They engage each other in a battle of wits.
A big part of the film is Spade's relationship to femme fatale Brigid (Mary Astor). He comes across as overconfident and egotistic. And the main character, of course, is PI Sam Spade (Bogart). The plot stalls and meanders throughout most of the film, as we encounter an assortment of strange characters and side issues. The film's story is complex and convoluted, typical of detective films of that era, and involves a valuable statuette. A call from Brigid takes Sam on a totally pointless pursuit, however first he checks the bundle and sends the case check to himself.Considered by many film historians as the very first noir film, "The Maltese Falcon" is cinematically important also for making Humphrey Bogart into a Hollywood star, and for being the debut of John Huston as film Director. The man is Jacoby, the commander of the Hong Kong transport, and the bundle contains the sculpture. He comes back to his office, where a withering man staggers in with a bundle. He finds a paper in the room declaring the appearance of a boat from Hong Kong, yet at the docks, Sam finds the boat ablaze. He offers Sam $50,000 to discover it, however before Sam can acknowledge, he drops from doctored drinks. The sculpture everybody needs is a brilliant, gem-encrusted reproduction of the Maltese falcon that was taken by privateers and a short time later vanished for quite a long time.Īfter it returned in Greece, Gutman intended to get it, however, it was again taken and he has been following its path from that point onward. Gutman reveals to Sam that after the Crusades, Charles V of Spain gave the Knights Templar the island of Malta, requiring just the tribute of a bird of prey(the Maltese falcon) each year. Kasper Gutman, known as "The Fat Man," is additionally keen on the sculpture and request Sam, however when Gutman will not clarify his inclinations, Sam storms out.Īfterwards, Wilmer Cook, Gutman's shooter, takes Sam back to Gutman's loft. The police presently start to associate Sam with Miles' homicide, yet he turns a convoluted story to prevent the police from capturing them three for addressing. Their gathering is hindered by the police, who have been sent by Miles' widow Iva, who is envious on the grounds that she and Sam had been having an illicit relationship. Sam acknowledges the offer, and Cairo indeed holds Sam at gunpoint while he looks through the workplace.Īt the point when Brigid learns of Cairo's visit, she requests that Sam set up a gathering with him and reveals to Cairo that she doesn't have the sculpture, however will in a couple of days. Sam incapacitates Cairo, who offers the investigator $5,000 to discover the fowl. The declaration of Thursby's demise draws a request from a puzzling little man named Joel Cairo, who discloses to Sam that he is attempting to recuperate a sculpture of a dark bird of prey, the Maltese falcon.Īt the point when Sam precludes any information from claiming the sculpture, Cairo threatens to use a firearm and requests to look through the workplace. In spite of his questions that she has revealed to him every bit of relevant information, Sam acknowledges her as his customer. The next morning, Wonderly gathers Sam to her new address, where she admits that her genuine name is Brigid O'Shaughnessy and that the story she related the day preceding was totally bogus. Dundy and Detective Tom Polhaus, two police officers, who speculate him of killing Thursby out of retribution for a significant distance's demise. At that point, Thursby is found with four-shot gaps in his back and Sam is visited by Lt. He calls Wonderly and discovers that she has settled up with her inn. Soon thereafter, Sam discovers that Miles has been shot.
Sam's accomplice, Miles Archer, consents to be available when Wonderly meets Floyd Thursby, her sister's tempter, and afterwards tail him to his inn in order to find the missing young lady. At the Spade and Archer investigator office in San Francisco, Samuel Spade is met by the lovely Miss Wonderly, who wishes to recruit him to locate her runaway sister.
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