"in New York City, and was nominated for three Academy Awards. ""The Maltese Falcon"" was selected for inclusion in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry in 1989. ""The Maltese Falcon"" is a part of Roger Ebert's ""Great Movies"" series and was cited by ""Panorama du Film Noir Américain"" as the first major film noir. In San Francisco in 1941, private investigators Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) and Miles Archer (Jerome Cowan) meet prospective client Ruth Wonderly (Mary Astor). She claims to be looking for her missing sister, who is involved with a man named Floyd Thursby. Archer agrees to follow"
"an erudite solver of riddles in the Sherlock Holmes manner; he wants to be a hard and shifty fellow, able to take care of himself in any situation, able to get the best of anybody he comes in contact with, whether criminal, innocent by-stander or client. From the 1940s onward, the character became closely associated with actor Humphrey Bogart, who played Spade in the third and best-known film version of ""The Maltese Falcon"". Though Bogart's slight frame, dark features and no-nonsense depiction contrasted with Hammett's vision of Spade (blond, well-built and mischievous), his sardonic portrayal was well-received, and is generally"
"Sam Spade Sam Spade is a fictional private detective and the protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel, ""The Maltese Falcon"". Spade also appeared in four lesser-known short stories by Hammett. ""The Maltese Falcon"", first published as a serial in the pulp magazine ""Black Mask"", is the only full-length novel in which Spade appears. The character, however, is widely cited as a crystallizing figure in the development of hard-boiled private detective fiction—Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, for instance, was strongly influenced by Spade. Spade was a departure from Hammett's nameless and less-than-glamorous detective, The Continental Op. Spade combined several features of previous"
"the fictional newspaper reporter Torchy Blane. During the 1930s and 1940s, MacLane worked alongside Humphrey Bogart in several films. He played Lieutenant Dundy opposite Bogart's Sam Spade in ""The Maltese Falcon"", writer/director John Huston's acclaimed film noir based upon Dashiell Hammett's novel. MacLane again collaborated with both Bogart and Huston on the Academy Award-winning 1948 adventure film ""The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"". MacLane's many other film credits during the 1940s include ""The Big Street"", Victor Fleming's ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde"", Fritz Lang's ""Western Union"", Reginald Le Borg's ""The Mummy's Ghost"", and Frank Borzage's ""The Spanish Main"". He also"
"called upon to solve the murder of the mail-order private eye’s nutty milkman (Gautier), who it is discovered had a secret life where he practiced various animal fetishes. The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery is a 1975 comedy-mystery film starring former ""Bowery Boys"" members Gabriel Dell and Huntz Hall, Jackie Coogan, and Joyce Van Patten. The film is a parody of the 1941 film noir ""The Maltese Falcon"" starring Humphrey Bogart. The cast also includes Barbara Harris, Anjanette Comer, Will Geer, Sorrell Booke, Vincent Gardenia, Nita Talbot and Nicholas Colasanto. The film was written"
"in Great Britain. Eventually settling in Hollywood, he later became a featured player in many Hollywood crime and mystery films. In his initial American films, ""Mad Love"" and ""Crime and Punishment"", he continued to play murderers, but he was then cast playing Mr. Moto, the Japanese detective, in a run of B pictures. From 1941 to 1946 he mainly worked for Warner Bros. His first film at Warner was ""The Maltese Falcon"" (1941), which began a sequence in which he appeared with Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet. This was followed by ""Casablanca"" (1942), the second of the nine films in"
"both critics and audiences alike. Peter Falk delivered a more successful spoof the following year as ""Sam Diamond"" in Neil Simon's ""Murder by Death"". This was preceded by the spoof character ""Sam Diamond"" in the 1965 ""Addams Family"" episode ""Thing Is Missing"", portrayed by Tommy Farrell. In 2009, with the approval of the estate of Dashiell Hammett, the veteran detective-story writer Joe Gores published ""Spade & Archer: The Prequel to Dashiell Hammett's THE MALTESE FALCON"" with Alfred A. Knopf, the original publisher of Hammett's ""The Maltese Falcon"". Sam Spade Sam Spade is a fictional private detective and the protagonist of"
"on such films as ""The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"" (1948), ""Key Largo"" (1948), ""The African Queen"" (1951), and ""Beat the Devil"" (1953). Bogart's convincing interpretation became the archetype for a private detective in the ""film noir"" genre, providing him near-instant acclaim and rounding and solidifying his onscreen persona. It was ""The Maltese Falcon"" that Ingrid Bergman watched over and over again while preparing for ""Casablanca"", in order to learn how to interact and act with Bogart. The role of the deceitful ""femme fatale"" Brigid O'Shaughnessy was originally offered to Geraldine Fitzgerald, but went to Mary Astor when Fitzgerald decided"
