Her only hope of protection comes from Sam, who is suspected by the police of one or the other murder. He falls in love with Patricia, the daughter of the policeman who arrested him. Two Americans searching for work in Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. As Wonderly leaves to make coffee and sandwiches, Gutman accuses her of stealing one of the bills from the envelope, prompting Spade to have her strip. Digges lacked the style to believably portray a man wealthy enough to conduct a twenty-year search for a valuable artifact. A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. [4], Working titles for the film were All Women, A Woman of the World and Dangerous Female. When the bag shows up, Wilmer escapes out the window while the conspirators are frantically opening it and examining the black bird.

As he is leaving, he has a brief conversation in Chinese with a man loitering in a doorway. That night, at his apartment, Spade questions Wonderly about Cairo and the black bird. The next morning, as Wonderly sleeps in his bed, Spade lifts her key and thoroughly searches her apartment, finding nothing. In San Francisco, private investigator Sam Spade (Ricardo Cortez) and his partner Miles Archer (Walter Long) are approached by Ruth Wonderly (Bebe Daniels) to follow a man, Floyd Thursby, who allegedly ran off with her younger sister. She managed to give an excellent performance as the ladylike yet manipulative woman who drew Spade into the labyrinth search for the Maltese Falcon. A must-see masterpiece.

Neither he nor his partner, Miles Archer, believes it. Roy Del Ruth directed the original adaptation of the Dashiell Hammett novel in 1931, which starred Ricardo Cortez. Adventure, Certificate: Passed Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love. Frustrated, Spade begins to leave, but then thinks better of it.

Spade also had to deal with the police, who are determined to pin the three deaths on him. He did a solid job in conveying the portrait of a baby-faced killer.I'd suggest watching the 1931 version and the 1941 versions back to back, to get an idea of how Warner Brothers "grew up" during the 1930s. More murders are yet to come, and it will all be because of these dangerous men -- and their lust for a statuette of a bird: the Maltese Falcon. A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return. The film stars Ricardo Cortez as private detective Sam Spade and Bebe Daniels as Ruth Wonderly. During World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer. Gutman then slips Spade a mickey in a celebratory drink, and retrieves his $1000.

Called in to see the District Attorney (Morgan Wallace) because of what Iva has been telling the police, Spade stonewalls them, and is given 24 hours to wrap up the case and bring in the real killers. The two accept the assignment because the money is good, even though they disbelieve her story. Mary Astor and Lee Patrick were, respectively, the definitive femme fatale and girl Friday, and the villianous roles of Cairo, Gutman and Wilmer (Elisha Cook Jr.) were equally remarkable. Certificate: Passed A crusading district attorney persuades a clip joint hostess to testify against her mobster boss after her innocent sister is accidentally murdered during one of his unsavory parties. Crime, Certificate: Passed It stars Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade and Mary Astor as his femme fatale client. Other signs of precode sexuality included Spade bidding a female client good-bye at the beginning of the movie, a nude Miss Wonderly in a bathtub, and a hint of a homosexual relationship between Caspar Gutman and his young enforcer Wilmer Cook.This version lacked the sharp wit of the 1941 adaptation.

