The Falcon in San Francisco

Jul 20, 1945

1h 6m

★ 5.8

The lure of loveliness and the greed for gold lead four to fearful death...as the Falcon grapples with his most merciless foe!

Overview

While on vacation, the Falcon is arrested for kidnapping after striking up a friendship with a girl whose nurse has been recently murdered.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Tom Lawrence / The Falcon

Tom Conway

Joan Marshall

Rita Corday

Goldie Locke

Edward Brophy

Annie Marshall

Sharyn Moffett

Doreen Temple

Fay Helm

Duke Monet / De Forrest Marshall

Robert Armstrong

Rickey

Carl Kent

Dalman

George Holmes

Peter Vantine / Carl Dudley

John Mylong

Chambermaid (uncredited)

Dorothy Adams

Sexy Girl on the Train (uncredited)

Joan Beckstead

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Sammy Blum

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6.6

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6.5

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6.0

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5.6

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6.1

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