The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 film noir written and directed by John Huston in his directorial debut, and based on Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel of the same name. The film stars Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade and Mary Astor as his "femme fatale" client. Gladys George, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet co-star, with Greenstreet appearing in his film debut. The story follows a San Francisco private detective and his dealings with three unscrupulous adventurers, all of whom are competing to obtain a jewel-encrusted falcon statuette. The film premiered on October 3, 1941,
The Falcon in Mexico and boards an aircraft bound for home. Principal photography on "The Falcon in Mexico" took place from mid-March to April 4, 1944. At the time of its release, "The Falcon in Mexico" earned high critical marks, with "Boxoffice" declaring it, "... one of the best of the tried-and-true whodunit series." In a recent review of the Falcon series for the "Time Out Film Guide", Tom Milne wrote, "Conway, bringing a lighter touch to the series (which managed its comic relief better than most), starred in nine films after The Falcon's Brother, most of them deft and surprisingly enjoyable." The Falcon