Top cast:Augustus Carney,Arthur Mackley,Fred Church
Director:Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Genre:Game-Show
Region:Hong Kong
Year:2003
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.The couple was also memorably spoofed as Mr.and Mrs.Dick and Dora Charleston (cunningly played by David Niven and Maggie Smith) inMurder by Death (1976).Suddenly, Madge entered the store and seductively asked Marvin to provide a light for her cigarette, as his family members looked on.During a search of the house, (footage that Debra initially considered leaving out of the final edit of the film), Debra's undead brother Billy jumped on her back - and was killed when Professor Maxwell, skilled in archery, used a bow and arrow to shoot him in the head.He takes out his drill to begin working, but still appears disturbed:But below the fine fabric bred of his mother, ran he foul stream of hereditary evil.