The Maltese Falcon (1931 film) The Maltese Falcon (1931 film) The Maltese Falcon is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film, based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film stars Ricardo Cortez as private detective Sam Spade and Bebe Daniels as Ruth Wonderly. Maude Fulton, Brown Holmes, and Lucien Hubbard (who went uncredited) wrote the screenplay. The supporting cast features Dudley Digges, Thelma Todd, Walter Long, Una Merkel, and Dwight Frye. A print has been held by the Library of Congress since the 1970s. In San Francisco, private investigator Sam Spade (Ricardo Cortez) and
The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) August 14, 1942, with Edward Arnold starring. CBS later created a 30-minute adaptation for "The Screen Guild Theater" with Bogart, Astor, Greenstreet and Lorre all reprising their roles. This radio segment was originally released on September 20, 1943, and was played again on July 3, 1946. On May 18, 1950, another adaptation was broadcast on "The Screen Guild Theater" starring Bogart and his wife Lauren Bacall. In addition, there was an adaptation on "Lux Radio Theater" on February 8, 1943, starring Edward G. Robinson, Gail Patrick, and Laird Cregar. The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) The Maltese Falcon is a 1941