The Maltese Falcondirected by John Huston | |
| List(s): | "Movie One" |
|---|---|
| Category: |
"Suspense" |
| Year of Release: | 1941 |
| Date Added: | 12/31/2014 |
| Date Watched: | 05/10/2016 |
| Description: | Brigid O'Shaughnessy (Mary Astor) walks into the office of private detective Samuel Spade (Humphrey Bogart) and asks him to track down a man named Thursby who ran away with her sister. Spade sends his partner Archer who ends up shot to death. When the police track down Thursby, he's dead too. Spade figures out that there is no sister. Brigid is looking for an ancient gold statue. But so are cheap thug Joe Cairo (Peter Lorre) and con man Gutman (Sydney Greenstreet). Spade plays them all off against one another. A boat captain stumbles into Spade's office with the falcon and Spade gathers all the players. The falcon turns out to be fake, but Spade manages to get Brigid, Cairo and Gutman all arrested by the police for the death of Archer and Thursby. |
| My Rating: | 6 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2016-05-10 18:57:20
