The read
It runs a compact 1h 7m.
Synopsis
Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence--aka Michael Arlen's literary hero The Falcon--arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor. There's no shortage of suspects: the costume designer to whom he was married, a tyrannical director, a beautiful young French starlet, a Shakespeare-quoting producer, even a New York gangster. Helping The Falcon solve the crime is a cute, wise-cracking cab driver and a pair of bumbling cops.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Gerald GeraghtyScreenplay
- Gordon DouglasDirector
Cast
- Tom ConwayTom Lawrence
- Barbara HalePeggy Callahan
- Veda Ann BorgBillie Atkins
- John AbbottMartin S. Dwyer
- Sheldon LeonardLouie Buchanan
- Konstantin ShayneAlec Hoffman
- Emory ParnellInspector McBride
- Frank JenksLieutenant Higgins
- Jean BrooksRoxanna Miles
- Rita CordayLili D'Allio
- Walter SoderlingEd Johnson, Gate Guard
- Useff AliMohammed Nogari