The Falcon and reporter Ann Riordan try to solve a string of murders after an ex-wrestler, released from jail, goes looking for his girl friend.The Falcon and reporter Ann Riordan try to solve a string of murders after an ex-wrestler, released from jail, goes looking for his girl friend.The Falcon and reporter Ann Riordan try to solve a string of murders after an ex-wrestler, released from jail, goes looking for his girl friend.
William Alland
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Roxanne Barkley
- Hat Check Girl
- (uncredited)
Turhan Bey
- Jules Amthor
- (uncredited)
Ward Bond
- Moose Malloy
- (uncredited)
Sally Cairns
- Girl in nightclub
- (uncredited)
Fred Carpenter
- Newsboy
- (uncredited)
George Cleveland
- Jerry - Servant
- (uncredited)
Hans Conried
- Quincey W. Marriot
- (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
- Doorman
- (uncredited)
Frank Fanning
- Detective
- (uncredited)
George Ford
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
- Detective Bates
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe third of 16 movies for the suave detective nicknamed "The Falcon," released from 1941 to 1949, and the third of four starring George Sanders.
- GoofsIn a night club scene The Falcon and Diana Kenyon are sitting close together talking. There is a plant pot on a ledge behind them, partially obscured and on the table a champagne glass is in front of Diana Kenyon. In the next shot, there is a gap separating the two, the flower pot is now centrally placed between them and the champagne glass has moved position.
- Quotes
Diana Kenyon: May I offer you a drink?
Gay Lawrence: Never before sundown.
Diana Kenyon: And after that?
Gay Lawrence: After that the deluge.
Diana Kenyon: What about tonight?
- ConnectionsFollowed by The Falcon's Brother (1942)
- SoundtracksThe First Time I Saw You
(uncredited)
Music by Nathaniel Shilkret
Lyrics by Allie Wrubel
Introduced in The Toast of New York (1937)
Sung by uncredited actress in first night club scene
Featured review
The Falcon does Philip Marlowe
This is an odd mix. The humor of the Falcon grafted into a Cliff notes version of Raymond Chandler that doesn't do either justice.
The plot of Moose Malloy trying to find his Velma and leaving a trail of bodies in his wake has been done several times all very seriously. Here the case is taken from Phillip Marlowe and given to George Saunders as the Falcon and its almost is a classic.
The problem is that the two styles, the Falcon's wisecracking doesn't mix with the seriousness of the source material. The two parts the humor and the crime drama are perfectly done when each takes the center stage but the shifting from one to the other doesn't really work well. Saunders is so good a hard boiled private dick that I really wonder what would have happened had be been allowed to play a real tough guy.
The worst flaw of the film is only apparent to those who know the original story and that is the speed at which its told. We fly through this story at light speed, and while it works here as a programmer, its shortening is glaring and jarring to those who love the other versions.
On its own terms its a very very good movie. As a representation of a Raymond Chandler book its a mere curio. I suggest you just take it for what it is for a good nights entertainment.
The plot of Moose Malloy trying to find his Velma and leaving a trail of bodies in his wake has been done several times all very seriously. Here the case is taken from Phillip Marlowe and given to George Saunders as the Falcon and its almost is a classic.
The problem is that the two styles, the Falcon's wisecracking doesn't mix with the seriousness of the source material. The two parts the humor and the crime drama are perfectly done when each takes the center stage but the shifting from one to the other doesn't really work well. Saunders is so good a hard boiled private dick that I really wonder what would have happened had be been allowed to play a real tough guy.
The worst flaw of the film is only apparent to those who know the original story and that is the speed at which its told. We fly through this story at light speed, and while it works here as a programmer, its shortening is glaring and jarring to those who love the other versions.
On its own terms its a very very good movie. As a representation of a Raymond Chandler book its a mere curio. I suggest you just take it for what it is for a good nights entertainment.
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- dbborroughs
- Mar 20, 2005
Details
- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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