The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)

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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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