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The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)

The Falcon Strikes Back poster
Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 06m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A skilled amateur detective takes on a case involving a missing woman and a counterfeit money ring. He follows clues through a series of encounters with suspects and sidekicks to solve the crime.

light-heartedplayfulquick-wittedmysteriousold-fashionedintriguingcasual

What happens

The Falcon Strikes Back (a.k.a. The Falcon Comes Back) is a 1943 American crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk and stars Tom Conway as the title character, the amateur sleuth, the Falcon. Supporting roles are filled by Harriet Hilliard, Jane Randolph, Edgar Kennedy, with Cliff Edwards filling in for Allen Jenkins as the Falcon's sidekick, "Goldie" Locke. It is the fifth film in the Falcon series and the second for Conway, reprising the role that his brother, George Sanders had initiated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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