Huston's directorial debut found detective Bogart trying to solve his partner's murder intertwined with recovering the elusive statue of a black bird. His efforts are impeded by a mysterious femme fatale, a corpulent Greenstreet and a cryptic Lorre.
This crazy cast of well known characters chases after a Maltese Falcon statue that supposedly is solid gold. People die, betray each other and there is a true sense of mystery here. In the end, I don't think anyone won what they wanted but getting there is a twister of a ride. Black and white noir from the 1940's.
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