"detectives, most notably his detached demeanor, keen eye for detail, and unflinching determination to achieve his own justice. Spade was a new character created specifically by Hammett for ""The Maltese Falcon""; he had not appeared in any of Hammett's previous stories. Hammett says about him: Spade has no original. He is a dream man in the sense that he is what most of the private detectives I worked with would like to have been and in their cockier moments thought they approached. For your private detective does not—or did not ten years ago when he was my colleague—want to be"
"before being published in book form in 1930 by Alfred A. Knopf. The novel has been filmed four times, twice under its original title: There have been two audiobooks of the novel: There has been one stage adaptation: The Maltese Falcon (novel) The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine ""Black Mask"" beginning with the September 1929 issue. The story is told entirely in external third-person narrative; there is no description whatever of any character's internal thoughts or feelings, only what they say and do, and how they look. The"
"and Nunnally Johnson. Bogart enjoyed intense, provocative conversation and stiff drinks, as did Huston. Both were rebellious and liked to play childish pranks. Huston was reported to be easily bored during production, and admired Bogart (also bored easily off camera) not just for his acting talent but for his intense concentration on the set. Now regarded as a classic film noir, ""The Maltese Falcon"" (1941) was John Huston's directorial debut. Originally a novel written by Dashiell Hammett, it was first published in the pulp magazine ""Black Mask"" in 1929, and had also served as the basis of two other movie"
"is found, the plot thickens. The Nurse's Secret The Nurse's Secret is a 1941 murder mystery movie directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Lee Patrick as a crime-solving nurse. The supporting cast features Regis Toomey and Julie Bishop. This is a rare leading role in a movie for Patrick, who played the supporting part of Sam Spade's secretary in ""The Maltese Falcon"" that same year. A nurse (Lee Patrick) moves into a mansion after an apparent suicide to care for the old mother. The mother is kind of spooky, but so is the butler, and the girlfriend, and the"
"A Date with the Falcon A Date with the Falcon ( The Gay Falcon Steps In and A Date With Murder) is the second in a series of 16 films about a suave detective nicknamed The Falcon. The 1942 sequel features many of the same characters as its predecessor ""The Gay Falcon"" (1941). Scientist Waldo Samson (Alec Craig) has discovered how to manufacture cheap synthetic diamonds that are nearly identical to actual diamonds, as he demonstrates to diamond industry representatives and New York Police Inspector Mike O'Hara (James Gleason). Samson only wishes to provide them for the American defense effort,"
"In the 1929 detective novel ""The Maltese Falcon"", a small statuette provides both the book's eponymous title and its motive for intrigue. The name ""MacGuffin"" was coined by the English screenwriter Angus MacPhail and was popularized by Alfred Hitchcock in the 1930s. The director and producer Alfred Hitchcock popularized the term ""MacGuffin"" and the technique with his 1935 film ""The 39 Steps"", an early example of the concept. Hitchcock explained the term ""MacGuffin"" in a 1939 lecture at Columbia University in New York: It might be a Scottish name, taken from a story about two men on a train. One"
"Dashiell Hammett Samuel Dashiell Hammett (; May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (""The Maltese Falcon""), Nick and Nora Charles (""The Thin Man""), and the Continental Op (""Red Harvest"" and ""The Dain Curse""). Hammett ""is now widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time"". In his obituary in ""The New York Times"", he was described as ""the dean of the... 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction."" ""Time"" magazine included"
"The Big Shot (1942 film) The Big Shot (1942) is an American film noir crime drama film starring Humphrey Bogart as a crime boss and Irene Manning as the woman he falls in love with. Having finally reached stardom with such projects as ""The Maltese Falcon"" (1941), this would be the last film in which former supporting player Bogart would portray a gangster for Warner Bros. (He would play a gangster one last time in his penultimate film, ""The Desperate Hours"", distributed by Paramount.) Even though ""The Big Shot"" went into production after ""Across the Pacific"", it was released nearly"
