Movie: The Gay Falcon

Top 10 Billed Cast

George Sanders
George Sanders

Gay Laurence / The Falcon

Wendy Barrie
Wendy Barrie

Helen Reed

Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins

Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke

Nina Vale
Nina Vale

Elinor Benford

Gladys Cooper
Gladys Cooper

Maxine Wood

Edward Brophy
Edward Brophy

Detective Bates

Arthur Shields
Arthur Shields

Inspector Mike Waldeck

Damian O'Flynn
Damian O'Flynn

Noel Weber

Turhan Bey
Turhan Bey

Manuel Retana

Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn

Detective Grimes

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1941-10-24

  • Average

    6.2

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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