The Maltese Falcon

Based On the book by Dashiell Hammett

The Maltese Falcon is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film based on the 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film stars Ricardo Cortez as private detective Sam Spade and Bebe Daniels as femme fatale Ruth Wonderly. The supporting cast features Dudley Digges, Thelma Todd, Walter Long, Una Merkel, and Dwight Frye. Maude Fulton and Brown Holmes wrote the screenplay; one contemporaneous report said that Lucien Hubbard was assisting them.

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Release date:

1931

Director:

Roy Del Ruth

Cast:

Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, Dudley Digges, Una Merkel, Thelma Todd

Genre:

Crime, Mystery, Drama, Film noir, LGBTQ-related

Country:

United States

Language:

American English

Year page:

1931 in adaptations