People are voting emotionally.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

This 60-minute programmer shows just how efficient and entertaining Hollywood's little films could be during its so-called Golden Age. It's the first of the Falcon series, at a time when amateur sleuths (Boston Blackie, The Saint, et al.) were popular movie fare. Here, the great George Sanders plays Gay Lawrence aka "the Falcon", and an imposing presence he is both physically and intellectually. No wonder the ladies line up. So what's going on at old lady Gardner's swanky parties where expensive jewels seem to disappear as part of the festivities. And guess who is intrigued enough to get on the case. Then too, he's got help from an array of lively supporting players. I love these 40's films where the women's styles are fancy and eye-catching, like the hats that sometimes resemble alien life forms and the dresses that hike up when they sit. No wonder Lawrence is often distracted. He's got two lovelies, Vale and Barrie, giving him the eye, and maybe more if he'd just slow down a bit. The plot doesn't really matter, convoluted as it is. Instead there's enough character color, snappy dialog, and lively pacing to more than compensate. However, put the writers ahead 60-years to our time. What would they think of having macho Sanders utter their innocent line, "Just call me Gay". Sometimes, I guess, changes over time are not always for the better.

Adventurer Gay Laurence—also known as the Falcon—has vowed to give up crime solving and women. At his fiancée's request, he sets up shop as a broker, with every intention of going respectable. Needless to say, the brokerage and the resolutions quickly go by the wayside when he is drawn into a murder mystery.George Sanders looks completely at home as the Falcon: suave, quick-witted and frequently droll, he seems to enjoy attracting trouble and he handles it deftly.Allen Jenkins is perfect as the Falcon's right hand man and comic relief. His name as printed on the broker's office door identifies him as Jonathon Locke, Associate; it seems he is more commonly known simply as Goldie Locke.Wendy Barrie also looks like she's having a ball as Helen Reed, a young woman seeking the Falcon's help. She is thrilled to meet a real live notorious figure like the Falcon. She's even excited to meet his assistant, Goldie, whom she refers to as "your Dr. Watson, your faithful and loyal colleague!" (Goldie beams) before going on to note that "All characters like you have a kind of stooge, don't they?" (Goldie frowns).Sanders, Jenkins and Barrie are part detective team, part comedy trio. No one looks terribly serious but they certainly are easy to watch—the banter flies, the clues add up, and it all moves very fast.The plot is relatively unimportant but competently put together; it concerns a jewel theft ring and insurance racket that turns to murder.Among the enthusiastic cast of character actors are Ed Brophy and Eddie Dunn as a couple of dim detectives. Anne Hunter (more commonly known as Nina Vale) is quite funny, too, as Gay's much-suffering fiancée…. "I thought you'd stand by me," Gay complains half-heartedly when she expresses frustration at his refusal to avoid crime solving and other women. "I'm tired of standing by," she snaps. "The line is too long." There's a little suspense, a moderately intriguing mystery…but the humorous interplay among the characters is what really makes this picture a lot of fun.Irrelevant question on the name: Elsewhere the Falcon's surname seems to be spelled "Lawrence"...but on his broker's office door in this picture it's printed as "Gay Laurence." Any particular reason for the variation? I guess I like to think that the painter just misspelled it....

They will start at 6AM est.All of the movies starring George Sanders and Tom Conway. Set up your Dvrs. Starting with the "The Gay Falcon" Gay Falcon, (1942) A society sleuth tries to break up an insurance scam.Cast: George Sanders, Lynn Bari, James Gleason, Allen Jenkins. A Date With The Falcon. The Falcon Takes Over. The Falcon's Brother. The Falcon Strikes Back. The Falcon In Danger. The Falcon And The Co-Eds. The Falcon Out West. The Falcon In Mexico. The Falcon In Hollywood. The Falcon In San Francisco. Personally, I prefer Conway to Sanders. Just as I enjoy the Falcon over the Saint or the other "B" detectives. Set back and enjoy each of these wonderful movies.

Always enjoyed these old time movies where George Sanders, (Gay Laurence/The Falcon) plays a private detective. Sanders only appeared in a few of these films and his brother Tom Conway took over the role and played in quite a few series of the Falcon. In this picture Gay Laurence decided to get out of the detective business and become a stock broker on Wall St., NYC. However, he soon changes his mind when he decides to get involved with catching some Jewel Thieves who are also involved with Insurance companies. There is plenty of drama and lots of comedy especially when the Falcon goes into bars and fancy night clubs and orders a special glass of Spinage Juice everywhere he goes. This is a low budget film that was usually shown along with another movie and then a Newsreel a few Cartoons for a big Saturday night on the town. If you like George Sanders when he was young, this is the picture for you.