The Falcon in Hollywood

"Where next will the killer strike?"

1944 1h 7m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 14

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Synopsis

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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.

“Where next will the killer strike?”

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Cast

Tom Conway
Tom Lawrence
Barbara Hale
Peggy Callahan
Veda Ann Borg
Billie Atkins
John Abbott
Martin S. Dwyer
Sheldon Leonard
Louie Buchanan
Konstantin Shayne
Alec Hoffman
Emory Parnell
Inspector McBride
Frank Jenks
Lieutenant Higgins

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gordon Douglas
Writers: Gerald Geraghty
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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82 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Falcon Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gordon Douglas, shot by Nicholas Musuraca. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gene Milford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tom Conway and Barbara Hale and Veda Ann Borg carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Where next will the killer strike?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0036810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gordon Douglas directs. Nicholas Musuraca behind the camera. Gene Milford cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
282 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Falcon Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Gordon Douglas, shot by Nicholas Musuraca. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Gene Milford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tom Conway and Barbara Hale and Veda Ann Borg carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Where next will the killer strike?".
8IMDB entry: tt0036810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Nicholas Musuraca
Editing: Gene Milford
Costume design: Renié
Runtime: 67 min · 1h 7m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)

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The Falcon Series

The movie series from the 1940's featuring the detective The Falcon...

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2023-12-03
★ 6/10
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.

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