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'''The Maltese Falcon''' is the classic 1941 film noir starring [[Humphrey Bogart]] as private detective Sam Spade, who investigates a murder and who will take the fall. He comes in contact with a group of high-living lowlifes that will stop at nothing to get their hands on a jewel encrusted falcon. Now Sam has to keep his cool and tie up all the loose ends that lead to the falcon to get the killer of his partner and clear his name. | '''The Maltese Falcon''' is the classic 1941 film noir starring [[Humphrey Bogart]] as private detective Sam Spade, who investigates a murder and who will take the fall. He comes in contact with a group of high-living lowlifes that will stop at nothing to get their hands on a jewel encrusted falcon. Now Sam has to keep his cool and tie up all the loose ends that lead to the falcon to get the killer of his partner and clear his name. | ||
* Actors: [[Humphrey Bogart]], [[Mary Astor]], Gladys George, [[Peter Lorre]], [[Barton MacLane]], [[Elisha Cook Jr.]], [[Sydney Greenstreet]], [[Ward Bond]] | * Actors: [[Humphrey Bogart]], [[Mary Astor]], Gladys George, [[Peter Lorre]], [[Barton MacLane]], [[Elisha Cook Jr.]], [[Sydney Greenstreet]], [[Ward Bond]] | ||
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==Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver== | ==Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver== | ||
It should be noted in the film the gun is said to be a .45 caliber eight shot, when in fact it is the .38 caliber model which holds eight rounds. The .455 version holds six. | It should be noted in the film the gun is said to be a .45 caliber eight shot, when in fact it is the .38 caliber model which holds eight rounds. The .455 version holds six. Production had stopped on the Webley-Fosbery at the time of the film. | ||
[[Image:Webley-Fosbery.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver - .455 Webley]] | [[Image:Webley-Fosbery.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver - .455 Webley]] | ||
[[Image:TMF 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:TMF 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Miles Archer ([[Jerome Cowan]]) stares down a [[Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver]].]] | ||
[[Image:TMF 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | [[Image:TMF 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Miles Archer is shot.]] | ||
[[Image:TMF 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Detective Tom Polhaus ([[Ward Bond]]) | [[Image:TMF 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Detective Tom Polhaus ([[Ward Bond]]) holds the [[Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver]] that was used to kill Miles Archer.]] | ||
==Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket== | ==Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket== | ||
[[Image:Colt1908pocket.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket w/ wood grips - .25 ACP]] | [[Image:Colt1908pocket.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket w/ wood grips - .25 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:TMF 4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Joel Cairo ([[Peter Lorre]]) | [[Image:TMF 4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Joel Cairo ([[Peter Lorre]]) holds a [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Pistol]] on Sam Spade]] | ||
[[Image:TMF 5.jpg|thumb|none|400px| [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Pistol]] on the floor]] | [[Image:TMF 5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Cairo's [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Pistol]] on the floor.]] | ||
[[Image:TMF 10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Joel Cairo | [[Image:TMF 10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Joel Cairo holds a [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Pistol]]]] | ||
[[Image:TMF 13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Kasper Gutman ([[Sydney Greenstreet]]) holding a [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Pistol]] on | [[Image:TMF 13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Kasper Gutman ([[Sydney Greenstreet]]) holding a [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket|Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Pistol]] on Sam Spade]] | ||
==Colt 1911 Pistol== | ==Colt 1911 Pistol== | ||
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1911 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1911 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:TMF 6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sam Spade ([[Humphrey Bogart]]) holding a [[M1911 pistol series|Colt 1911 Pistol]] on | [[Image:TMF 6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sam Spade ([[Humphrey Bogart]]) holding a [[M1911 pistol series|Colt 1911 Pistol]] on Wilmer ([[Elisha Cook Jr.]])]] | ||
[[Image:TMF 7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sam Spade | [[Image:TMF 7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sam Spade hands a [[M1911 pistol series|Colt 1911 Pistol]] to Kaspar Gutman ([[Sydney Greenstreet]])]] | ||
[[Image:TMF 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Wilmer Cook ([[Elisha Cook Jr.]]) | [[Image:TMF 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Wilmer Cook ([[Elisha Cook Jr.]]) holds a [[M1911 pistol series|Colt 1911 Pistol]]]] | ||
[[Image:TMF 9.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Wilmer Cook ([[Elisha Cook Jr.]]) | [[Image:TMF 9.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Wilmer Cook ([[Elisha Cook Jr.]]) holds a [[M1911 pistol series|Colt 1911 Pistol]]]] | ||
[[Image:TMF 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Brigid O'Shaughnessy ([[Mary Astor]]) | [[Image:TMF 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Brigid O'Shaughnessy ([[Mary Astor]]) holds a [[M1911 pistol series|Colt 1911 Pistol]]]] | ||
[[Image:TMF 12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sam Spade | [[Image:TMF 12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sam Spade holds a pair of [[M1911 pistol series|Colt 1911 Pistol]]s that belong to Wilmer.]] | ||
Revision as of 01:11, 18 August 2011
The Maltese Falcon is the classic 1941 film noir starring Humphrey Bogart as private detective Sam Spade, who investigates a murder and who will take the fall. He comes in contact with a group of high-living lowlifes that will stop at nothing to get their hands on a jewel encrusted falcon. Now Sam has to keep his cool and tie up all the loose ends that lead to the falcon to get the killer of his partner and clear his name.
- Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Elisha Cook Jr., Sydney Greenstreet, Ward Bond
- Directors: John Huston
The following guns were used in the movie The Maltese Falcon:
Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver
It should be noted in the film the gun is said to be a .45 caliber eight shot, when in fact it is the .38 caliber model which holds eight rounds. The .455 version holds six. Production had stopped on the Webley-Fosbery at the time of the film.
