The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Directors : John Huston
Producers : Warner Bros.
Writers : John Huston
Music Director : Adolph Deutsch
Cinematographer : Arthur Edeson
Editor : Thomas Richards
General Information
Completed On: 03 Oct, 1941
Duration: 1 hr 31 min 0 sec
Genres: Fiction
Language: English
Country: United States
Submitted By: CONTRIBUTORS CLUB
In San Francisco in 1941, private investigators Sam Spade and Miles Archer meet prospective client Ruth Wonderly. She claims to be looking for her missing sister, who ran off from their home in New York and came to the city with a man named Floyd Thursby. Archer agrees to help get her sister back. However, later that night, the police inform Spade that Archer has been killed. Spade tries calling his client at her hotel to discover she has checked out. Back at his apartment, he is grilled by Police Detective Tom Polhaus and Lieutenant Dundy, who tell him that Thursby was murdered the same evening. Dundy suggests that Spade had the opportunity and motive to kill Thursby, who likely killed Archer.
Later that morning, Spade meets Wonderly, now calling herself Brigid O'Shaughnessy, who confesses that her story was made up. However, she convinces Spade to investigate the murders and also reveals that Thursby was her partner. He took advantage of her and probably killed Archer, but she claims to have no idea who killed Thursby. At his office, Spade meets Joel Cairo, who first offers him $5,000 to find a "black figure of a bird". When Spade is skeptical, Cairo pulls a gun on him and searches the room for it. Spade knocks Cairo out and goes through his belongings. When Cairo comes round, he hires Spade.
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DirectorsJohn Huston
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ProducersWarner Bros.
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WritersJohn Huston
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Music DirectorAdolph Deutsch
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CinematographerArthur Edeson
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EditorThomas Richards
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Film TypeFiction
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Genres
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Runtime1 hours 31 minutes 0 seconds
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Completion Date03 Oct, 1941
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Production BudgetUSD
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Country of OriginUnited States
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Country of FilmingUnited States
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Film LanguageEnglish
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Shooting Format
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Aspect Ratio
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Warner Bros.
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