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The Maltese Falcon
64%
Movie
1h 20m
AI Analysis
The Maltese Falcon (1931) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Maltese Falcon (1931) — a movie tagged as Mystery and Crime with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~80 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Maltese Falcon 64% (54 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
64%
from 54 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1931-05-23
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- TMDB rating
- 6.4
- TMDB ID
- 28257
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Where can I watch The Maltese Falcon (1931)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Maltese Falcon?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Maltese Falcon directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Maltese Falcon about?
A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.
Is there an AI analysis for The Maltese Falcon?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Maltese Falcon?
The official runtime for The Maltese Falcon is approximately 80 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Ricardo Cortez
Sam Spade

Bebe Daniels
Ruth Wonderly

Dudley Digges
Casper Gutman

Una Merkel
Effie Perrine

Robert Elliott
Police Lt. Dundy

Thelma Todd
Iva Archer

Otto Matieson
Dr. Joel Cairo

Walter Long
Miles Archer

Dwight Frye
Wilmer Cook

J. Farrell MacDonald
Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus
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Agostino Borgato
Capt. John Jacobi (uncredited)

Morgan Wallace
District Attorney (uncredited)

Lucille Ward
Sarah the Prison Matron (uncredited)
Audience notes
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