The Maltese Falcon (novel) 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 novel has been adapted several times for the cinema. The main character, Sam Spade (who also appeared later in some lesser-known short stories), was a departure from Hammett's nameless detective, The Continental Op. Spade combined several features of
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