The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Some consider this movie to be the first film noir. In any case, John Huston’s directorial debut, based on Dashiell Hammett’s detective story, is a beautifully constructed movie with the perfect cast. Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Mary Astor. Winner of 2 Academy Awards. “… after many years and many viewings it has the same brittle explosiveness – and some of the same surprise – that it had in 1941. -- Pauline Kael, 1968 Pre-show Wurlitzer Organ music provided by New York Theatre Organ Society (NYTOS) beginning one-half hour prior to each film. The Marshall and Sterling Friday Film series is sponsored by Marshall & Sterling Insurance and Mix 97