The Falcon in Hollywood
Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence--aka Michael Arlen's literary hero The Falcon--arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor. There's no shortage of suspects: the costume designer to whom he was married, a tyrannical director, a beautiful young French starlet, a Shakespeare-quoting producer, even a New York gangster. Helping The Falcon solve the crime is a cute, wise-cracking cab driver and a pair of bumbling cops.
Cast
Tom Conway
as Tom Lawrence
Barbara Hale
as Peggy Callahan
Veda Ann Borg
as Billie Atkins
John Abbott
as Martin S. Dwyer
Sheldon Leonard
as Louie Buchanan
Konstantin Shayne
as Alec Hoffman
Emory Parnell
as Inspector McBride
Frank Jenks
as Lieutenant Higgins
Jean Brooks
as Roxanna Miles
Rita Corday
as Lili D'Allio
Reviews
CinemaSerf
It's the persistent cabbie "Billie" (Veda Ann Borg) who steals the thunder in this quite entertaining and quickly paced outing for our eponymous sleuth (Tom Conway). He is dragooned into an investigation following a murder at an Hollywood studio and so for the next hour or so we are treated to loads...
