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Fred Sexton (right) and The Maltese Falcon director John Huston, c. 1960. Fred Sexton, an American artist, sculpted the Maltese Falcon statuette prop for the film. [21] The "Maltese Falcon" itself was based on the "Kniphausen Hawk", [citation needed] a ceremonial pouring vessel made in 1697 for Georg Wilhelm von Kniphausen, Count of the Holy ...
Sam Spade is a fictional character and the protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon. Spade also appeared in four lesser-known short stories by Hammett. [2] The Maltese Falcon, first published as a serial in the pulp magazine Black Mask, is the only full-length novel
Bogart's first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor was for Casablanca (1942), [139] a film that he and co-stars Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid initially believed was of little significance. [note 2] [139] Bogart won the award on his second nomination, for his 1951 performance in the United Artists production The African Queen.
The iconic private detective famously played by Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon is coming to AMC in Monsieur Spade (premiering this Sunday at 9/8c), with Clive Owen taking on the role.
The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The Maltese Falcon. The show ran for 13 episodes on ABC in 1946, for 157 episodes on CBS in 1946–1949, and finally for 75 episodes on NBC in 1949–1951.
When Bogart first got wind that Huston might be making a film of the novel, he immediately started badgering Huston for a part. Bogart was given the main role of Fred C. Dobbs. Before filming, Bogart encountered a critic while leaving a New York nightclub. "Wait till you see me in my next picture", he said. "I play the worst shit you ever saw".
Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Brothers.It stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, The Dead End Kids, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, and George Bancroft.
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