Review of The Maltese Falcon (1941) by Dan H — 27 Mar 2014
Not the best Film Noir, but certainly one of the better ones. The cast of characters here are rich, colorful and fantastic. Everyone in it is well cast from Peter Lorre as the flamboyant Joel Cairo, Sydney Greenstreet as the pompous, self-assured (and self-entitled) and rich Kasper Gutman, and Elisha Cook Jr.
as the pathetic and whiny Wilmer Cook. Bogart is nowhere near as charming and suave as he plays the sometimes scary and intense profession P.I. Sam Spade who only believes in money but also struggles to adhere to the law as best he can (a great American creation), and Mary Astor is fantastic as the manipulative Brigid O'Shaughnessy.
It's a great, fun film. A fun fact: The film was written and directed by John Huston, who would later go on to play Noah Cross in Chinatown.
This review of The Maltese Falcon (1941) was written by Dan H on 27 Mar 2014.
The Maltese Falcon has generally received very positive reviews.
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