who plays the femme fatale in the maltese falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 film noir written and directed by John Huston[2] in his directorial debut, and based on Dashiell Hammett's 1929 novel of the same name.[3][4][5] The film stars Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade and Mary Astor as his femme fatale client. Gladys George, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet co-star, with Greenstreet appearing in his film debut. The story follows a San Francisco private detective and his dealings with three unscrupulous adventurers, all of whom are competing to obtain a jewel-encrusted falcon statuette.[6]