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The Maltese Falcon (1931)
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Summary: Adhering closely to Dashiel Hammett's story, sleazy detective Sam Spade seeks the whereabouts of a jewel encrusted statuette and his partner's cold-blooded killer, unaware the two quests may be related. Well received in its time, today it looks like a dress-rehearsal for John Huston's definitive version made ten years later. (imdb)
Country: USA
Directed By: Roy Del Ruth
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na greg2433
88
T9
na yawkcorb
88
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na mrdude122887
85
T6
na IMDb-byvotes
71
T6
na clayj41
64
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na mucion
85
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na Lindsey24
76
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na Gody85
50
T5
na p00q
70
T6
na canadianor
70
T5
na avgcrtckr
69
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na KTP
60
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na schwnhnd
60
T3
na Ivanhoe
95
T10
na nswisher
85
T5
na chiphall72
69
T5
na dagda2
95
T10
na mlpgaffney
83
T7
na wearhats
85
T9
na bentien
88
T10
na FlixR8rRedux
74
T6
na PJH
60
T2
na corpsepose
81
T6
na Astralgod
90
T7
na winbran
75
T8
na bood
70
T5
na AppyJuice
8
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na paghat
78
T7
na Bunken
60
T6
na irma_vep
90
T5
na sergebarber
70
T8
na KasperL
55
T5
na dognamedfrog
85
T9
na Alex Watkins
60
T3
Pretty damn good. It's not on the level of Huston's version, but it's still quite enjoyable. Cortez isn't quite Bogart, but he's surprisingly close. However, Matieson is no Lorre, and Digges is miles from Greenstreet as Casper Gutman. The one thing I favor about this version is the sexuality; the lack of a Hayes Code leads to some great innuendo and implications, and Spade is much more of a womanizer in this. However, despite the great photography, it lacks the same stylistic flair. Still, good.
na popelmon
97
T10
na smr5354
80
T8
na Kadrian
50
T5
"Yeah?" "Yeah."
na Freder
45
T4
Largely faithful to the book, largely interesting, and in no way holds a candle to the Houston version.
na bdfolsom
84
T7
na luke9
50
T4
na MrE2Me
90
T10
na brodiemcleet
84
T10
na oemoral
93
T9
na WoozyB
85
T8
na BaalMan
80
T6
na Ridley87
80
T4
na Bo Berry
87
T9
na silniet
75
T3
na imdb
74
T9
na gaussndahaus
70
T6
na bb9159
90
T8
na ffiamma
75
T9
na burnmp3s
71
T5
na eraserhead89
82
T7
na Jgirl2688
86
T7
na EgbertSouse
70
T4
na roger1
86
T5
na FlixR8r
74
T8
na efrasiyab
71
T6
na filmaffinity
72
T9
na jodamico
75
T5
It's not a bad movie, but the poor thing feels like a high school play now. Cortez, Digges, and Matieson all lack the charisma to make it a classic.
na johnny geo
85
T9
na damil
75
T8
na mfeldman9
83
T8
na finney28
60
T5
na Daffy6964
95
T10
na schilders
8
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na badbadkid
98
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na Al Chambers
91
T9
na aneves
70
T3
na konor
72
T5
na PUNQ
60
T9
The first film version of The Maltese Falcon, 10 years before the famous Bogart version. Not nearly as successful, but it's still a fun movie. The biggest star in this version is Bebe Daniels who had a long career since the 1910's and she does a fine job as Ruth Wonderly. Ricardo Cortez does a good job as the tough detective Sam Spade even if he is no Bogart. But then again, who is? The other characters did well too even if the fat guy wasn't as fat as the '41 guy.
na CMQuinn
7
T6
na Bolo
75
T8
na Judo Koala
70
T5
na princemuchao
89
T9
na Abba
61
T3
na collegegirl
75
T5
na Lagavulin
82
T10
na bnilsen23
90
T9
Average Tier 6.8 from 80 Rankings rss