Top cast:Blanche Bayliss,William Courtenay,Chauncey Depew
Director:Sidney Lumet
Genre:Documentary
Region:Australia
Year:2008
Storyline:Hammett's murder mystery novel had previously been filmed twice:The Maltese Falcon (1931), a low-budget, pre-Code film (directed by Roy Del Ruth)-renamed for TV asDangerous Female- with Ricardo Cortez as the gumshoe opposite femme fatale Bebe Daniels; it was faithful to Hammett's novel, although its pre-censorship status allowed for steamier scenes (a nude bathtub shot, a portrayal of Spade as a womanizing Latin lover, and a clearly homosexual relationship between Casper "Fat Man" Gutman (Dudley Digges) and 'fall guy' Wilmer (Dwight Frye))Satan Met a Lady (1936), a remake directed by William Dieterle) with Warren William and rising star Bette Davis as the femme fatale, but without the 'black bird' (a ram's horn was substituted)Huston was convinced that he could remake the film with a more precise screenplay and better acting than the other two adaptations.Did you know that? That's a fact.In Florida, they got a terrific amount of coconut trees there.In fact, I think they even got 'em in the, uh, gas stations over there.And ladies? You know that in Miami, you got, uh, you listenin' o me? You got more ladies in Miami than in any resort area in he country there.In the baby's bedroom, she stared at the crib of her infant daughter and imagined crib death: "Rudyard, she's not breathing."While babysitting Tommy, Laurie was asked: "Is the boogeyman real?" She teased him, responding that the boogeyman liked to eat little boys.Maudie:Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie.She then swaggers to the upstairs where Anton is having his private dinner with Miss Healy and Mrs.Jellyman.She greets him loudly: "Joey.Joey.Well, well.Come here and kiss me, ya dog.Let's take a look at ya...Who's the dames?" She is introduced to the two ladies and then is asked by Miss Healy: "What's your name?" Maudie responds: "Maudie Triplett.