A Date with the Falcon

Jan 16, 1942

1h 3m

★ 6.5

Second of new screen series with the star who played The Saint.

Overview

In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

A Date with the Falcon Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Gay Lawrence / The Falcon

George Sanders

Helen Reed

Wendy Barrie

Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara

James Gleason

Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke

Allen Jenkins

Rita Mara

Mona Maris

Spectator at Airport (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

Spectator (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

Jill (uncredited)

Roxanne Barkley

Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Eddie Borden

First Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Jack Carr

Bellhop (uncredited)

Eddie Arden

Policeman (uncredited)

Anthony Blair

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.

5.5

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6.2

The Falcon Takes Over

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6.3

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6.3

The Gay Falcon

Oct 24, 1941

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4.8

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Apr 12, 1946

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6.1

The Falcon's Adventure

Dec 13, 1946

A society sleuth rescues a kidnapped woman, then is framed for murder.

5.2

The Falcon Out West

Mar 17, 1944

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6.6

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0.0

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5.3

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4.5

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0.0

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No overview available.

0.0

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