"Dan Winter as Inspector Snape & others, Feargus Dunlop as Timmy Diamond & Heather Westwell as Beatrice Von Falkenberg and others. The Falcon's Malteser The Falcon's Malteser is a comic mystery by Anthony Horowitz. The first of ""The Diamond Brothers"" series, it was first published in 1986. The title is a spoof of ""The Maltese Falcon"", to which there are various allusions throughout the story. The novel was adapted for the 1988 film ""Just Ask for Diamond"". Early on the book, Nick Simple (who narrates the story) explains that, before he went to live with his older brother Herbert, he"
"man. It was another six years before she made another film, ""The Casino Murder Case"" for MGM. She had a bit part as a nurse in the film, which brought her together for the first time with Leo G. Carroll, with whom two decades later she would work on the television series ""Topper"". She remained in Hollywood and appeared in ""Border Cafe"" (1937). Over the next several years she played numerous supporting roles, without attracting much critical attention. Patrick appeared in ""The Maltese Falcon"" (1941) as Effie Perine, the loyal and quick-thinking secretary of Humphrey Bogart's Sam Spade. Perine was"
"1967, and he died from cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 62. His funeral was held in London. Tom Conway Tom Conway (born Thomas Charles Sanders, 15 September 1904 – 22 April 1967) was a British film, television and radio actor remembered for playing private detectives (including The Falcon, Sherlock Holmes, Bulldog Drummond and The Saint) and psychiatrists. Conway is perhaps best known for playing ""The Falcon"" in ten of the series' entries, taking over for his brother, George Sanders, in ""The Falcon's Brother"" (1942), in which they both starred. He is also well known for his appearance"
"sweetest man I have ever met."" Prior to that, Mitch was also involved in an on-again, off-again relationship with Kaye, a newspaper reporter, who was played by David Hasselhoff's then wife, Pamela Bach. When Mitch was eight years old, he saw the film ""The Maltese Falcon"" and was inspired to one day become a private detective. However, lifeguarding was still his first love. The dream of being a detective came true in 1995 when Mitch started a detective agency with Garner. The agency became the focal point of the spinoff series ""Baywatch Nights"". The character of Mitch appeared concurrently on"
"appeared in forty films between 1929 and 1946, including the original pre-Code version of ""The Maltese Falcon"" (1931) (which was later released under the title Dangerous Female). Digges portrayed Casper Gutman, the character later made famous by Sydney Greenstreet in the 1941 version. He played the Chief Detective who plots to capture the title character in ""The Invisible Man"" (1933), opposite the unseen Claude Rains. He played the role of the Heavenly Examiner in both the original Broadway production and the 1930 screen versions of Sutton Vane's play ""Outward Bound"". He also worked as a director on Broadway. Dudley Digges"
"private investigator Paul Drake, Jr., the son of private investigator Paul Drake. William Hopper, who played Drake in the original television series, had died in 1970; his photograph appears on Paul Drake Jr.'s desk. Katt appeared in the first nine movies. In the later TV movies, Mason utilizes the services of Ken Malansky (William R. Moses), an attorney who works with him as a private investigator. Malansky's character is introduced in ""The Case of the Lethal Lesson"" (1989), as a law student who is defended by Mason on a murder charge. Among the few actors to appear in major recurring"
"December 1941 Warners announced they would film it as a vehicle for Humphrey Bogart instead of a sequel to ""The Maltese Falcon"". Crime by Night Crime by Night is a 1944 drama directed by William Clemens, starring Jane Wyman and Jerome Cowan. It tells the story of Sam Campbell (Jerome Cowan) and his secretary (Jane Wyman), who take a vacation and uncover a murder. Larry Borden's career as a concert pianist ended when a dispute with wealthy father-in-law Harvey Carr ended up with his hand chopped by an ax. Carr is found dead from a blow by an axe and"
"his 26 years of service with the FBI and as an undercover agent in over 100 undercover operations, Garcia is best known for his undercover role as ""Jack Falcone,"" a self-described Sicilian jewel thief and drug dealer from Miami, Florida, who penetrated the Gambino crime family of La Cosa Nostra in New York City for nearly three years. The case resulted in the arrest and conviction of 32 mobsters, including the top members of the Post John Gotti Gambino crime family, Arnold Squitieri and Anthony Megale. FBI agent Garcia played his undercover role so convincingly that Gregory DePalma, a high-ranking"
"one step ahead of the police while he attempts to solve it. Michael Shayne, Private Detective Michael Shayne, Private Detective is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver and Joan Valerie. It is based on Brett Halliday's novel ""The Private Practice of Michael Shayne"". It was the first in a series of Michael Shayne films starring Nolan. A private detective is hired to act as a guardian to a wealthy man's daughter, who has been gambling away her allowance at the racetrack and associating with shady characters in a casino. However, he"
