The Falcon film series
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The Falcon film series is a collection of 1940s American mystery films centered on a suave gentleman detective known as "The Falcon," popular for its lighthearted crime-solving adventures.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Falcon Strikes Back | 1 |
| The Falcon in Hollywood | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Gay Stanhope Falcon character
ⓘ
Michael Arlen stories ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfRelease |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| exhibitedIn | movie theaters ⓘ |
| filmStyle | B-movie mystery cycle ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ detective film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| hasFilm |
A Date with the Falcon
NERFINISHED
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The Falcon Out West NERFINISHED ⓘ The Falcon Strikes Back NERFINISHED ⓘ The Falcon Takes Over NERFINISHED ⓘ The Falcon and the Co-eds NERFINISHED ⓘ The Falcon in Danger NERFINISHED ⓘ The Falcon in Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ The Falcon in Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ The Falcon in San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ The Falcon’s Adventure NERFINISHED ⓘ The Falcon’s Alibi NERFINISHED ⓘ The Falcon’s Brother NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gay Falcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
amateur sleuthing
ⓘ
romantic subplots ⓘ witty banter ⓘ |
| influencedBy | The Saint film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedTone | light and humorous ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
George Sanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterAlsoKnownAs |
Gay Lawrence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | The Falcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | whodunit-style investigations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lighthearted crime-solving tone
ⓘ
suave gentleman detective protagonist ⓘ |
| originalMediaFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| periodOfPopularity | World War II era ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | gentleman detective ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
charming
ⓘ
suave ⓘ |
| sharesActorWith | The Saint film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| targetAudience | popular entertainment ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | feature-length ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | urban environments ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Falcon in Hollywood
this entity surface form:
The Falcon Strikes Back