The Falcon Takes Over

While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O'Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a number of mishaps.

Cast

George Sanders

as Gay Lawrence

Lynn Bari

as Ann Riordan

James Gleason

as Inspector Mike O'Hara

Allen Jenkins

as Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke

Helen Gilbert

as Diana Kenyon

Ward Bond

as Moose Malloy (Uncredited)

Anne Revere

as Jessie Florian (Uncredited)

Turhan Bey

as Jules Amthor (Uncredited)

Hans Conried

as Quincey W. Marriot (Uncredited)

George Cleveland

as Jerry (Uncredited)

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