Complete credited cast: | |||
Tom Conway | ... | Tom Lawrence | |
Harriet Nelson | ... | Gwynne Gregory (as Harriet Hilliard) | |
Jane Randolph | ... | Marcia Brooks | |
Edgar Kennedy | ... | Smiley Dugan | |
Cliff Edwards | ... | Goldie Locke | |
Rita Corday | ... | Mia Bruger | |
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Erford Gage | ... | Rickey Davis |
Wynne Gibson | ... | Geraldine Lipton | |
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André Charlot | ... | Bruno Steffen (as Andre Charlot) |
Richard Loo | ... | Jerry | |
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Cliff Clark | ... | Inspector Timothy Donovan |
Edward Gargan | ... | Detective Bates (as Ed Gargan) | |
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The Velma Dawson Puppets | ... | Group Performers |
The Falcon is framed for the murder of a banker and the theft of war bonds. He makes his escape into the mountains where he hides out in a rustic lodge. From here he uncovers a phony war bond operation. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Falcon Strikes Back, The (1943)
*** (out of 4)
Edward Dmytryk directs this fifth film in the series, which has The Falcon (Tom Conway) trying to track down war bond thieves. Up to this point in the series, this film here is clearly the best as it deals with a very interesting story and also features Conway in fine form. The story of the war bonds being stolen adds a great interest and I'm sure it was even more fascinating back when the film was released. The supporting cast is also in fine form with Cliff Edwards really coming into form as The Falcon's partner. The film also manages to be quite funny with several neat little twists including a great gag on how The Falcon gets away from the police. There's a little puppet show including, which isn't too good but there's an added bonus of a Goofy puppet and even Sherlock Holmes gets a poke in the ribs during a joke.