The Gay Falcon

Infobox Film
name = The Gay Falcon


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director = Irving Reis
producer = Howard Benedict
writer = Michael Arlen (story)
Frank Fenton
Lynn Root
starring = George Sanders
Wendy Barrie
Allen Jenkins
Nina Vale
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distributor = RKO Radio Pictures
released = October 24 1941
runtime = 67 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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followed_by = "A Date with the Falcon"
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amg_id = 1:92754
imdb_id = 0033650

"The Gay Falcon" is the first in a series of films about a suave detective nicknamed The Falcon. The 1941 B film was intended by RKO Radio Pictures to introduce a replacement for The Saint, after RKO decided that renewing the film rights to the latter character would be too expensive. [cite web |url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:92754~T0 |title=The Gay Falcon Plot Synopsis |publisher=Allmovie |accessdate=2008-06-15] George Sanders was cast in the title role; he had played The Saint in the prior RKO series.

The Falcon becomes involved in an insurance scam that leads to murder.

Cast

*George Sanders as Gay Lawrence, The Falcon
*Wendy Barrie as Helen Reed
*Allen Jenkins as Jonathan 'Goldie' Locke
*Nina Vale as Elinor Benford
*Gladys Cooper as Maxine Wood
*Edward Brophy as Detective Bates
*Arthur Shields as Inspector Mike Waldeck
*Damian O'Flynn as Noel Weber
*Turhan Bey as Manuel Retana
*Eddie Dunn as Detective Grimes
*Lucile Gleason as Vera Gardner
*Willie Fung as Jerry

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*tcmdb title|id=76052