![]() ![]() Archer is later shot and killed in an alley, and Spade, although he hates his partner and is having an affair with his wife, vows to find the killer. Bogart reassures her, saying that he hadn’t believed her-he had believed her two hundred dollars. She soon admits that her real name is Brigid O’Shaughnessy and that she hadn’t told the truth about her plight. Ruth Wonderley comes to the office of Spade & Archer for an ambiguous reason and hires Spade. Humphrey Bogart, who had been playing villains in B movies, accepted the role and became a huge star. Because he was a first-time director, and because the film was a remake, Huston’s first choice for the role of Sam Spade, George Raft, turned it down. ![]() John Huston, one of the top writers at Warner Brothers, made his directorial debut with this, the third film version of Dashiell Hammett’s detective novel. Sydney Greenstreet………………………….……Casper Gutman-The Fat Man Mary Astor…………………………………….Ruth Wonderley/Brigid O’Shaughnessy ![]() SOURCE: The Maltese Falcon, novel by Dashiell Hammett Catch up on the series and find new installments daily here. Otto Penzler ranks, analyzes, & celebrates the 106 greatest crime films of all-time. ![]()
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