The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Cast

Humphrey Bogart (Samuel Spade)Mary Astor (Brigid O'Shaughnessy)Gladys George (Iva Archer)Peter Lorre (Joel Cairo)Barton MacLane (Lt. of Detectives Dundy)Lee Patrick (Effie Perine)Sydney Greenstreet (Kasper Gutman)Ward Bond (Detective Tom Polhaus)Jerome Cowan (Miles Archer)Elisha Cook Jr. (Wilmer Cook)James Burke (Luke)Murray Alper (Frank Richman)John Hamilton (Bryan)Charles Drake (Reporter)Chester Gan (Bit Part)Creighton Hale (Stenographer)Robert Homans (Policeman)William Hopper (Reporter)

Director

John Huston

Synopsis

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.