
The Maltese Falcon
1931 · Movie · NR · 80 min · ★ 6.4
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.
Based on The Maltese Falcon
Also known as Dangerous Female · All Women · Woman of the World
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Details
- Years
- 1931
- Release date
- 1931-05-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 80 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (54 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- detective
- ladies' man
- femme fatale
- womanizer
- film noir
- murder
- statuette
- private detective
- black bird
- pre-code
- fall guy
- +1 more
Cast & crew

Ricardo Cortez
as Sam Spade

Bebe Daniels
as Ruth Wonderly

Dudley Digges
as Casper Gutman

Una Merkel
as Effie Perrine

Robert Elliott
as Police Lt. Dundy

Thelma Todd
as Iva Archer

Otto Matieson
as Dr. Joel Cairo

Walter Long
as Miles Archer

Dwight Frye
as Wilmer Cook

J. Farrell MacDonald
as Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus
Directed by Roy Del Ruth