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The Maltese Falcon (1931)
- NR
- 05/28/1931 (US)
- Mystery, Crime
- 1h 20m
Overview
A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.
Maude Fulton
ScreenplayRoy Del Ruth
DirectorDashiell Hammett
NovelBrown Holmes
ScreenplayCast
![Ricardo Cortez's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/keRHNE7LFtrwnfJ6wTxrt4gyyxS.jpg)
Ricardo Cortez
Sam Spade![Bebe Daniels's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/5vZGoSlVqUXFxilSEeApppLAfLL.jpg)
Bebe Daniels
Ruth Wonderly![Dudley Digges's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/1VCZYSSO7JTrwMLeI1NBp4d7o2x.jpg)
Dudley Digges
Casper Gutman![Una Merkel's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/u4oNB36e1Cjsh3CDwUFA6UAiYf.jpg)
Una Merkel
Effie Perrine![Robert Elliott's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qYExhk4bwDE4nTRa3d6n3PLNFdJ.jpg)
Robert Elliott
Police Lt. Dundy![Thelma Todd's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/3wF15MhADHd2dXmyXm6y7gTHfsa.jpg)
Thelma Todd
Iva Archer![Otto Matieson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/3ogR6169p5FaDr4lahC8RZa7PJZ.jpg)
Otto Matieson
Dr. Joel Cairo![Walter Long's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/oS2Ip4I7H5MQhKQcTNXVqMK62Im.jpg)