Maltese Falcon, The

Sam Spade is a partner in a private-eye firm who finds himself hounded by police when his partner is killed whilst tailing a man. The girl who asked him to follow the man turns out not to be who she says she is, and is really involved in something to do with the 'Maltese Falcon', a gold-encrusted life-sized statue of a falcon, the only one of its kind. Nominated for three Academy Awards®. (Note: licensees are to use the embedded videos for preview purposes only and they should obtain full-length versions for their public performance needs.)

Maltese Falcon, The (1941)

1. Private eye hides facts in partner's death

2. Femme fatale's "cry for help"

3. Man hires private eye then robs him -- twice!

4. When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it!

5. Manipulative woman admits being a liar

6. Private eye abused by pompous double-talk

7. Private eye stands up to D.A.

8. Criminal allows assistant to be scapegoat

9. There's our fall guy

10. Detective catches villain cheating

11. Criminal's priceless obsession fake

12. Man chooses justice over love

13. The stuff that dreams are made of