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The Maltese Falcon

San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.

Director

John Huston

Year

Genre

crime, film-noir, mystery

Box Office

N/A

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 5 wins & 3 nominations total

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Samuel Spade

Humphrey Bogart

Brigid O'Shaughnessy

Iva Archer

Joel Cairo

Lt. of Detectives Dundy

Effie Perine

Kasper Gutman

Sydney Greenstreet

Detective Tom Polhaus

Miles Archer

Wilmer Cook

Elisha Cook Jr.

Luke

Frank Richman

Bryan

Floyd Thursby

Reporter

Bit Part

Stenographer

Policeman

Reporter

Captain Jacoby

Reporter

Announcer

Ship's Mate

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Sam Spade Kasper Gutman Joel Cairo Wilmer Cook Brigid O'shaughnessy Effie Perine Detective Tom Polhaus Bryan Stenographer

No doubt he was careless with matches - The Maltese Falcon

No doubt he was careless with matches

He has a wife and three children in England - The Maltese Falcon

He has a wife and three children in England

Will that be enough? - The Maltese Falcon

Will that be enough?

Thank you so much.
- Good-bye. - The Maltese Falcon

Thank you so much. - Good-bye.

Hello. - The Maltese Falcon

What do you want here?
- I'm Sam Spade. Tom Polhaus phoned. - The Maltese Falcon

What do you want here? - I'm Sam Spade. Tom Polhaus pho...

Hello, Tom. Hello, Lieutenant. Come in. - The Maltese Falcon

Hello, Tom. Hello, Lieutenant. Come in.

Tom says you were in too much of a hurry to stop and look at your dead partner - The Maltese Falcon

Tom says you were in too much of a hurry to stop and look at...

You'll get a square deal from me and most of the breaks - The Maltese Falcon

You'll get a square deal from me and most of the breaks

She's in there. - The Maltese Falcon

She's in there.

Sweetheart - The Maltese Falcon

Sam. - The Maltese Falcon

'You killed my husband, Sam.
Be kind to me.' - The Maltese Falcon

'You killed my husband, Sam. Be kind to me.'

Don't, lva, don't. - The Maltese Falcon

Don't, lva, don't.

She thinks I shot Miles - The Maltese Falcon

She thinks I shot Miles

You suppose she could have killed him - The Maltese Falcon

You suppose she could have killed him

You always think you know what you're doing - The Maltese Falcon

You always think you know what you're doing

Come in, Mr. Spade. - The Maltese Falcon

Come in, Mr. Spade.

We didn't exactly believe your story - The Maltese Falcon

We didn't exactly believe your story

Archer was so alive yesterday - The Maltese Falcon

Archer was so alive yesterday

You won't need much of anybody's help - The Maltese Falcon

You won't need much of anybody's help

I do know he always went heavily armed - The Maltese Falcon

I do know he always went heavily armed

This is hopeless I don't know what you want done - The Maltese Falcon

This is hopeless I don't know what you want done

There's only $400 here.
- I had to keep some to live on. - The Maltese Falcon

There's only $400 here. - I had to keep some to live on...

There you are. - The Maltese Falcon

Anything stirring? - The Maltese Falcon

Anything stirring?

Hello, Sid? - The Maltese Falcon

Gardenia. - The Maltese Falcon

Look what you did to my shirt - The Maltese Falcon

Look what you did to my shirt

But if it isn't here - The Maltese Falcon

But if it isn't here

Turn right and go up the hill, driver.
- Okay. - The Maltese Falcon

Turn right and go up the hill, driver. - Okay.

Mr. Spade. - The Maltese Falcon

I don't mind a reasonable amount of trouble - The Maltese Falcon

I don't mind a reasonable amount of trouble

I haven't lived a good life - The Maltese Falcon

I haven't lived a good life

You're very good - The Maltese Falcon

You're very good

What else is there I can buy you with - The Maltese Falcon

What else is there I can buy you with

You've got to convince me you aren't just fiddling around - The Maltese Falcon

You've got to convince me you aren't just fiddling...

You don't have to trust me as long as you can persuade me to trust you - The Maltese Falcon

You don't have to trust me as long as you can persuade...

You'll take it and like it - The Maltese Falcon

You'll take it and like it

And gettin' a lot of lyin' answers - The Maltese Falcon

And gettin' a lot of lyin' answers

I hope you know what you're doin' - The Maltese Falcon

I hope you know what you're doin'

What's this bird - The Maltese Falcon

What's this bird

Would you do something wild and unpredictable - The Maltese Falcon

Would you do something wild and unpredictable

I want to talk to Mr. Cairo. Joel Cairo. - The Maltese Falcon

I want to talk to Mr. Cairo. Joel Cairo.

