The Gay Falcon

Oct 24, 1941

1h 7m

★ 6.3

CRIMINALS BEWARE! Here comes fiction's man of mystery!

Overview

Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay Laurence is compelled to return to his sleuthing ways. Along with sidekick Jonathan "Goldie" Locke, he agrees to look into a series of home party robberies that have victimized socialite Maxine Wood. The duo gets more than they bargained for when a murder is committed at Wood's home, but Lawrence still finds time to romance the damsel.

Genres

Mystery

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Gay Laurence / The Falcon

George Sanders

Helen Reed

Wendy Barrie

Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke

Allen Jenkins

Elinor Benford

Nina Vale

Maxine Wood

Gladys Cooper

Detective Bates

Edward Brophy

Inspector Mike Waldeck

Arthur Shields

Noel Weber

Damian O'Flynn

Manuel Retana

Turhan Bey

Detective Grimes

Eddie Dunn

Mrs. Vera Gardner

Lucile Gleason

Jerry

Willie Fung

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.

5.2

The Falcon Out West

Mar 17, 1944

When a Texas playboy is murdered in a New York City nightclub the Falcon investigates. When he learns that the victim was slipped rattlesnake venom, the trail leads to Texas, his own kidnapping and near death.

5.5

The Falcon Strikes Back

Apr 1, 1943

The Falcon is framed for the murder of a banker and the theft of war bonds. He makes his escape into the mountains where he hides out in a rustic lodge. From here he uncovers a phony war bond operation.

6.2

The Falcon Takes Over

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6.3

The Falcon's Brother

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5.5

Devil's Cargo

Apr 1, 1948

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4.8

Appointment with Murder

Nov 24, 1948

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5.8

The Falcon in San Francisco

Jul 20, 1945

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6.5

A Date with the Falcon

Jan 16, 1942

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0.0

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Apr 15, 1949

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8.0

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5.8

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5.2

One Thrilling Night

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A honeymoon couple in New York for one night of wedded bliss before he's to join the army, become involved with gangsters after they find a cadaver under their bed.

0.0

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0.0

White Blast

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At a remote train station covered in heavy snow, a station master Gap-su is facing the last day of his life-long dedication to the station. Devastated by the sudden layoffs, Gap-su keeps waiting for his young replacement, who still hasn’t yet come. As the hush reigns throughout the station, Gap-su sees the breaking news that dozens of convicts escaped from the overturned prison bus, and just then, a young man walks into the station claiming himself as the one Gap-su has been waiting for.

7.1

An Inspector Calls

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An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?