Symeon J. Thompson reviews the 1941 Warner Bros. classic, The Maltese Falcon. The Maltese Falcon is one sharp motion picture. Well written, well shot, well acted — it defines the private eye genre. It’s adapted from the 1930 detective novel of the same name, written by Dashiell Hammett, that itself defines its genre. Humphrey Bogart. And it provides definitive proof that a popular work of art can be one of the highest quality, and that the modern city, and modern life,…
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