The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)

Director:

Edward Dmytryk

Writers:

Michael Arlen (character)
Stuart Palmer (story)

Release Date:

7 mayo 1943 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The Falcon is framed for the murder of a banker and the theft of war bonds. He makes his escape into...

Plot Keywords:

Thief | Fifth Part | Police | Beautiful Woman | Frame Up

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Bold start for Tom Conway

Cast

Tom Conway	...	Tom Lawrence
Harriet Hilliard	...	Gwynne Gregory
Jane Randolph	...	Marcia Brooks
Edgar Kennedy	...	Smiley Dugan
Cliff Edwards	...	Goldie Locke
Rita Corday	...	Mia Bruger
Erford Gage	...	Rickey Davis
Wynne Gibson	...	Geraldine H. Lipton
André Charlot	...	Bruno Steffen (as Andre Charlot)
Richard Loo	...	Jerry
Cliff Clark	...	Inspector Timothy Donovan
Edward Gargan	...	Detective Bates (as Ed Gargan)
The Velma Dawson Puppets	...	Group Performers

Duración:

66 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English | Español

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Clasificación:

USA:Approved (PCA #9125) | Finland:K-11 (2005) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Sweden:15

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivialidades:

Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Charles Russell (Bank Messenger), Frank O'Connor (Bank Guard) and Lorna Dunn (Taxi Driver). In addition, Joyce Compton and Grady Sutton were in a Hollywood Reporter production chart, but they were not in the film either.

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Falcon's Adventure (1946)

Bold start for Tom Conway

First in the series in which Tom Conway stars fully on his own as the Falcon. Tom starts and ends this movie by being dragged into danger by a beautiful damsel in distress – Rita Corday starts her appearances in the series with this film. Some good comic bits include two tramps telling Tom the time by an improvised sundial (and then commenting on how fortunate they are for their state of affairs compared to Tom). The basic plot involves a war bond theft, a murder at a swimming pool, and Tom's relationship with Jane Randolph (who swoons to his kiss). Cliff Edwards' only appearance as Goldie Locke (better portrayed in later films by Edward Brophy). Edwards does much better later as the voice of Jiminy Cricket. Edgar Kennedy seems miscast but the introduction of a puppeteer as a character is interesting. An early Harriet Hilliard as a resort manager will be more remembered in the Ozzie and Harriet TV series. The Falcon and his cronies always seem to outmaneuver and yet assist the bumbling policemen. The past is too fast for much character development. Good directing saves this entry into what is otherwise only a fair series.