The Maltese Falcon (1941) | Ep. 128

The Maltese Falcon (1941) | Ep. 128

Author: All The Right Movies January 30, 2026 Duration: 2:17:35

Luke, Matt, and Westy are on the case as we head to 1940s San Francisco for John Huston's genre-defining noir. We're talking Bogart at his most iconic, a directorial debut that shouldn't have worked, and one of the great Hollywood MacGuffins. We dig into how a first-time director got the best out of Hollywood's most difficult star, why this third adaptation finally cracked it, and the ensemble cast that made every scene crackle.

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