The Maltese Falcon (1931) movie poster

The Maltese Falcon (1931)

80 minMysteryCrime

TMDb6.4/1054 votes

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.

Country: United States

Director: Roy Del Ruth

Cast

Ricardo Cortez as Sam Spade

Ricardo Cortez

Sam Spade

Bebe Daniels as Ruth Wonderly

Bebe Daniels

Ruth Wonderly

Dudley Digges as Casper Gutman

Dudley Digges

Casper Gutman

Una Merkel as Effie Perrine

Una Merkel

Effie Perrine

Robert Elliott as Police Lt. Dundy

Robert Elliott

Police Lt. Dundy

Thelma Todd as Iva Archer

Thelma Todd

Iva Archer

Otto Matieson as Dr. Joel Cairo

Otto Matieson

Dr. Joel Cairo

Walter Long as Miles Archer

Walter Long

Miles Archer

Dwight Frye as Wilmer Cook

Dwight Frye

Wilmer Cook

J. Farrell MacDonald as Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus

J. Farrell MacDonald

Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus

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Agostino Borgato

Capt. John Jacobi (uncredited)

Morgan Wallace as District Attorney (uncredited)

Morgan Wallace

District Attorney (uncredited)

Lucille Ward as Sarah the Prison Matron (uncredited)

Lucille Ward

Sarah the Prison Matron (uncredited)

Keywords

Style:film noir

Plot:based on novel or bookdetectiveladies' manfemme fatalewomanizermurderstatuetteprivate detectiveblack birdpre-codefall guyadulterous affair