Good Detective Story
Bogart is Sam Spade - Spade was a new character created for The Maltese Falcon and does not appear in any of Hammett's previous stories but he does appear in 4 stories later in the series.
The story is of 3 people who are looking for the jewel-encrusted Maltese Falcon - a priceless piece of art. Joel Cairo (Peter Lorre) hires Spade to find the statue. But Sam Spade is quite a bit smarter than Cairo suspects.
Pretty good old film noir. One of the better crime films of the 1940s. Great casting, cinematography excellent and an interesting tale.
Worth watching if you haven't watched this one and interested in old crime films.
6.5/10
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