Keep askin' for it and you're gonna to get it plenty - The Maltese Falcon

Keep askin' for it and you're gonna to get it ...

Our private conversations have not been such that I am anxious to continue them - The Maltese Falcon

Our private conversations have not been such that I am...

You always have a very smooth explanation ready - The Maltese Falcon

You always have a very smooth explanation ready

I certainly wish you would have invented a more reasonable story - The Maltese Falcon

I certainly wish you would have invented a more reasonable...

Hello. - The Maltese Falcon

Mr. Spade. - The Maltese Falcon

You begin well, sir. - The Maltese Falcon

You begin well, sir.

I distrust a man who says when - The Maltese Falcon

I distrust a man who says when

Here's to plain speaking and clear understanding - The Maltese Falcon

Here's to plain speaking and clear understanding

You're a close mouthed man - The Maltese Falcon

You're a close mouthed man

Let's talk about the black bird - The Maltese Falcon

Let's talk about the black bird

The cheaper the crook - The Maltese Falcon

The cheaper the crook

This'll put you in solid with your boss - The Maltese Falcon

This'll put you in solid with your boss

Come on. This'll put you in solid
with your boss. - The Maltese Falcon

Come on. This'll put you in solid with your boss.

Come in, sir. Thank you for coming.
Come in. - The Maltese Falcon

Come in, sir. Thank you for coming. Come in.

You shouldn't let him go around with these on him - The Maltese Falcon

You shouldn't let him go around with these on him

These are facts - The Maltese Falcon

These are facts

What do you know - The Maltese Falcon

What do you know

You begin to believe me a little - The Maltese Falcon

You begin to believe me a little

Hello, Effie. It's me. - The Maltese Falcon

Hello, Effie. It's me.

You know.... - The Maltese Falcon

Is he.... - The Maltese Falcon

Why couldn't he have stayed alive
long enough to tell us something? - The Maltese Falcon

Why couldn't he have stayed alive long enough to tell u...

You're a good man - The Maltese Falcon

You're a good man

Say, Frank?
- Hello, Mr. Spade. - The Maltese Falcon

Say, Frank? - Hello, Mr. Spade.

I've been hiding in a doorway up the street. - The Maltese Falcon

I've been hiding in a doorway up the street.

Can you make it or shall I carry you? - The Maltese Falcon

Can you make it or shall I carry you?

That you may have the falcon - The Maltese Falcon

That you may have the falcon

We were talking about a lot more money than this - The Maltese Falcon

We were talking about a lot more money than this

How are you going get the bird - The Maltese Falcon

How are you going get the bird

They're selling you out, sonny. - The Maltese Falcon

They're selling you out, sonny.

Because I've practiced taking guns from these boys before - The Maltese Falcon

Because I've practiced taking guns from these boys...

While the rest of us were talking in the cabin - The Maltese Falcon

While the rest of us were talking in the cabin

I'm sorry indeed to lose you - The Maltese Falcon

I'm sorry indeed to lose you

Hello. - The Maltese Falcon

Thanks, lady.
Sorry to spoil your day of rest. - The Maltese Falcon

Thanks, lady. Sorry to spoil your day of rest.

It is it. - The Maltese Falcon

You and your stupid attempt to buy it - The Maltese Falcon

You and your stupid attempt to buy it

It's the Russian's hand - The Maltese Falcon

It's the Russian's hand

Yes, it's the Russian's hand.
There's no doubt about it. - The Maltese Falcon

Yes, it's the Russian's hand. There's no doub...

What do you suggest - The Maltese Falcon

What do you suggest

Well sir the shortest farewells are the best Adieu - The Maltese Falcon

Well sir the shortest farewells are the best Adieu

Miles hadn't many brains - The Maltese Falcon

Miles hadn't many brains

There isn't the time for that schoolgirl act - The Maltese Falcon

There isn't the time for that schoolgirl act

I hope they don't hang you - The Maltese Falcon

I hope they don't hang you

You've been playing with me... - The Maltese Falcon

You've been playing with me...

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San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.

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Director: John Huston

Writer: John Huston, Dashiell Hammett

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: crime, film-noir, mystery

Year: 1941

MetaScore: 96/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 18 Oct 1941

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 5 wins & 3 nominations total

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