The Maltese Falcon (1941) - A story as EXPLOSIVE as his BLAZING automatics!

The Maltese Falcon

A story as EXPLOSIVE as his BLAZING automatics!
( Crime / Mystery / Thriller )

US Runtime: 100 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Oct 18, 1941 [USA]

Director:	John Huston [Director]

Writer:	John Huston [Screenplay]

Producers:	Henry Blanke [Associate Producer] Hal B. Wallis [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Arthur Edeson [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Thomas Richards [Editor]

Music Composed by	Adolph Deutsch [Original Music Composer]

Costume Design:	Orry-Kelly [Costume Design]

Production Company:	Warner Bros. Pictures (US)

Plot Summary:

San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.

Cast:

Humphrey Bogart Samuel Spade Mary Astor Brigid O'Shaughnessy Gladys George Iva Archer Peter Lorre Joel Cairo Barton MacLane Lt. of Detectives Dundy Lee Patrick Effie Perine Sydney Greenstreet Kasper Gutman		Ward Bond Det. Tom Polhaus Jerome Cowan Miles Archer Elisha Cook Jr. Wilmer Cook James Burke Luke Murray Alper Frank Richman John Hamilton District Attorney Bryan

Uncredited Cast:

Charles Drake Reporter (uncredited) Chester Gan Bit Part (uncredited) Creighton Hale Stenographer (uncredited) Robert Homans Policeman (uncredited) William Hopper Reporter (uncredited)		Walter Huston Captain Jacoby (uncredited) Hank Mann Reporter (uncredited) Jack Mower Announcer (uncredited) Emory Parnell Ship's Mate (uncredited)

Sound Crew:

Leo F. Forbstein Music Director		Oliver S. Garretson Sound

Art Department:

Robert M. Haas Art Direction John Gilbert Kissel Props		Keefe Maley Assistant Property Master William McConnell Scenic Artist

Directing Crew:

Claude Archer Assistant Director John Prettyman Second Assistant Director		Jack Sullivan Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

William Conger Gaffer E.F. Dexter Grip Mack Elliott Still Photographer		Mike Joyce Camera Operator Wally Meinardus Assistant Camera William Steudeman Best Boy Grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Burrell Kring Wardrobe Master		Cora Lobb Wardrobe Master

Other Crew:

Robert Foulk Dialogue Coach

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