They soon determine that it is a fake—they have been duped by the previous owner—and Gutman and Cairo decide to make another attempt to steal it. In WWI Africa, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship. [6] Many elements of the story were changed, and the film was given a comedic tone. And she wants to spend it on his services as a private detective. She has some story about wanting to protect her sister. Passed | 1h 20min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | 13 June 1931 (USA) 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. Personalized recommendation based on your taste. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Miles is dead. Over drinks and cigars, Spade learns the history and value of the statuette, which is encrusted with precious jewels covered over with enamel, and that Gutman is the mastermind behind the attempt to steal the bird. Nervous about Cairo's offer and afraid of losing Spade's help, she begins to attempt to seduce him, but is interrupted when Dundy and Polhaus arrive. Comedy, Certificate: Passed Ricardo Cortez, led the cast as detective Sam Spade. And she wants to spend it on his services as a private detective. 1931 American crime film directed by Roy Del Ruth, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "The Maltese Falcon (1941): FULL CREDITS", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Maltese_Falcon_(1931_film)&oldid=968740493, Films made before the MPAA Production Code, Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from July 2018, All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 July 2020, at 06:41. The two men are partners, but Sam doesn't like Miles much. I can honestly say that not only did I find him very effective in portraying a sexy Sam Spade, he also managed to superbly capture the character's cynical humor, toughness and deep contempt toward the police.Bebe Daniels, another survivor from the silent era, portrayed Ruth Wonderly, and this role has to be considered as one of her best. Spade tries to get rid of her, but she sees Wonderly in the bedroom doorway and leaves in a huff, threatening to tell everything she knows to Lt. Dundy. A double-crossing woman, the two-timing P.I. A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating. Looking for something to watch? "... See full summary ». There's Kasper Gutman, with his enormous girth and feigned civility. The homosexual subtext regarding Gutman, Cairo and Wilmer is abundant in Hammett's original story. Mystery writer Cornelius Leyden becomes intrigued when the murdered body of a vicious career criminal washes up in the Bosphorus. The Maltese Falcon ( 1931) The Maltese Falcon. A small town newspaperman's investigation into a local bookie operation turns up a web of organized crime.

Directed by John Huston. Both Red Harvest (filmed in 1930 as Roadhouse Nights) and City Streets (1931), based on a short story and starring Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney, preceded it.

Starring Ricardo Cortez, Bebe Daniels, Dudley Digges, Una Merkel, Robert Elliott, Thelma Todd, Otto Matieson, Walter Long, Dwight Frye, J. Farrell MacDonald, Agostino Borgato, and Morgan Wallace. Returning to his own place, Spade gets a visit from Iva Archer. Check out our picks for movies that (hopefully) won't keep you up at night. While this was the third adaptation of Hammett's story (the first was made in 1931 and the second was "Satan Met a Lady" (1936)), this is also the best remembered and most praised, due largely in part to Bogart's seemingly effortless portrayal of the tough but softhearted, world-weary hero. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Certificate: Passed The suitcase he was carrying has the precious black bird in it. Spade gives them Wilmer's guns, tells them that Wonderly killed Archer, and they take her away. The Maltese Falcon (1931) Written by Maude Fulton, Brown Holmes, Lucien Hubbard. Spade checks the bag at a baggage check and sends himself the ticket in the mail. A cynical American expatriate struggles to decide whether or not he should help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape French Morocco. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Spade receives a note from Casper Gutman (Dudley Digges), inviting him to come and talk about the black bird. On the other hand, Otto Matieson gave a more believable performance as Dr. Joel Cairo, Gutman's Continental accomplice. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other. We then learn from a newspaper article that Spade "caused a sensation at [Wonderly's] trial when he produced Lee Fu Gow, Chinese merchant, the only eye-witness to the Archer killing, who positively identified Miss Wonderly as the murderess".

He seemed to lack talent and subtlety for infusing menace into his character. Remember they were just a poverty row studio mainly known for their Rin Tin Tin silent until The Jazz Singer made them rich. Davis referred to the film as "junk". Written by All of those terms are absent in the dialogue of the better-known 1941 version. It turns out she's a knockout with money. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show.

After Spade calls Effie and asks her to pick up the suitcase with the falcon in the morning and bring it to them, Gutman explains to him how Wilmer killed Thursby and Jacoby. Later, Polhaus and his superior, Lt. Dundy (Robert Elliott), visit Spade at his apartment. A knockout, who goes by the name of Miss Wonderly, walks into their office; and by that night everything's changed. But in the end, Cortez grew on me. Millie's life begins to crumble when she finds out her husband is having an affair. The 1941 adaptation, which began with a revised version of the 1931 script, closely follows the book as well, although most references to homosexuality, stripping (the missing $1000) and other no longer permissible portions under the Motion Picture Production Code are missing. View production, box office, & company info.



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