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The Maltese Falcon

By John Huston - Film

FilmScreen

About this piece

A San Francisco private detective is drawn into a convoluted hunt for a priceless statuette after his partner is killed.

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classauditionself-tapescreenclassical hollywood
View on Screen Classic Shortlist 2026-04

Library metadata only. SceneFiend never includes script text here - pick up the published version to rehearse.

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