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The Gay Falcon

1941 · 67 min

A breezy, witty whodunit with a charming rogue, light banter, and a plot that keeps you guessing without taxing you.

Tagline
CRIMINALS BEWARE! Here comes fiction's man of mystery!
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 'Goldy' 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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • deception
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
mystery
Directed by
Irving Reis
Written by
Lynn Root, Frank Fenton
Starring
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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