The next presentation at Kevin's Friday Night Movies:
(Friday, April 21st, cartoon shorts to start promptly @ 8:00pm)

*** The Maltese Falcon ***

"Here's to plain speaking and clear understanding!" --Kasper Gutman

(USA, 1941)  Directed by John Huston (Angelica's Dad).  Starring
Humphrey Bograt, Mary Astor, Perre Lorre and Sidney Greenstreet

*RSVP*!!!  Due to limited seating capacity, attendance may have to be
limited to the earliest respondees.

Hope to see you there.  I'll save you some of the stuff that dreams are
made of!

Kevin


Vote for the next Friday Night Movie in May:

        A) Rebel Without a Cause (1955) - AFI #59
        B) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
        C) The Usual Suspects (1995)
        D) The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
        E) Viewer's Choice _______________________

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Awards for The Maltese Falcon:

#23 of AFI's Top 100 Greatest American Movies
Oscar Nominations for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Sydney
Greenstreet), Best Writing, Screenplay (John Huston)
Inducted into the National Film Preservation Board's National Film
Registry in 1995.

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Memorable Quotes for The Maltese Falcon:

Brigid O'Shaughnessy: I haven't lived a good life. I've been bad, worse
than you could know.
Sam Spade: You know, that's good, because if you actually were as
innocent as you pretend to be, we'd never get anywhere.

Kasper Gutman: I couldn't be fonder of you if you were my own son. But,
well, if you lose a son, its possible to get another. There's only one
Maltese Falcon.

Spade: We didn't believe your story, Mrs. O'Shaughnessy, we believed
your 200 dollars. I mean you paid us more than if you had been telling
us the truth, and enough more to make it alright.

Kasper Gutman: I distrust a man who says "when." If he's got to be
careful not to drink too much, it's because he's not to be trusted when
he does.

Joel Cairo: You... you imbecile! You stupid fat-head you!
Joel Cairo: You, you bloated idiot!

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Trivia for The Maltese Falcon:

Lost the Best Picture Oscar to "How Green Was My Valley."  The other
loser?  "Citizen Kane"!

The Shakespeare reference that ends the film was suggested by Humphrey
Bogart.

George Raft was originally cast as Sam Spade. He turned it down because
it was "not an important picture", taking advantage of a clause in his
contract that he did not have to work on remakes.

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Goofs for The Maltese Falcon:

Errors in geography: The opening shots establishing the San Francisco
setting all show the Bay Bridge and/or the downtown part of the city
near it, including the Ferry Building. The Golden Gate Bridge is on the
other side of the city, yet a sign on the Ferry Building reads GOLDEN
GATE BRIDGE.

Errors in geography: San Francisco fire department have Los Angeles Fire
Department uniforms on.

Continuity: When searching for the body, Sam's handkerchief is ruffled
only while he is in the room, not before or after.

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