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The Maltese Falcon

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The Maltese Falcon (1931)

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Reviews Counted: 7

Fresh: 4

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 6/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: The first movie version of Dashiell Hammet's "The Maltese Falcon."

Starring: Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, Thelma Todd, Dudley Digges

Starring: Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, Thelma Todd, Dudley Digges, Una Merkel, Robert Elliot, J. Farrell MacDonald, Otto Matieson, Oscar Apfel, Walter Long, Dwight Frye

Director: Roy Del Ruth

Director: Roy Del Ruth

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Nov 30, 1999

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Derek Adams
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Dated grandpoppa of Bogart's classic is worth seeing to compare.

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Dated grandpoppa of Bogart's classic is worth seeing to compare.

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The original was a solid and enjoyable work.

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11/23/03
Dennis Schwartz
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Surprisingly racy pre-code first version of the Hammett novel.

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Ken Hanke
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There isn't a single aspect of this film that wasn't greatly improved in the 1941 version.

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