Sydney Greenstreet

Original dust jacket art for the 1931 novel. In 1930 the novel The Maltese Falcon was published. The gritty gumshoe Samuel Spade would pass into legend and inspire generations of readers. Warner Brothers bought the rights and the first film adaptation of the novel would come to the screen in 1931 with Ricardo Cortez as Spade and Bebe Daniels as Miss Wonderly. Title Lobby Card from the 1931 version The film was "remade" in 1935 as Satan Met a Lady with Warren William and Bette Davis. The plot...Read Full Story

Editor's note: This week's film is The Verdict with Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre. I'd like to thank The Self-Styled Siren for letting us use this article from her blog. Like the film, The Self-Styled Siren's webpage is always a treat to revisit. We thank her for letting us use her piece on this handsome locked-door mystery. So last week the Siren finally caught up with The Verdict . (Warm thanks to the fellow blogger who sent it.) No, not the Paul Newman film, although that one is great...Read Full Story

Movie: The Maltese Falcon (1941) Director: John Huston Release Date: 13 August 1950 (Hong Kong) Writers: Dashiell Hammett (novel) John Huston (screenplay) Run Time: 101 min Country: USA Genre: Crime , Film-Noir , Mystery   Tagline: It's thrilling . . . it's chilling . . . it's the most baffling mystery story in years !   Trivia: “The stuff that dreams are made of” was voted as the #14 movie quote by the American Film Institute. The line is paraphrased from William...Read Full Story

Musicals Classics 50 Movie Pack Collection Rediscover the magic of Fred Astaire in Second Chorus and Royal Wedding. Marvel at the incredible dance moves of Cyd Charisse and Jane Powell in Black Tights and Delightfully Dangerous. Relive the magic of jazz legends like Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, The Dorsey Brothers, Count Basie and Sarah Vaughn. Sit back and enjoy the songs of all time greats like Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Eartha Kitt, Perry Como, Judy Garland and Dinah Shore. The...Read Full Story

View The Maltese Falcon Three-Disc Special Edition Online. Movie Title :The Maltese Falcon Three-Disc Special Edition Average customer review: Again, Warner Bros. continues to rival other studios with their DVD releases of their classic movies. This time, they’ve pulled out all the stops for the 1941 version of The Maltese Falcon, the film that practically invented the film noir genre. Although not as packed with bonus materials like some of their other previous Special Edition...Read Full Story