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The Maltese Falcon is a american film of genre Drama directed by Roy Del Ruth released in USA on 13 june 1931 with Bebe Daniels
The Maltese Falcon (1931)
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Add to a movie listThe Maltese Falcon is a 1931 American Pre-Code crime film, based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film stars Ricardo Cortez as private detective Sam Spade and Bebe Daniels as Ruth Wonderly. Maude Fulton, Brown Holmes, and Lucien Hubbard (who went uncredited) wrote the screenplay. The supporting cast features Dudley Digges, Thelma Todd, Walter Long, Una Merkel, and Dwight Frye.
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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. The two accept the assignment because the money is good, even though they disbelieve her story.Actors
Bebe Daniels
(Ruth Wonderly)
Ricardo Cortez
(Sam Spade)
Dudley Digges
(Casper Gutman)
Una Merkel
(Effie Perrine)
Thelma Todd
(Iva Archer)
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