Maltese Falcon Cast Members

Peter lorre joel cairo.
Maltese falcon cast members. Cast in credits order verified as complete. Cast humphrey bogart sam spade mary astor brigid o shaughnessy peter lorre joel cairo sydney greenstreet kasper gutman the fat man ward bond detective tom polhaus barton maclane detective lt. The maltese falcon 1941 film cast list humphrey bogart sam spade. Humphrey bogey bogart was actually the third actor to portray sam spade.
The film stars ricardo cortez as private. The maltese falcon 1941 film the maltese falcon is a 1941 film noir with screenplay by and directed by john huston in his directorial debut and based on dashiell hammett s 1930 novel of the. Dundy gladys george iva archer lee patrick effie perine jerome cowan miles archer elisha cook jr. Mary astor ruth wonderly brigid o shaughnessy.
Brigid tells spade in chapter 9. The maltese falcon 1941 synopsis private eye sam spade humphrey bogart and others mary astor peter lorre seek a statuette. The maltese falcon is a 1931 american pre code crime film based on the 1930 novel of the same name by dashiell hammett and directed by roy del ruth. Wilmer cook james burke luke murray alper frank richman john hamilton.
There are many examples of greed and selfishness in the maltese falcon. In addition to his performance as wilmer in the maltese falcon 1941 some of cook s other notable roles include the doomed informant harry jones in the big sleep 1946 the henchman marty waterman of the murderous title character in born to kill 1947 the pugnacious ex confederate soldier stonewall torrey who is gunned down by jack palance in shane 1953 and george peatty the shady cuckolded husband in stanley kubrick s the killing 1956. Probably the most greedy and selfish characters are brigid o shaughnessy and caspar gutman.