The Falcon's Adventure

The Falcon's Adventure

Death-Ring Stalks Diamond Queen In Miami-Manhattan Murder Axis!

NR 1946 · 61 min · ★ 6.6 · Crime, Mystery

A society sleuth rescues a kidnapped woman, then is framed for murder.

Directed by William Berke · Written by Aubrey Wisberg

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Tom Conway Tom "The Falcon" Lawrence
Madge Meredith Louisa Braganza
Edward Brophy Goldie Locke
Robert Warwick Kenneth Sutton
Myrna Dell Doris Blanding
Steve Brodie Benny
Ian Wolfe J.D. Denison
Carol Forman Helen Ray
Joseph Crehan Inspector Cavanaugh
Phil Warren Mike Geary
Tony Barrett Paolo Ray
Harry Harvey Detective Sgt. Duncan

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The Gay Falcon

The Gay Falcon · 1941

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.

The Falcon's Brother

The Falcon's Brother · 1942

The Falcon's Brother

MovieCrimeMystery

A gentlemanly detective known as The Falcon calls on his brother to help him stop the Nazis from assassinating a key diplomat.

A Date with the Falcon

A Date with the Falcon · 1942

A Date with the Falcon

MovieCrimeMystery

In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.

The Falcon Takes Over

The Falcon Takes Over · 1942

The Falcon Takes Over

MovieCrimeMystery

While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O'Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a number of mishaps.

The Falcon Strikes Back

The Falcon Strikes Back · 1943

The Falcon Strikes Back

MovieMysteryCrime

The Falcon is framed for the murder of a banker and the theft of war bonds. He makes his escape into the mountains where he hides out in a rustic lodge. From here he uncovers a phony war bond operation.

The Falcon in Danger

The Falcon in Danger · 1943

The Falcon in Danger

MovieCrimeMystery

Two industrialists disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air. Also missing is $100,000. The Falcon investigates and discovers a plot against the government.

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

The Falcon and the Co-Eds · 1943

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

MovieCrimeMystery

The Falcon is called to a young woman's school to investigate a murder. When he arrives, another victim is discovered.

The Falcon Out West

The Falcon Out West · 1944

The Falcon Out West

MovieCrimeMystery

When a Texas playboy is murdered in a New York City nightclub the Falcon investigates. When he learns that the victim was slipped rattlesnake venom, the trail leads to Texas, his own kidnapping and near death.

The Falcon in Hollywood

The Falcon in Hollywood · 1944

The Falcon in Hollywood

MovieCrimeMystery

Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence--aka Michael Arlen's literary hero The Falcon--arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor. There's no shortage of suspects: the costume designer to whom he was married, a tyrannical director, a beautiful young French starlet, a Shakespeare-quoting producer, even a New York gangster. Helping The Falcon solve the crime is a cute, wise-cracking cab driver and a pair of bumbling cops.

The Falcon in Mexico

The Falcon in Mexico · 1944

The Falcon in Mexico

MovieCrimeMystery

The Falcon travels to Mexico where he gets involved with murder and a mysterious painting.

The Falcon in San Francisco

The Falcon in San Francisco · 1945

The Falcon in San Francisco

MovieCrimeMystery

While on vacation, the Falcon is arrested for kidnapping after striking up a friendship with a girl whose nurse has been recently murdered.

The Falcon's Alibi

The Falcon's Alibi · 1946

The Falcon's Alibi

MovieAdventureCrime

A society sleuth sets out on the trail of a society matron's lost jewels.

Devil's Cargo

Devil's Cargo · 1948

John Calvert takes over as the Falcon in this Poverty-Row continuation of the film series.

Appointment with Murder

Appointment with Murder · 1948

Appointment with Murder

The second Falcon film to feature actor/magician John Calvert sees the Falcon dealing with art thieves.

Search for Danger

Search for Danger · 1949

Search for Danger

The murders of a suspected thief and a rival private eye draw the attention of The Falcon.

