The Falcon Strikes Back
LIKE A BOLT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING
1943 · 1h 6m · APPROVED
Crime, Mystery
Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
Overview
The Falcon is framed for the murder of a banker and the theft of war bonds. He makes his escape into the mountains where he hides out in a rustic lodge. From here he uncovers a phony war bond operation.
Director and cast
- Edward Dmytryk Director
- Tom Conway as Tom Lawrence
- Harriet Nelson as Gwynne Gregory
- Jane Randolph as Marcia Brooks
- Edgar Kennedy as Smiley Dugan
- Cliff Edwards as Goldie Locke
- Rita Corday as Mia Bruger
- Erford Gage as Rickey Davis
- Wynne Gibson as Geraldine H. Lipton
- André Charlot as Bruno Steffen
- Richard Loo as Jerry
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