In this noir classic, detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) gets more than he bargained for when he takes a case brought to him by a beautiful but secretive woman (Mary Astor). As soon as Miss Wonderly shows up, trouble follows as Sam’s partner is murdered and Sam is accosted by a man (Peter Lorre) demanding he locate a valuable statuette. Sam, entangled in a dangerous web of crime and intrigue, soon realizes he must find the one thing they all seem to want: the bejeweled Maltese falcon.

Source

100 min    Crime, Drama, Film-Noir    18 October 1941 (USA)

Reference

John Huston

Postscript

Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George

Credits

John Huston (screenplay), Dashiell Hammett (based upon the novel by)

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