The Maltese Falcon

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The Maltese Falcon (13-Jun-1931)

Writers: Maude Fulton; Brown Holmes

From novel: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

This is an earlier attempt by Roy Del Ruth, and is not the famous version of the film. See The Maltese Falcon.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ricardo Cortez Actor 19-Sep-1899 28-Apr-1977 The Torrent

Bebe Daniels Actor 14-Jan-1901 16-Mar-1971 42nd Street

Dwight Frye Actor 22-Feb-1899 7-Nov-1943 Renfield in 1931 Dracula

Walter Long Actor 5-Mar-1879 4-Jul-1952 The Birth of a Nation

Una Merkel Actor 10-Dec-1903 2-Jan-1986 Summer and Smoke

Thelma Todd Actor 29-Jul-1905 16-Dec-1935 The Bohemian Girl

CAST

Bebe Daniels ... Ruth Wonderly
Ricardo Cortez ... Sam Spade
Dudley Digges ... Casper Gutman
Una Merkel ... Effie Perrine
Robert Elliott ... Lt. Dundy
Thelma Todd ... Iva Archer
Otto Matieson ... Dr. Joel Cairo
Walter Long ... Miles Archer
Dwight Frye ... Wilmer Cook
J. Farrell MacDonald ... Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus

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