The Maltese Falcon A story as EXPLOSIVE as his BLAZING automatics! A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette. Details Casts Title The Maltese Falcon Release Date 1941-10-18 Runtime 01 Hours 40 Minutes Genres Mystery Crime Thriller Production Companies Warner Bros. Pictures Production Countries United States of America Humphrey Bogart Samuel Spade Mary Astor Brigid O'Shaughnessy Gladys George Iva Archer Peter Lorre Joel Cairo Barton MacLane Lt. of Detectives Dundy Lee Patrick Effie Perine Sydney Greenstreet Kasper Gutman Ward Bond Det. Tom Polhaus Jerome Cowan Miles Archer Elisha Cook Jr. Wilmer Cook James Burke Luke Murray Alper Frank Richman John Hamilton District Attorney Bryan Charles Drake Reporter (uncredited) Chester Gan Bit Part (uncredited) Creighton Hale Stenographer (uncredited) Robert Homans Policeman (uncredited) William Hopper Reporter (uncredited) Walter Huston Captain Jacoby (uncredit? Hank Mann Reporter (uncredited) Jack Mower Announcer (uncredited) Emory Parnell Ship's Mate (uncredited)