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The Gay Falcon

Play trailer Poster for The Gay Falcon Released Oct 24, 1941 1h 7m Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay Lawrence (George Sanders) is compelled to return to his sleuthing ways. Along with sidekick Jonathan Goldie Locke (Allen Jenkins), he agrees to look into a series of home party robberies that have victimized socialite Maxine Wood (Gladys Cooper). 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 (Wendy Barrie).

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A most entertaining episode in the long-running series. Rated: B May 22, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Russ G I generally enjoy these B-movies clocking in at just over an hour as the running time doesn't let the direction drag. This one is a real muddle; the audience isn't given a real shot at solving the mystery but that's seldom the point of these quickies; instead we're forced to rely on our suave and clever amateur sleuth to crack the case and lay out the facts to his befuddled viewers. If the caper has lost you you're still entertained by glamorous dames and wisecracking sidekicks including the ever-present Misters Brophy and Jenkins. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/15/25 Full Review ashley h The Gay Falcon is an excellent film. It is about the Falcon who investigates jewel thieves who are working with hard up socialites to defraud insurance companies. George Sanders and Wendy Barrie give amazing performances. The screenplay is well written. Irving Reis did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and mystery. The Gay Falcon is a must see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member no this is not a gay porn pic but with this title what else could it be Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member It's an entertaining mystery, but rather forgetful if not for the suave George Sanders as The Falcon. None of the Falcon films seemed particularly memorable except for getting to watch Sanders charm his way through the film, although the adaption of Raymond Chandler's "Farewell, My Lovely" replacing Phillip Marlowe with The Falcon is pretty fun. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Irving Reis

Director

George Sanders

Gay Lawrence

Wendy Barrie

Helen Reed

Allen Jenkins

Jonathan G. `'Goldie'` Locke

Nina Vale

Elinor Benford

Gladys Cooper

Maxine Wood
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Synopsis Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay Lawrence (George Sanders) is compelled to return to his sleuthing ways. Along with sidekick Jonathan Goldie Locke (Allen Jenkins), he agrees to look into a series of home party robberies that have victimized socialite Maxine Wood (Gladys Cooper). 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 (Wendy Barrie).
Director
Irving Reis
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co
RKO Pictures
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 24, 1941, Original
Runtime
1h 7m
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