A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.
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Sam Spade
Ruth Wonderly
Casper Gutman
Effie Perrine
Police Lt. Dundy
Iva Archer
Dr. Joel Cairo
Miles Archer
Wilmer Cook
Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus
Capt. John Jacobi (uncredited)
District Attorney (uncredited)
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