Required Viewing 07: The Maltese Falcon

It's the stuff that dreams are made of. John Huston's The Maltese Falcon (1941), the third screen version of Dashiell Hammett's novel and the one that stuck, turned Humphrey Bogart into a star and handed a first-time director the keys to what many call the first great film noir. Bogart's Sam Spade is a detective whose code is hard to tell apart from self-interest, up against a gallery of grifters played by Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet, all chasing a black bird that turns out to be worthless and became one of cinema's great MacGuffins. Greed, loyalty and the birth of noir, from every angle.

Dr. David D. Perlmutter and The Projection Booth's Mike White join Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, to talk John Huston, Dashiell Hammett, the Production Code, and so much more.

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The Kulturecast is a film and culture podcast from Weirding Way Media, hosted by Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, alongside a rotating table of guest co-hosts. Each week digs into where film and culture meet — and how each one bends the other. Now home to sub-feeds including Required Viewing: A 360° Film Study with Dr. David D. Perlmutter.

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