot, a fly lands on the Falcon's hat and climbs down it when he arranges to meet Helen at Tony's cafe. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Always enjoyed these old time movies where George Sanders, (Gay Laurence/The Falcon) plays a private detective. Sanders only appeared in a few of these films and his brother Tom Conway took over the role and played in quite a few series of the Falcon. In this picture Gay Laurence decided to get out of the detective business and become a stock broker on Wall St., NYC. However, he soon changes his mind when he decides to get involved with catching some Jewel Thieves who are also involved with Insurance companies. There is plenty of drama and lots of comedy especially when the Falcon goes into bars and fancy night clubs and orders a special glass of Spinage Juice everywhere he goes. This is a low budget film that was usually shown along with another movie and then a Newsreel a few Cartoons for a big Saturday night on the town. If you like George Sanders when he was young, this is the picture for you.