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The Maltese Falcon

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NR 1931 · 1h 20m
Crime, Mystery
Starring Ricardo Cortez · Bebe Daniels · Dudley Digges
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A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.

Theatrical
Jun 13, 1931
Director
Roy Del Ruth
Writers
Maude Fulton, Brown Holmes
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Keywords
detective based on novel or book ladies' man femme fatale womanizer film noir murder statuette private detective black bird pre-code fall guy adulterous affair
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Cast

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R
Ricardo Cortez
Sam Spade
B
Bebe Daniels
Ruth Wonderly
D
Dudley Digges
Casper Gutman
U
Una Merkel
Effie Perrine
R
Robert Elliott
Police Lt. Dundy
T
Thelma Todd
Iva Archer
O
Otto Matieson
Dr. Joel Cairo
W
Walter Long
Miles Archer
D
Dwight Frye
Wilmer Cook
J
J. Farrell MacDonald
Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus
A
Agostino Borgato
Capt. John Jacobi (uncredited)
M
Morgan Wallace
District Attorney (uncredited)
L
Lucille Ward
Sarah the Prison Matron (uncredited)

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