This film was written and directed by John Huston. It stars Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade, Jerome Cowan as Miles Archer, his partner in investigation. Mary Astor as Brigid O' Shaughnessy, Spade's femme fatale client, is a suspicious liar throughout the film and she becomes the suspect in the investigation of Mile's Archer's killing. The maltese falcon is a statue that is what the entire movie's fuss is all about, which in the end turns out to be a fake anyways. What was the significance of the Falcon in the first place?
The Maltese Falcon is known to be the first film noir ever created, because it is filled with crime, drama, romance, and mystery. With three scoundrels all trying to get their hands on the falcon statue, which has a great significant value and trade a lot of money for it. Ms. Shaughnessy is a curiosity to the audience throughout the movie because she doesn't explain her full story until Spade figures it out in the end. I didn't really understand the relationship between Ms. Shaugnessy and Spade, and Mile's wife and Spade. Was he just a ladies man? He randomly kept kissing each of them even though he seemed like he had no attraction to either one. This film was eventful and a knockout for 1941, however, I didn't enjoy it too much because I never grasp the concept of what the big deal was about this falcon statue in the first place!
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