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Down Rio Grande Way

Down Rio Grande Way · 1942

Down Rio Grande Way

Slightly more elaborate than most Charles Starrett westerns, Down Rio Grande Way is set in the mid-19th century, when the Republic of Texas was poised to join the Union. Starrett plays Texas Ranger Steve Martin, who is dispatched to a "renegade" Texas country that refuses to become part of the good old USA. He discovers that the crux of the problem is a local tax collector who, with the help of a crooked newspaper editor, is systematically robbing the citizens of their hard-earned cash, all the while fomenting anti-American sentiments.

The Steel Helmet

The Steel Helmet · 1951

The Steel Helmet

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A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.

Riders of the Black Hills

Riders of the Black Hills · 1938

Riders of the Black Hills

Riders of the Black Hills is a 1938 American Western directed by George Sherman. The intrepid cowboys known as the Three Mesquiteers; Stony (Robert Livingston), Tucson (Ray Corrigan) and Lullaby (Max Terhune) are on the case when rancher Peg Garth's (Maude Eburne) prize racehorse is abducted by bookie Rod Stevens (Tom London) and a secret cohort to prevent it from winning an important race.

Riding Through Nevada

Riding Through Nevada · 1942

Riding Through Nevada

Investigating mail service irregularities near Carson City, Lowrey and his sidekick Arkansas (Arthur Hunnicutt) combat outlaws led by Ed Kendall who threaten to disrupt the region, blending traditional western action with intrigue.

Lawless Plainsmen

Lawless Plainsmen · 1942

Lawless Plainsmen

In this western, a ranch foreman and the bosses son go to a saloon to slake their thirst and find themselves in the midst of a battle started by the feisty saloon owner's wicked ex-husband who loots the safe in the ensuing scuffle.

Colorado Sunset

Colorado Sunset · 1939

Colorado Sunset

When his well-meaning sidekick (Smiley Burnette) buys a cow farm instead of a cattle ranch, singing cowpoke Gene Autry prepares to embrace the dairy business. But with a corrupt association bent on driving up milk prices, it's up to newly elected Sheriff Gene to clean up the mess. Country music icon Patsy Montana sings "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart," while radio crooners the Texas Rangers perform alongside Autry.

Call The Mesquiteers

Call The Mesquiteers · 1938

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MovieActionWestern

The Three Mesquiteers are forced to track down a train robbery ring after some of the gang hijack their truck for a getaway and the police conclude they are part of the gang, an identification which is just fine with the gang's nameless chief.

FBI Girl

FBI Girl · 1951

MovieCrimeDrama

G-men grab a gangster and a governor thanks to a clerk in the fingerprints division.

Corruption

Corruption · 1933

MovieCrimeAction

A young lawyer is elected mayor of the city and promises to rid it of the corruption it's famous for. The problem is that most of the corruption he's vowed to eliminate is caused by the crooked political machine that helped elect him.

Caged Fury

Caged Fury · 1948

MovieActionAdventure

Big cats are killing people... after being trained by a twisted lion tamer.

South of the Border

South of the Border · 1939

South of the Border

A federal agent and his partner hang out in Mexico to check a revolution.

Cop Hater

Cop Hater · 1958

MovieActionCrime

Members of the 87th Precinct search for a cop killer who has already murdered two of their own.

Fury of the Congo

Fury of the Congo · 1951

Fury of the Congo

MovieAdventureAction

Jungle Jim must protect rare pony-like animals whose glands produce a powerful narcotic. On the way, he fights a giant spider.

Pals of the Saddle

Pals of the Saddle · 1938

Pals of the Saddle

The first of eight "Three Mesquiteers" Westerns to star John Wayne.

The Falcon's Alibi

The Falcon's Alibi · 1946

The Falcon's Alibi

MovieAdventureCrime

A society sleuth sets out on the trail of a society matron's lost jewels.

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy · 1945

MovieMysteryAction

Dick is faced with a series of brutal murders in which the victims, all from different social and economic backgrounds, are viciously slashed to pieces. Suspects abound but Tracy, getting a clue that there will be 15 murders in all, must find the common thread among the victims before more are killed.

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