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The Maltese Falcon (1931, Roy Del Ruth)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 28, 2019
Not to be too obvious, but I really wasn’t expecting a twist ending for The Maltese Falcon. But only because I’ve… read the book, seen the 1941 version, seen spoofs of it; I sort of figured I’d be able to guess the plot turns. And I did, right up until the end, when Falcon shows its been doing read more
The Maltese Falcon (1931, Roy Del Ruth)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 28, 2019
Not to be too obvious, but I really wasn’t expecting a twist ending for The Maltese Falcon. But only because I’ve… read the book, seen the 1941 version, seen spoofs of it; I sort of figured I’d be able to guess the plot turns. And I did, right up until the end, when Falcon shows its been doing read more
The Maltese Falcon (1931, Roy Del Ruth)
The Stop Button Posted by on Mar 28, 2019
Not to be too obvious, but I really wasn’t expecting a twist ending for The Maltese Falcon. But only because I’ve… read the book, seen the 1941 version, seen spoofs of it; I sort of figured I’d be able to guess the plot turns. And I did, right up until the end, when Falcon shows its been doing read more
The Maltese Falcon (1931, Roy Del Ruth)
The Stop Button Posted by on Mar 28, 2019
Not to be too obvious, but I really wasn’t expecting a twist ending for The Maltese Falcon. But only because I’ve… read the book, seen the 1941 version, seen spoofs of it; I sort of figured I’d be able to guess the plot turns. And I did, right up until the end, when Falcon shows its been doing read more
Review: The Maltese Falcon (1941)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 2, 2016
Dashiell Hammet’s “blonde satan” Sam Spade is an icon of not only 20th-century literature but also 20th-century cinema, thanks in part to Humphrey Bogart and John Huston. He’s the cynical, hard-nosed, unsentimental P.I. whose general unpredictability sometimes leads to angry read more
Review: The Maltese Falcon (1941)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 2, 2016
Dashiell Hammet’s “blonde satan” Sam Spade is an icon of not only 20th-century literature but also 20th-century cinema, thanks in part to Humphrey Bogart and John Huston. He’s the cynical, hard-nosed, unsentimental P.I. whose general unpredictability sometimes leads to angry read more
1001 Classic Movies: The Maltese Falcon
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 9, 2016
The Maltese Falcon (1941), starring Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor, and Sydney Greenstreet, is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see.
Each Monday, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series and reviews of earlier films covered g read more
Chicago Film Club field trip: “The Maltese Falcon” February 21 at ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt Road
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Jan 26, 2016
Chicago Film Club field trip: “The Maltese Falcon” February 21 at ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt Road
Where: ShowPlace ICON, 150W Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60605
When: February 21, 2015
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Hosted by Stephen Reginald
Run Time: 2 hours (approximate)
Ticketing: Tickets a read more
Film Noir of the Week: The Maltese Falcon
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jun 4, 2015
This week's film noir is The Maltese Falcon (1941). Here's Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor, and Sydney Greenstreet ogling the black bird.
Director John Huston's classic The Maltese Falcon (1941) is one of the earliest and best films noir. Film noir was a popular genre of American movies read more
Book Look! The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Stardust Posted by Vanessa Buttino on Aug 4, 2014
Book Look! The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
I've watched the 1941 film version of The Maltese Falcon more times than I can count on both hands, but I've never actually sat down and read the book. Written in 1929 by Dashiell Hammett and published a year later, this book is an engrossing read more
After the Silents: The Maltese Falcon (1931)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Mar 14, 2014
By Fritzi Kramer on March 14, 2014 in After the Silents, Blog, Feature I love a good mystery and Dashiell Hammett is one of my very favorite authors in the genre. His twisty plots, crisp prose and colorful casts keep me hungry for more. Hollywood fell for Hammett in a big way and created very succe read more
The Screen Guild Theater Presents: The Maltese Falcon – 1943
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Feb 27, 2014
My Review —A Poor Adaption Leads to a Decent Climax— out of 5 radio Bogies! The Lowdown For my Maltese Falcon synopsis, you can read my original write up on the film here. And if you really want to try and follow the plot in this heavily condensed radio version of the story, you̵ read more
Academy Award Theater Radio: The Maltese Falcon – 1946
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Feb 20, 2014
My Review —A Fun/Flawed Abridged Version— Director: Dee Engelbach Honorary Bogie Fix: out of 5 Radio Bogies! The Lowdown For my Maltese Falcon synopsis, you can read my original write up on the film here. No major plot-altering details have been changed for the radio version, so it read more
The Maltese Falcon – 1941
The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on Feb 16, 2014
My Review —Bogart, Lorre, Greenstreet, Huston – ‘Nuff Said— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: John Huston The Lowdown A private detective (Humphrey Bogart) tries to unravel the mystery behind a priceless statue after a beautiful woman (Mary Astor) hires him for a case read more
The Maltese Falcon (1941) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 2, 2013
This archetypal film-noir directed by John Huston, stars Humphrey Bogart as the detective Sam Spade. After an initial conversation with a mysterious woman, that same night two men end up dead. As Spade tries to understand what is going on, it puts him in contact with a paranoid little man and anothe read more
The Maltese Falcon (1941) – Film-Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 2, 2013
This archetypal film-noir directed by John Huston, stars Humphrey Bogart as the detective Sam Spade. After an initial conversation with a mysterious woman, that same night two men end up dead. As Spade tries to understand what is going on, it puts him in contact with a paranoid little man and anothe read more
The Maltese Falcon Sells for $3.5 Million at TCM Auction
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Nov 26, 2013
“This is genuine coin of the realm,” Kasper Gutman (Sydney Greenstreet) says to Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) while haggling over the value of the Maltese Falcon in the 1941 film of the same name. He wasn’t kidding. Today at Bonhams in New York City, the statuette of the iconic “black bird” read more
I Found the Maltese Falcon
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Nov 22, 2013
It’s “the stuff that dreams are made of,” Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) famously says of the elusive, titular statuette in John Huston’s THE MALTESE FALCON. Although none of the larcenous lead characters in the 1941 adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s novel succeeds in landing the legendary “black read more
The Maltese Falcon (or, The Big Oops)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 17, 2013
The Maltese Falcon is one of the best-known films from the noir era, and it’s rife with such familiar characters as the Fat Man and Sam Spade, and memorable quotes like this favorite: “The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.” It’s also rife with more goofs than you can shake a stick at. read more
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 7, 2013
The Maltese Falcon Directed by John Huston 1941/USA Warner Bros. Repeat viewing #144 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Sam Spade: The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter. The third time was the charm for this outstanding adaptation of the Dashiell Hammett novel. Screenwriter read more