The Gay Falcon
CRIMINALS BEWARE! Here comes fiction's man of mystery!
1941 · 1h 7m · PASSED
Mystery
Directed by
Irving Reis
Overview
Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay Laurence is compelled to return to his sleuthing ways. Along with sidekick Jonathan "Goldie" Locke, he agrees to look into a series of home party robberies that have victimized socialite Maxine Wood. The duo gets more than they bargained for when a murder is committed at Wood's home, but Lawrence still finds time to romance the damsel.
Director and cast
- Irving Reis Director
- George Sanders as Gay Lawrence / The Falcon
- Wendy Barrie as Helen Reed
- Allen Jenkins as Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke
- Nina Vale as Elinor Benford
- Gladys Cooper as Maxine Wood
- Edward Brophy as Detective Bates
- Arthur Shields as Inspector Mike Waldeck
- Damian O'Flynn as Noel Weber
- Turhan Bey as Manuel Retana
- Eddie Dunn as Detective Grimes
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