A Date with the Falcon

"Second of new screen series with the star who played The Saint."

Jan 16 1942 Approved 1h 3m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Lynn Root, Frank Fenton, Michael Arlen

Directed by

Irving Reis

Cast

George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, James Gleason

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
1,061
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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