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The Falcon in Hollywood

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6.0/10 • 12

1944-12-081h 7m

MysteryCrime

Where next will the killer strike?

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.

Directors
Gordon Douglas
Characters
Michael Arlen
Editors
Gene Milford

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  1. Tom Conway

    Tom Conway

    Tom Lawrence

  2. Barbara Hale

    Barbara Hale

    Peggy Callahan

  3. Veda Ann Borg

    Veda Ann Borg

    Billie Atkins

  4. John Abbott

    John Abbott

    Martin S. Dwyer

  5. Sheldon Leonard

    Sheldon Leonard

    Louie Buchanan

  6. Konstantin Shayne

    Konstantin Shayne

    Alec Hoffman

  7. Emory Parnell

    Emory Parnell

    Inspector McBride

  8. Frank Jenks

    Frank Jenks

    Lieutenant Higgins

  9. Jean Brooks

    Jean Brooks

    Roxanna Miles

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CinemaSerf

Dec 3, 2023

6/10

It's the persistent cabbie "Billie" (Veda Ann Borg) who steals the thunder in this quite entertaining and quickly paced outing for our eponymous sleuth (Tom Conway). He is dragooned into an investigation following a murder at an Hollywood studio and so for the next hour or so we are treated to loads of backstage photography, scantily clad dancers, an increasingly irate producer (John Abbott) and, of course, a diabolical curse of the Maharajah's ring. Is the picture doomed to end up on the outing room floor? It has no director and is rapidly becoming a celluloid albatross! There's a bit more of a story here, with a few realistic suspects and a bit of detail on just how films are made before a denouement that's hardly a shock, but results in a fun chase through the studio lot and a great big Super Trouper! Enjoyable enough afternoon stuff.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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