The Gay Falcon

The Gay Falcon

CRIMINALS BEWARE! Here comes fiction's man of mystery!

NR 1941 · 67 min · ★ 6.3 · Mystery

Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay Laurence is compelled to return to his sleuthing ways. Along with sidekick Jonathan "Goldie" Locke, he agrees to look into a series of home party robberies that have victimized socialite Maxine Wood. The duo gets more than they bargained for when a murder is committed at Wood's home, but Lawrence still finds time to romance the damsel.

Directed by Irving Reis · Written by Lynn Root

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George Sanders Gay Laurence / The Falcon
Wendy Barrie Helen Reed
Allen Jenkins Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke
Nina Vale Elinor Benford
Gladys Cooper Maxine Wood
Edward Brophy Detective Bates
Arthur Shields Inspector Mike Waldeck
Damian O'Flynn Noel Weber
Turhan Bey Manuel Retana
Eddie Dunn Detective Grimes
Lucile Gleason Mrs. Vera Gardner
Willie Fung Jerry

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