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The Maltese Falcon

Roy Del Ruth

1931 • 1h 20m

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.

The Maltese Falcon

Cast

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo CortezSam Spade

Bebe Daniels

Bebe DanielsRuth Wonderly

Dudley Digges

Dudley DiggesCasper Gutman

Una Merkel

Una MerkelEffie Perrine

Robert Elliott

Robert ElliottPolice Lt. Dundy

Thelma Todd

Thelma ToddIva Archer

Otto Matieson

Otto MatiesonDr. Joel Cairo

Walter Long

Walter LongMiles Archer

Dwight Frye

Dwight FryeWilmer Cook

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonaldDet. Sgt. Tom Polhaus

Agostino BorgatoCapt. John Jacobi (uncredited)

Morgan Wallace

Morgan WallaceDistrict Attorney (uncredited)

Lucille Ward

Lucille WardSarah the Prison Matron (uncredited)

Crew

Maude Fulton

Maude FultonScreenplay

Roy Del Ruth

Roy Del RuthDirector

Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell HammettNovel

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