A Date with the Falcon

A Date with the Falcon

63 mins | Crime, Mystery | Jan. 16, 1942

In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.

A Date with the Falcon

63 mins | Crime, Mystery | Jan. 16, 1942

A Date with the Falcon
In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title A Date with the Falcon
Directors William Dorfman, Irving Reis
Writers Michael Arlen, Lynn Root, Frank Fenton

Cast

George Sanders

as Gay Lawrence / The Falcon

Wendy Barrie

as Helen Reed

James Gleason

as Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara

Allen Jenkins

as Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke

Mona Maris

as Rita Mara

Fred Aldrich

as Spectator at Airport (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

as Spectator (uncredited)

Roxanne Barkley

as Jill (uncredited)

Eddie Borden

as Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Jack Carr

as First Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Eddie Arden

as Bellhop (uncredited)

Anthony Blair

as Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

as Spectator (uncredited)

Russ Clark

as Needles (uncredited)

Leo Cleary

as Detective Brody (uncredited)

Hans Conried

as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Alec Craig

as Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited)

Aline Dixon

as Spectator (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

as Det. Grimes (uncredited)

Art Dupuis

as Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)

William Forrest

as Ward (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

as Detective Bates (uncredited)

Eddie Hart

as Policeman Outside Bar (uncredited)

Youda Hayes

as Spectator (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

as Mr. Wallis (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

as Max Carlson (uncredited)

Frank Martinelli

as Louie (uncredited)

Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart

as Mug (uncredited)

Frank Moran

as Dutch (uncredited)

Amarilla Morris

as Spectator (uncredited)

Paul Newlan

as Policeman at Federal Hotel (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

as Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

Earle Ross

as Adolph Meyer (uncredited)

Dick Rush

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Elizabeth Russell

as Girl On Plane (uncredited)

Mickey Simpson

as Policeman (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer

as Witness at Accident (uncredited)

Al Sullivan

as Policeman (uncredited)

Harry Lee

as Mug (uncredited)