It's the persistent cabbie "Billie" (Veda Ann Borg) who steals the thunder in this quite entertaining and quickly paced outing for our eponymous sleuth (Tom Conway). He is dragooned into an investigation following a murder at an Hollywood studio and so for the next hour or so we are treated to loads of backstage photography, scantily clad dancers, an increasingly irate producer (John Abbott) and, of course, a…
The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)
Where next will the killer strike?
Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence--aka Michael Arlen's literary hero The Falcon--arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor. There's no shortage of suspects: the costume designer to whom he was married, a tyrannical director, a beautiful young French starlet, a Shakespeare-quoting producer, even a New York gangster. Helping The Falcon solve the crime is a cute, wise-cracking cab driver and a pair of bumbling cops.
Top Cast
Tom Conway
Tom Lawrence
Barbara Hale
Peggy Callahan
Veda Ann Borg
Billie Atkins
John Abbott
Martin S. Dwyer
Sheldon Leonard
Louie Buchanan
Konstantin Shayne
Alec Hoffman
Emory Parnell
Inspector McBride
Frank Jenks
Lieutenant Higgins
Jean Brooks
Roxanna Miles
Rita Corday
Lili D'Allio
Walter Soderling
Ed Johnson, Gate Guard
Useff Ali
Mohammed Nogari
Robert Clarke
Perc Saunders, Assistant Director
John Barton
Film Crew Member (uncredited)
Virginia Belmont
Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
Film Crew Member (uncredited)
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What is The Falcon in Hollywood about?
Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence--aka Michael Arlen's literary hero The Falcon--arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor. There's no shortage of suspects: the costume designer to whom he was married, a…
When was The Falcon in Hollywood released?
The Falcon in Hollywood was released in 1944.
What genres does The Falcon in Hollywood belong to?
The Falcon in Hollywood is categorised as Crime, Mystery.
Who stars in The Falcon in Hollywood?
The cast of The Falcon in Hollywood includes Tom Conway, Barbara Hale, Veda Ann Borg, John Abbott, Sheldon Leonard.