I love movies, always have, always will. I love good movies even more! So, I decided it was time to make sure I've seen what's commonly accepted as the 100 greatest, as decided by the AFI. Some of the movies on the list I've seen a million times, some I've seen maybe once when I was little. With the help of my streaming subscription to Netflix, and getting my little red envelopes in the mail too, I will definitely conquer this list - and I can't wait! Please feel free to watch along or add comments about your movies as I watch them! Get the popcorn and milkduds ready!

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

#31 The Maltese Falcon

1941
Director: John Huston
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre

Classic film noire movie starring one of the best, Humphrey Bogart.  The movie begins as Mary Astor's character, Brigid O'Shaughnessy,  shows up at the Detective agency of Spade and Archer.  Before long, Archer is dead and Sam Spade is tangled up in the search for the mysterious statue known as the Maltese Falcon.  Peter Lorre's character is classic villain for the film type.  I could watch this movie over and over...

Trivia: John Huston had Mary Astor run around the set several times before each of her scenes in order to give her a breathless, nervous appearance on screen.

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