The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)

Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrenceaka Michael Arlens literary hero The Falconarrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor Theres no shortage of suspects the costume designer to whom he was married a tyrannical director a beautiful young French starlet a Shakespearequoting producer even a New York gangster Helping The Falcon solve the crime is a cute wisecracking cab driver and a pair of bumbling cops