FEMME FATALES OF FILM NOIR
THE MALTESE FALCON
USA | 1941 | 1hr 46min | Warner Bros.
A mysterious woman enters the office of private eye. She has a case, and its a doozy. In this noir classic, detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) gets more than he bargained for. As soon as Miss Wonderly (Mary Astor) shows up, trouble follows: Sam's partner is murdered and Sam is accosted by a man (Peter Lorre) demanding he locate a valuable statuette. Sam, entangled in a dangerous web of crime and intrigue, soon realizes he must find the one thing they all seem to want: the bejeweled Maltese falcon.
SHOWTIMES
Sunday, January 13 | 5:00pm | Whidbey Island Center for the Arts
4:00pm Zech Hall opens | 4:30pm Pass holder seating begins | 4:45pm Ticket holder seating begins
CAST AND CREW
Director: John Huston
Writing Credits: John Huston (screenplay), Dashiell Hammett (based upon the novel by)
Music: Adolph Deutsch
Costume Design: Orry-Kelly
Principal Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, Sydney Greenstreet, Ward Bond, Jerome Cowan, Elisha Cook Jr., James Burke, Murray Alper, John Hamilton, Walter Huston
SPECIAL EVENT
★ Closing Night Celebration ★
Raise a glass with us following the screening to celebrate the closing of our inaugural season!
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