Maltese Falcon

Maltese Falcon1941

Director: John Huston
Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane
Genre: Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
Rating: Unrated
Runtime: 101 minutes

The Maltese Falcon Still the tightest, sharpest, and most cynical of Hollywood's official deathless classics, bracingly tough even by post-Tarantino standards. Humphrey Bogart is Dashiell Hammett's definitive private eye, Sam Spade, struggling to ke… more »



Joel Cairo:
I am prepared to pay five thousand dollars for the figure's return. Do you have it?

Sam Spade:
No.

Joel Cairo:
But if it isn't here, why did you risk serious injury to prevent my searching for it?

Sam Spade:
Why should I sit around here and let people come in and stick me up?

Joel Cairo:
But certainly it is only natural that I try to save the owner such a considerable expense if possible.

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