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The Falcon in Hollywood

1944 · 67 min

A breezy, wisecracking whodunit that glides through studio backlots with light suspense and plenty of charm.

Directed by
Gordon Douglas
Genres
Crime, Mystery
Starring
Tom Conway, Barbara Hale, Veda Ann Borg
Tagline
Where next will the killer strike?
Overview
Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence--aka Michael Arlen's literary hero The Falcon--arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor. There's no shortage of suspects: the costume designer to whom he was married, a tyrannical director, a beautiful young French starlet, a Shakespeare-quoting producer, even a New York gangster. Helping The Falcon solve the crime is a cute, wise-cracking cab driver and a pair of bumbling cops.

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Directed by
Gordon Douglas
Genres
Crime, Mystery
Starring
Tom Conway, Barbara Hale, Veda Ann Borg
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • crime
  • deception
  • media
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
crime, mystery
Directed by
Gordon Douglas
Written by
Gerald Geraghty
Starring
Tom Conway, Barbara Hale, Veda Ann Borg, John Abbott, Sheldon Leonard, Konstantin Shayne, Emory Parnell, Frank Jenks
Cinematography
Nicholas Musuraca
Runtime
67 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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