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The Gay Falcon

Year:
Duration:
67 min
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance
IMDB rate:
6.7
Director:
Irving Reis
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1941-10-24
Cast
Actor
Character
George Sanders
Gay Laurence
Wendy Barrie
Helen Reed
Allen Jenkins
Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke
Nina Vale
Elinor Benford (as Anne Hunter)
Gladys Cooper
Maxine Wood
Edward Brophy
Detective Bates
Arthur Shields
Inspector Mike Waldeck
Damian O'Flynn
Noel Weber
Turhan Bey
Manuel Retana
Eddie Dunn
Detective Grimes
Lucile Gleason
Vera Gardner
Willie Fung
Jerry
Florence Bates
(scenes deleted)
Polly Bailey
Landlady in Hallway (uncredited)
James Blaine
Police Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
Lee Bonnell
Hysterical Woman's Brother (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Bartender at Party (uncredited)
Hans Conried
Herman (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Elmer, the Jailer (uncredited)
Paul Norby
Cigar Clerk (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Policeman in Street (uncredited)
Mickey Phillips
Newsboy (uncredited)
Joey Ray
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Robert Smith
Policeman Outside Morgue (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Virginia Vale
Hysterical Woman at End (uncredited)
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Trivia
This film, the first in RKO's series of films based on Michael Arlen's character "The Falcon," was the only one actually based on an Arlen story.
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The first of sixteen movies for the suave detective nicknamed "The Falcon" starring George Sanders (and later Tom Conway).
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Leslie Charteris sued RKO contending that "The Falcon" was "The Saint", his creation, in disguise. The disposition of the suit has not been discovered. RKO made the change because Charteris had become an annoyance to the studio with his carping about changes in his original stories.
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Quotes
Manuel Retana: [Holding a gun] Now, can you think of one good reason why I shouldn't kill you?
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Gay Lawrence: Oh, darling, I thought you'd stand by me.
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Inspector Mike Waldeck: [to Goldie] All right, son, I'm releasin' yuh, but first I want a description of the man you saw that night.
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Photos from cast
Bobby Barber
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