The Maltese Falcon
A San Francisco detective takes a job tailing a man for a woman with an implausible story, his partner is shot dead that night, and the police like him for it while a fat man, a Levantine and a young gunman converge on a black statuette with a long history. Huston shot from a script following Hammett almost line for line, in low ceilings and hard shadow. His first job directing, and the usual marker for where noir begins.
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- adapts ↑ The Maltese Falcon
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- 63% · 14 shared