"Elisha Cook Jr. Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr. (December 26, 1903 – May 18, 1995) was an American stage, film and television character actor who often specialized in roles as ""cowardly villains and neurotics."" He is perhaps best remembered for his portrayal of Wilmer in the 1941 version of ""The Maltese Falcon"" and the futile efforts made by his character to intimidate Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) in the film. Cook's acting career spanned more than 60 years, with roles in productions such as ""The Big Sleep"", ""Shane"", ""The Killing"", ""House on Haunted Hill"", and ""Rosemary's Baby"". Cook was born in 1903"
"next script was ""High Sierra"" (1941), to be directed by Raoul Walsh. The film became the hit Huston wanted. It also made Humphrey Bogart a star with his first major role, as a gunman on the run. Warners kept their end of the bargain, and gave Huston his choice of subject. For his first directing assignment, Huston chose Dashiell Hammett's detective thriller, ""The Maltese Falcon"", a film which failed at the box office in two earlier versions by Warners. However, studio head Jack L. Warner approved of Huston's treatment of Hammett's 1930 novel, as he stood by his word to"
"Fred MacMurray's character tells of one woman who killed her husband: ""All she collected was a three-to-ten stretch in Tehachapi."" In ""The Maltese Falcon"", Sam Spade (played by Humphrey Bogart) tells a female criminal and love interest, ""Well, if you get a good break, you'll be out of Tehachapi in twenty years and you can come back to me then."" In the book, the reference was not to Tehachapi but to San Quentin. ""Nocturne"" (1946) featured a housemaid mysteriously referred to as the ""Tehachapi Debutante,"" and 1948's ""The Hunted"" has a heroine fresh out of Tehachapi after four years for"
"August 14, 1942, with Edward Arnold starring. CBS later created a 30-minute adaptation for ""The Screen Guild Theater"" with Bogart, Astor, Greenstreet and Lorre all reprising their roles. This radio segment was originally released on September 20, 1943, and was played again on July 3, 1946. On May 18, 1950, another adaptation was broadcast on ""The Screen Guild Theater"" starring Bogart and his wife Lauren Bacall. In addition, there was an adaptation on ""Lux Radio Theater"" on February 8, 1943, starring Edward G. Robinson, Gail Patrick, and Laird Cregar. The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) The Maltese Falcon is a 1941"
"However, many revolvers remained unsold, and the model was carried in Webley's catalogues as late as 1939. In the Dashiell Hammett book ""The Maltese Falcon"" and the 1941 Warner Bros film, Sam Spade's partner, Miles Archer, is shot and killed with a Webley–Fosbery Automatic Revolver. The revolver is shown in the film being fired when Archer is shot. Soon after, the unique cylinder is clearly visible when an investigating detective shows the revolver to Sam Spade. Sam Spade then identifies the gun as a ""Webley–Fosbery"". However, Bogart says it's a ""45 caliber, 8 shot,"" which is not correct because it"
"The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery is a 1975 comedy-mystery film starring former ""Bowery Boys"" members Gabriel Dell and Huntz Hall, Jackie Coogan, and Joyce Van Patten. The film is a parody of the 1941 film noir ""The Maltese Falcon"" starring Humphrey Bogart. The cast also includes Barbara Harris, Anjanette Comer, Will Geer, Sorrell Booke, Vincent Gardenia, Nita Talbot and Nicholas Colasanto. The film was written by Dell and Dean Hargrove and directed by Hargrove. It was released by United Artists. An incompetent mail-order private eye (Dell), aided by a chicken hatchery owner, is"
"a craven bid to cash in on the popularity of the Warner Bros. hit, ""The Maltese Falcon"", turning Marlowe into a detective called the Falcon (played by George Sanders) and releasing the movie with the title, ""The Falcon Takes Over"". The Falcon Takes Over The Falcon Takes Over (also known as The Falcon Steps Out), is a 1942 black-and-white mystery film directed by Irving Reis. The B film was the third, following ""The Gay Falcon"" and ""A Date with the Falcon"" (1941), to star George Sanders as the character Gay Lawrence, a gentleman detective known by the sobriquet the Falcon."
"himself innocent of his partner's murder while helping a bizarre array of characters recover a lost treasure. The Cheap Detective The Cheap Detective is a 1978 American satirical comedy film written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore. It stars Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh, a parody of Humphrey Bogart. The film is a parody of Bogart films such as ""Casablanca"" and ""The Maltese Falcon"". The ensemble cast includes Madeline Kahn, Louise Fletcher, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Stockard Channing, Marsha Mason, Sid Caesar, John Houseman, Dom DeLuise, Abe Vigoda, James Coco, Phil Silvers, Fernando Lamas, Nicol Williamson, Scatman Crothers, Vic"