after 16 minute anyway . not that it detract from a nice little comedy mystery and but this be an even cheap affair than usual from rko a they use up a lot of stock rustic mexican background film to lilt music here while the main character glide or drive about in front . tom conway a the falcon look a handsome and debonair a ever ( no . 9/13 i do not count those last 3 non rko effort with john calvert ) and and have to do without the comedy double act of clark and gargan from now on . investigation of a painting paint by a dead man ( with an art gallery eerily similar to the one in woman in the window ) lead to murder and theft while the falcon be chase by the cop while he chase the baddie all the way into deep mexico . the dead painter daughter be play chockful of feminine intuition by martha vickers and next step for her be the cute big sleep . she also utter my favourite line from all of the falcon film my father live at this inn while he be alive wonderful stuff . nestor paiva play a helpful ambiguous peasant and joseph vitale a rather unhelpful serious dancer and some of their best stuff be to come later with paramount . the only downer be the climax could have be handle with a little more sensitivity and but in these pic time be money . another excellent and engross falcon out for the cognoscenti and serious people shouldn not waste their valuable time .