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Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

A different way of telling a story

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

This witty whodunnit outclasses most of its pot-boiler sequels. The jewel-theft and dead body set-up is conventional but the way it works out is stylishly paced and full of entertaining sidelights. The Falcon's volatile fiancée is hilarious, and unfazed when he approaches her for the price of a meal dressed as a tramp. I like his byline in a newspaper story: "FALCON EVADES POLICE - Playboy Criminologist Sought in Mystery Slaying". Wendy Barrie as his stand-in Doctor Watson (while "Goldie" Locke is unavoidably detained by crooks) is more sceptical about his personal qualities than starry-eyed: she knows she's the other woman. It adds up to a sophisticated and playful take on a routine B-film formula, which has some of the élan and sparkle you get in early 1930s genre films.

The "GAY FALCON" is a wonderful mystery movie with George Sanders as the Falcon. As other reviewers have commented, his brother, Tom Conway made a more believable Falcon. Wendy Barrie is very entertaining. The character of Goldie Locke as portrayed by Allen Jenkins is much more tongue and cheek than future character actors portraying the Goldie Locke character. I have viewed most of the Falcon movies, mostly on TCM. Presently, the Falcon series is being ran on Saturday mornings at 10:45(EDT). If you have a DVR make sure you record for future viewing.The earlier Saint movies with George Sanders are all great, also.If you enjoy this genre of movie, you will enjoy Boston Blackie and Charlie Chan,too.

I have seen this movie several times (months ago), and kept it on my DVR, meaning to write a review. Don't miss this movie. I have seen most of the Falcon series films (both with Sanders and Conway), and this (which happens to be the first Falcon film) is by far the best. It is excellent in its own right.Everything about it is great -- the writing, direction and acting. Nina Vale, the Falcon's fiancée, comes off very well; I wonder why she made so few films. I particularly liked Wendy Barrie; I think this is her best performance. No need to mention all the other great well-known supporting cast.There isn't a wasted scene in the movie. It was meticulously made. Wonderful dialog and gibes. Very logical screenplay.One perplexing thing about the move, and it doesn't bother me much: throughout the movie, the Falcon (Sanders) is saying that he loves Elinor Benford (played by Vale) and wants to marry her. Yet in scene after scene he is constantly flirting with Helen Reed (played by Barrie) and other women, in front of Elinor. And the women return the favors.

They will start at 6AM est.All of the movies starring George Sanders and Tom Conway. Set up your Dvrs. Starting with the "The Gay Falcon" Gay Falcon, (1942) A society sleuth tries to break up an insurance scam.Cast: George Sanders, Lynn Bari, James Gleason, Allen Jenkins. A Date With The Falcon. The Falcon Takes Over. The Falcon's Brother. The Falcon Strikes Back. The Falcon In Danger. The Falcon And The Co-Eds. The Falcon Out West. The Falcon In Mexico. The Falcon In Hollywood. The Falcon In San Francisco. Personally, I prefer Conway to Sanders. Just as I enjoy the Falcon over the Saint or the other "B" detectives. Set back and enjoy each of these wonderful movies.