The Maltese Falcon
A story as EXPLOSIVE as his BLAZING automatics!
1941
Rated
NR
100
minutes
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed By:
John Huston
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Language
English
Release Date
October 18, 1941
Budget
$375,000
Revenue
$1,772,000
Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Samuel Spade
Mary Astor
Brigid O'Shaughnessy
Gladys George
Iva Archer
Peter Lorre
Joel Cairo
Barton MacLane
Lt. of Detectives Dundy
Lee Patrick
Effie Perine
Sydney Greenstreet
Kasper Gutman
Ward Bond
Det. Tom Polhaus
Jerome Cowan
Miles Archer
Elisha Cook Jr.
Wilmer Cook
James Burke
Luke
Murray Alper
Frank Richman
John Hamilton
District Attorney Bryan
Charles Drake
Reporter (uncredited)
Chester Gan
Bit Part (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Stenographer (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Policeman (uncredited)
William Hopper
Reporter (uncredited)
Walter Huston
Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Announcer (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Ship's Mate (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
John Huston
Director
Jack Sullivan
Assistant Director
John Prettyman
Second Assistant Director
Claude Archer
Assistant Director
Meta Carpenter
Script Supervisor
Writing
Production
Sound
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
Arthur Lange
Orchestrator
Oliver S. Garretson
Sound
Adolph Deutsch
Original Music Composer
Louis Kaufman
Musician
Camera
Arthur Edeson
Director of Photography
Mike Joyce
Camera Operator
E.F. Dexter
Grip
Mack Elliott
Still Photographer
Wally Meinardus
Assistant Camera
William Steudeman
Best Boy Grip
Editing
Art
Costume & Make-Up
Jean Udko
Hairstylist
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Frank McCoy
Makeup Artist
Burrell Kring
Wardrobe Master
Cora Lobb
Wardrobe Master
Crew
Lighting