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Actors: Tom Conway, Elaine Shepherd, Amelita Ward, Jean Brooks, Cliff Clark, Ed Gargan
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Falcon in Danger |
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Nancy Palmer, daughter of a rich industrialist, is waiting at the airport as her father's plane comes in. The plane falters, then crashes on the runway. When officials rush to investigate they find the plane is completely empty. Palmer, his aide Fairchild and the pilot have vanished along with $100,000 in securities. Tom Lawrence, the debonair playboy detective known as the Falcon, turns down Inspector Donovan's plea for assistance, but is easily persuaded by the beautiful Nancy to take the case. His current fiancée, brash Texan heiress Bonnie Caldwell, tags along.
Iris, Fairchild's niece, shows the Falcon a $25,000 ransom note addressed to Nancy. Iris suspects Nancy's fiancé Kenneth Gibson of being involved, but he stoutly denies it, though admitting he has gambling debts. While Nancy makes the drop in the park, the Falcon and Iris are watching from horseback, and despite being distracted by jealous Bonnie, he manages to get the number of the kidnappers' car. This leads him to an antique shop where he and Bonnie match wits with Morley the criminal owner, until the police arrive announcing that Palmer has arrived home.
Palmer's account of the hijacking and abduction leaves many puzzles unsolved. Did Fairchild survive? Was Morley's ransom scheme a mere scam? Was Gibson in league with the thieves? How did the missing securities end up in Iris's apartment? The police think they have all the answers, but Falcon has his own suspicions.
--Maureen Evans, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Falcon in Danger |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 70%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- criminal kidnappers
Criminal enemy is...
- big business/rich guy
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- businessman, big
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- fat (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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