I love 40s comedic detective movies, but most of them aren't as good as The Gay Falcon. In spite of its location in the B movie neighborhood, this is an A movie cast, and even the more obscure actors like Nina Vale (who for some reason had a career of only 3 movies) are very good.
More importantly, this movie is very witty. Much of the wit comes from Sanders, who is a complete dog but a very charming, entertaining one. It's hard to understand how his fiance sticks with him, since he spends most of the movie chasing other women, but his transparent sleaziness is pretty funny.
As for the story, well, it's not much. Things jump around a bit, everything's pretty predictable, and it doesn't seem like anyone spent much time on it. But it's not terrible, just a little dopey.
Sometimes I watch a string of mediocre movies of this type and think, maybe I've seen all the good ones, but then something like The Gay Falcon comes along to restore my faith. Check it out!
More importantly, this movie is very witty. Much of the wit comes from Sanders, who is a complete dog but a very charming, entertaining one. It's hard to understand how his fiance sticks with him, since he spends most of the movie chasing other women, but his transparent sleaziness is pretty funny.
As for the story, well, it's not much. Things jump around a bit, everything's pretty predictable, and it doesn't seem like anyone spent much time on it. But it's not terrible, just a little dopey.
Sometimes I watch a string of mediocre movies of this type and think, maybe I've seen all the good ones, but then something like The Gay Falcon comes along to restore my faith. Check it out!