The Maltese Falcon (novel) before being published in book form in 1930 by Alfred A. Knopf. The novel has been filmed four times, twice under its original title: There have been two audiobooks of the novel: There has been one stage adaptation: The Maltese Falcon (novel) The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine "Black Mask" beginning with the September 1929 issue. The story is told entirely in external third-person narrative; there is no description whatever of any character's internal thoughts or feelings, only what they say and do, and how they look. The
The Gay Falcon his review of "Falcon" series, Bosley Crowther wrote, in "The New York Times", that, "There must be a "Falcon" series; RKO seems determined on that." "The Gay Falcon" made a profit of $108,000. The Gay Falcon The Gay Falcon 1941 B film is the first in a series of 16 films about a suave detective nicknamed The Falcon. Intended to replace the earlier The Saint detective series, the first film took its title from the lead character, Gay Laurence.George Sanders was cast in the title role; he had played The Saint in the prior RKO series. He was teamed again