Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuThe Falcon and his friend Goldie Locke check into what appears to be a silk-smuggling racket in San Francisco.The Falcon and his friend Goldie Locke check into what appears to be a silk-smuggling racket in San Francisco.The Falcon and his friend Goldie Locke check into what appears to be a silk-smuggling racket in San Francisco.
Paula Corday
- Joan Marshall
- (as Rita Corday)
Edward Brophy
- Goldie Locke
- (as Edward S. Brophy)
Dorothy Adams
- Hotel Maid
- (Nicht genannt)
Joan Beckstead
- Sexy Girl on Train
- (Nicht genannt)
Sammy Blum
- Headwaiter
- (Nicht genannt)
Kernan Cripps
- Police Captain
- (Nicht genannt)
Russell Custer
- Taxi Driver
- (Nicht genannt)
Myrna Dell
- Beautiful Girl in Hotel Hall
- (Nicht genannt)
Ralph Dunn
- Arresting Policeman
- (Nicht genannt)
Margaret Farrell
- Minor Role
- (Nicht genannt)
Jack Gargan
- Waiter
- (Nicht genannt)
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This is the eleventh Falcon film, notable for the entry of a child actress in a major role. Having the Falcon exchange witty lines with Sharyn Moffett who in the film 'will be 18 in nine years' time', as she puts it, and who 'has decided to marry Tom Lawrence (the Falcon)' when she grows up 'but then he'll have to stop chasing after other girls', is a refreshing and amusing change. Tom Conway does very well at communicating with a kid, and Sharyn is charming in the part. Unfortunately, the hideously boring and coarse Edward Brophy is the Falcon's sidekick in this one, which is so annoying. There is a marvellous wicked femme fatale in this one played by Fay Helm, who obviously finds it delicious to be devilish. Rita Corday appears in her fifth Falcon film, and has become a reliable fixture in the series. Robert Armstrong, solid and good viewing, appears in this one and adds conviction to a double identity. The film is well directed by Joseph H. Lewis, his one foray into falconry, with some good San Francisco location shots, excellent framing, and a nice pace. The story is satisfying in its puzzling complexity, and we really can't figure out very much at all until we get near the end. Falconers will enjoy this one, and lesser mortals should too.
"The Falcon in San Francisco" is a 1945 entry into The Falcon series starring Tom Conway. This one has some nice shots of San Francisco and captures the city's atmosphere - old timers familiar with the city will love it. In this one, Tom and Goldie (Edward Brophy) meet a cute little girl (Sheryl Moffett) and her dog Diogenes on a train. While traveling, the girl's nurse is found dead. The Falcon and Goldie soon find themselves in a web of intrigue involving a crime ring, a shipping company, and a secret kept by the girl's beautiful sister (Rita Corday). King Kong's Robert Armstrong plays the shipping company's business manager. The mystery is actually pretty good, and the film moves quickly.
For some reason, these Falcon films always end somewhat abruptly. However, it's enjoyable.
For some reason, these Falcon films always end somewhat abruptly. However, it's enjoyable.
Tom Conway and retainer Ed Brophy are on their way to San Francisco on a train when they make the acquaintance of young Sharyn Moffett. The Falcon charm work on women of all ages and the little girl asks for his help saying she's become a prisoner in her own home. Her rather severe nurse is later murdered on the train and the Falcon and the always helpful Goldie Locke are involved.
Besides Moffett this caper will involve her older sister Rita Corday, a former bootlegger from Prohibition days Robert Armstrong, a Dutch importer John Mylong and a poor man's Gale Sondergaard Fay Helm.
This is one of the bloodiest Falcon episodes that RKO did. A whole lot of people die in this one, especially in an incredibly bloody climax.
Conway is charming as usual and Brophy provides much needed comic relief in this story. Still even his relief was too much. He reads that he can pay less income tax when married and starts coming on to every woman he sees with inevitable results. Now if Conway had done it...........
Besides Moffett this caper will involve her older sister Rita Corday, a former bootlegger from Prohibition days Robert Armstrong, a Dutch importer John Mylong and a poor man's Gale Sondergaard Fay Helm.
This is one of the bloodiest Falcon episodes that RKO did. A whole lot of people die in this one, especially in an incredibly bloody climax.
Conway is charming as usual and Brophy provides much needed comic relief in this story. Still even his relief was too much. He reads that he can pay less income tax when married and starts coming on to every woman he sees with inevitable results. Now if Conway had done it...........
Tom Conway and Eddie Brophy take the train to San Francisco, the city by the bay, so that Brophy can hunt up a wife -- he thinks he pays too much in income taxes, and a wife would solve that. Along the way, Conway charms little Sharon Moffat, who starts to tell fibs. This lands him in hot water with the police, and more with Rita Corday, leading into a nicely tangled mystery involving hemp, silk and ex-gangster Robert Armstrong.
Conway isn't quite as smooth as his brother, George Sanders for the first four of the series, but he certainly knows how to portray a man out of his depth and bluffing. Director Joseph H. Lewis is a little more standard in this movie than many of his better known B masterpieces, but the mystery will keep fans of the form amused.
Conway isn't quite as smooth as his brother, George Sanders for the first four of the series, but he certainly knows how to portray a man out of his depth and bluffing. Director Joseph H. Lewis is a little more standard in this movie than many of his better known B masterpieces, but the mystery will keep fans of the form amused.
I watched this expecting, given the budget limitations of B-picture series, to see only a few "establishing shots" of San Francisco from stock footage, but a surprising number of scenes appear actually to have been shot on location -- or were at least very convincingly matted. Even more impressive is the film's rather successful grasp of San Francisco atmosphere. Too-handsome tough guys, a twisted dame with a streak of brutality, a gloomy Nob Hill mansion, and details like the extras in the nightclub scene and the furnishings in the dame's apartment are all done quite as well as in the higher-budgeted "Out of the Past." Some continuity elements seem to have been left on the cutting room floor, as in other RKO noirs, but to good effect, and it is obvious the bit players (including Dorothy Adams) were carefully chosen. Better preserved than some of the Falcon pictures, this one merits attention beyond the context of the series.
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- WissenswertesThe ship used by the bad guys at the end is the same one seen as a huge prop on a soundstage in The Falcon in Hollywood (1944).
- PatzerWhen Lawrence jumps on the cable car, 2 young women are sitting at the back. In the next shot, there is only one man.
- Zitate
Goldie Locke: [On seeing beautiful woman] If she can't help me with my income tax, nobody can.
- VerbindungenEdited into The Green Fog (2017)
- SoundtracksMy Shining Hour
(1943) (uncredited)
For "The Sky's the Limit")
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Played by house orchestra (music only) in nightclub scene.
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsland
- Sprache
- Auch bekannt als
- Falken i San Francisco
- Drehorte
- Palace of Fine Arts - 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, Kalifornien, USA(as The Falcon is taken for a ride)
- Produktionsfirma
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- Laufzeit1 Stunde 6 Minuten
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By what name was The Falcon in San Francisco (1945) officially released in India in English?
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