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The Falcon in Mexico

  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 10m
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6.1/10
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Tom Conway, Martha Vickers, and Joseph Vitale in The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
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An artist's daughter becomes suspicious when new paintings by her supposedly dead father begin turning up in New York. When a gallery owner is murdered, the Falcon and Miss Wade head for Mex... Read allAn artist's daughter becomes suspicious when new paintings by her supposedly dead father begin turning up in New York. When a gallery owner is murdered, the Falcon and Miss Wade head for Mexico City to investigate.An artist's daughter becomes suspicious when new paintings by her supposedly dead father begin turning up in New York. When a gallery owner is murdered, the Falcon and Miss Wade head for Mexico City to investigate.

  • Director
    • William Berke
  • Writers
    • George Worthing Yates
    • Gerald Geraghty
    • Michael Arlen
  • Stars
    • Tom Conway
    • Mona Maris
    • Martha Vickers
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    736
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Berke
    • Writers
      • George Worthing Yates
      • Gerald Geraghty
      • Michael Arlen
    • Stars
      • Tom Conway
      • Mona Maris
      • Martha Vickers
    • 24User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Martha Vickers in The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
    Martha Vickers in The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
    Martha Vickers in The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
    Martha Vickers in The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
    Martha Vickers in The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
    Martha Vickers in The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
    Martha Vickers in The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
    Martha Vickers in The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
    Martha Vickers in The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
    Tom Conway, Mona Maris, and Joseph Vitale in The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
    Tom Conway and Martha Vickers in The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
    The Falcon in Mexico (1944)

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    Tom Conway
    Tom Conway
    • Tom Lawrence
    Mona Maris
    Mona Maris
    • Raquel
    Martha Vickers
    Martha Vickers
    • Barbara Wade
    • (as Martha MacVicar)
    Nestor Paiva
    Nestor Paiva
    • Manuel Romero
    Mary Currier
    Mary Currier
    • Paula Dudley
    Cecilia Callejo
    Cecilia Callejo
    • Dolores Ybarra
    Emory Parnell
    Emory Parnell
    • Winthrop 'Lucky Diamond' Hughes
    Joseph Vitale
    Joseph Vitale
    • Anton
    Pedro de Cordoba
    Pedro de Cordoba
    • Don Carlos Ybarra
    • (as Pedro De Cordoba)
    Fernando Alvarado
    Fernando Alvarado
    • Pancho Romero
    Bryant Washburn
    Bryant Washburn
    • Humphrey Wade
    Chiche Baru
    • Señorita
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Beltram
    • Mexican Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    • Commuter
    • (uncredited)
    Iris Bynam
    • Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Nina Campana
    • Dueña
    • (uncredited)
    Chester Carlisle
    • Grenville
    • (uncredited)
    Wheaton Chambers
    Wheaton Chambers
    • Jarvis
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Berke
    • Writers
      • George Worthing Yates
      • Gerald Geraghty
      • Michael Arlen
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    • Trivia
      Some of the Latin American exterior footage that is seen behind the opening credits, and which is inter-cut with the studio-shot scenes and projected behind the cast in some sequences, is rumored but unconfirmed to have come from Orson Welles' never-completed and Brazilian-located RKO documentary "It's All True"; that project was itself the subject of a documentary, It's All True (1993).
    • Goofs
      When Tom & Barbara fly to Mexico, they leave on a plane with AMERICAN (airlines) on the rear of the plane. When they land, they arrive on a PAN AMERICAN plane.
    • Connections
      Followed by The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)
    • Soundtracks
      Negrita no me dejes
      (uncredited)

      Music and Lyrics by Aaron González

      Played on guitars by, and sung by Ruth Álvarez and Nita Hunter at the hotel

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    5/10
    Jet lag before the Jet Age
    Something happened to the Falcon on his flight down to Mexico. He was never the same after he landed.

    For the first 15 minutes or so of this movie -- set in a large U.S. city -- everything is terrific. The Falcon meets two beautiful women, commits two minor crimes, finds a corpse, gets wrongly accused of murder, escapes from custody and learns that something mysterious is going on south of the border. It doesn't all happen in exactly that order, but there's plenty of fast-paced fun.

    But once the Falcon and one of the women fly to Mexico, the excitement levels off. The plot slows to a crawl. Events, including murders, seem almost random, and even the characters appear bored at time. At one point, the Falcon warns a Mexican gentleman that somebody may try to kill his daughter. The man shrugs off the tip and assures our hero that Mexico is a very safe place. He's not even curious about where the threat comes from!

    The problem with the main part of this movie is that there's so much Mexico, there's no room left for mystery. There's travelogue-style footage of lakes and mountains, and some of it is very good. There are songs in Spanish, performances of masked Mexican dancers and shots of Mexican fishermen at work. There are even stereotypical "comic" Mexicans who talk like Speedy Gonzales. But there's no suspense, and the ending is very weak.

    Considering when it was made, "The Falcon in Mexico" probably had a public relations component. During World War II, the U.S. government encouraged Hollywood to portray Latin America in a favorable light. But in a mystery movie, an exotic setting goes only so far. After a crackerjack start, this little whodunit is ultimately unsatisfying. It's at its weakest where it should have been strongest.
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    • Dec 4, 2012

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 1945 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Falken i Mexico
    • Filming locations
      • Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico("butterfly" fishing boats)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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