Episode 354: The Maltese Falcon (1941)

The Projection Booth Podcast

The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2018

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

Written and directed by John Huston in his directorial debut, The Maltese Falcon (1941) stars Humphrey Bogart as gumshoe Sam Spade who unravels the mystery of the titular black bird.

Eric Cohen and Richard Edwards join Mike to discuss the original Dashiell Hammett story, the two other film adaptations of The Maltese Falcon, and the 1975 sequel.
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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:25.0	Christopher Media, let's make some noise.
0:29.6	Come closer. I want to talk to you.
0:32.6	I'm going to tell you an astounding story.
0:35.1	The story of the Maltese falcon.
0:42.6	600 years the falcon has carried the mystery of a fabulous wealth under its grotesque wings.
0:49.5	I could tell you a thousand tales of the men and women who have hunted this evil bird.
0:52.1	But every story has the same ending.
0:53.4	Murder.
0:56.3	Listen to these incredible people,
0:59.2	all consumed by their passionate greed for the Maltese falcon.
1:01.9	What have you ever given me besides money?
1:05.0	Have you ever given me any of your confidence, any of the truth?
1:07.9	Haven't you tried to buy my loyalty with money and nothing else?
1:10.4	What else is there I can buy you with?
1:41.6	I can buy you with. I don't care who loves who, I won't play the sap for you I haven't lived a good life I've been bad
1:50.0	worse than you could know
1:59.0	we were talking about a lot more money than this.
2:03.4	There are more of us to be taken care of now.
2:05.6	That may be, but I've got the forken.
2:07.8	You may have the falcon.
2:09.3	But we certainly have you.
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