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THE MALTESE FALCON premieres in New York. Adapted from Dashiell Hammett's 1929 novel by debuting director John Huston. Classic prototypical film noir with Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade, a cynical, hard-nosed San Francisco private eye hired to find a fabled, much coveted jewel-encrusted falcon statuette.Veteran Warner Bros repertory players Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Elisha Cook Jr. help personify the film's cult status.
