The read
A Balasaur Score of 68 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 71%. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
55 audience votes
Key crew
- Maude FultonScreenplay
- Roy Del RuthDirector
- Brown HolmesScreenplay
Cast
- Ricardo CortezSam Spade
- Bebe DanielsRuth Wonderly
- Dudley DiggesCasper Gutman
- Una MerkelEffie Perrine
- Robert ElliottPolice Lt. Dundy
- Thelma ToddIva Archer
- Otto MatiesonDr. Joel Cairo
- Walter LongMiles Archer
- Dwight FryeWilmer Cook
- J. Farrell MacDonaldDet. Sgt. Tom Polhaus
- Agostino BorgatoCapt. John Jacobi (uncredited)
- Morgan WallaceDistrict Attorney (uncredited)
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Themes
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