1931

1h 20m

6.4(49 votes)

Mystery

Crime

Overview

A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.

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Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Ricardo Cortez

Sam Spade

Acting

Bebe Daniels

Ruth Wonderly

Acting

Dudley Digges

Casper Gutman

Acting

Una Merkel

Effie Perrine

Acting

Robert Elliott

Police Lt. Dundy

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Thelma Todd

Iva Archer

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Otto Matieson

Dr. Joel Cairo

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Walter Long

Miles Archer

Acting

Dwight Frye

Wilmer Cook

Acting

J. Farrell MacDonald

Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus

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Agostino Borgato

Capt. John Jacobi (uncredited)

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Morgan Wallace

District Attorney (uncredited)

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Lucille Ward

Sarah the Prison Matron (uncredited)

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