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MysteryCrime

The Falcon in Hollywood

- Where next will the killer strike?

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.

Release Date : 1944-12-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Tom Conway

Character Name : Tom Lawrence

Original Name : Tom Conway

Gender : Male

Barbara Hale

Character Name : Peggy Callahan

Original Name : Barbara Hale

Gender : Female

Veda Ann Borg

Character Name : Billie Atkins

Original Name : Veda Ann Borg

Gender : Female

John Abbott

Character Name : Martin S. Dwyer

Original Name : John Abbott

Gender : Male

Sheldon Leonard

Character Name : Louie Buchanan

Original Name : Sheldon Leonard

Gender : Male

Konstantin Shayne

Character Name : Alec Hoffman

Original Name : Konstantin Shayne

Gender : Male

Emory Parnell

Character Name : Inspector McBride

Original Name : Emory Parnell

Gender : Male

Frank Jenks

Character Name : Lieutenant Higgins

Original Name : Frank Jenks

Gender : Male

Jean Brooks

Character Name : Roxanna Miles

Original Name : Jean Brooks

Gender : Female

Rita Corday

Character Name : Lili D'Allio

Original Name : Rita Corday

Gender : Female

Walter Soderling

Character Name : Ed Johnson, studio guard

Original Name : Walter Soderling

Gender : Male

Useff Ali

Character Name : Mohammed, the actor [Script Name: Nogari]

Original Name : Useff Ali

Gender : Male

Robert Clarke

Character Name : Perc Saunders - Assistant Director

Original Name : Robert Clarke

Gender : Male

Chili Williams

Character Name : Blonde Woman at Races (uncredited)

Original Name : Chili Williams

Gender : Female

Jacques Lory

Character Name : Man with Bull Fiddle (uncredited)

Original Name : Jacques Lory

Gender : Male

Nancy Marlowe

Character Name : Studio Messenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Nancy Marlowe

Gender : Male

Chester Clute

Character Name : Apartment Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Chester Clute

Gender : Male

Perc Launders

Character Name : Statuary Molder - [Script Name: Zoller] (uncredited)

Original Name : Perc Launders

Gender : Male

Bryant Washburn

Character Name : Art Department Runner (uncredited)

Original Name : Bryant Washburn

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-12-03

It's the persistent cabbie "Billie" (Veda Ann Borg) who steals the thunder in this quite entertaining and quickly paced outing for our eponymous sleuth (Tom Conway). He is dragooned into an investigation following a murder at an Hollywood studio and so for the next hour or so we are treated to loads of backstage photography, scantily clad dancers, an increasingly irate producer (John Abbott) and, of course, a diabolical curse of the Maharajah's ring. Is the picture doomed to end up on the outing room floor? It has no director and is rapidly becoming a celluloid albatross! There's a bit more of a story here, with a few realistic suspects and a bit of detail on just how films are made before a denouement that's hardly a shock, but results in a fun chase through the studio lot and a great big Super Trouper! Enjoyable enough afternoon stuff.