The Maltese Falcon

Sam Spade is a partner in a private-eye firm who finds himself hounded by police when his partner is killed whilst tailing a man. The girl who asked him to follow the man turns out not to be who she says she is, and is really involved in something to do with the `Maltese Falcon', a gold-encrusted life-sized statue of a falcon, the only one of its kind.

Summary written by Graeme Roy

Directed by

John Huston

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Humphrey Bogart .... Sam Spade
Mary Astor .... Brigid O'Shaughnessy
Gladys George .... Iva Archer
Peter Lorre .... Joel Cairo
Barton MacLane .... Detective Lieutenant Dundy
Sydney Greenstreet .... Kasper Gutman
Ward Bond .... Detective Tom Polhaus
Jerome Cowan .... Miles Archer
Elisha Cook Jr. .... Wilmer Cook
James Burke (I) .... Luke
Murray Alper .... Frank Richman
John Hamilton (I) .... Attorney Bryan
Emory Parnell .... Ship's Mate
Robert Homans .... Policeman
Creighton Hale .... Stenographer
Charles Drake .... Reporter
William Hopper .... Reporter
Hank Mann .... Reporter
Jack Mower .... Announcer
Walter Huston .... Captain Jacobi
Lee Patrick .... Effie Perine

Written by

Dashiell Hammett (novel)
John Huston

Cinematography by

Arthur Edeson

Music by

Adolph Deutsch

Costume Design by

Orry-Kelly

Film Editing by

Thomas Richards

Produced by

Henry Blanke (associate)

Humphrey Bogart	....	Sam Spade
Mary Astor	....	Brigid O'Shaughnessy
Gladys George	....	Iva Archer
Peter Lorre	....	Joel Cairo
Barton MacLane	....	Detective Lieutenant Dundy
Sydney Greenstreet	....	Kasper Gutman
Ward Bond	....	Detective Tom Polhaus
Jerome Cowan	....	Miles Archer
Elisha Cook Jr.	....	Wilmer Cook
James Burke (I)	....	Luke
Murray Alper	....	Frank Richman
John Hamilton (I)	....	Attorney Bryan
Emory Parnell	....	Ship's Mate
Robert Homans	....	Policeman
Creighton Hale	....	Stenographer
Charles Drake	....	Reporter
William Hopper	....	Reporter
Hank Mann	....	Reporter
Jack Mower	....	Announcer
Walter Huston	....	Captain Jacobi
Lee Patrick	....	Effie Perine