| The Maltese Falcon | |
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| 3 Nominations | |
| Year | 1941 |
| Director | John Huston |
| Writer | John Huston |
| Starring | Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre |
| 14th Academy Awards | |
The Maltese Falcon is a Warner Bros. film noir based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. Directed by John Huston, the film stars Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor. Gladys George, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet co-star, with Greenstreet appearing in his film debut. The Maltese Falcon was Huston's directorial debut.
Nominations
- Best Motion Picture — Warner Bros.
- Best Screenplay — John Huston
- Best Supporting Actor — Sydney Greenstreet
Plot[]
Spade and Archer is the name of a San Francisco detective agency. That's for Sam Spade and Miles Archer. The two men are partners, but Sam doesn't like Miles much. A knockout, who goes by the name of Miss Wanderly, walks into their office; and by that night everything's changed. Miles is dead. And so is a man named Floyd Thursby. It seems Miss Wanderly is surrounded by dangerous men. There's Joel Cairo, who uses gardenia-scented calling cards. There's Kasper Gutman, with his enormous girth and feigned civility. Her only hope of protection comes from Sam, who is suspected by the police of one or the other murder. 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.
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