Tom Lawrence, who has inherited his brother's sobriquet of "The Falcon," is framed for the theft of war bonds and murder.Tom Lawrence, who has inherited his brother's sobriquet of "The Falcon," is framed for the theft of war bonds and murder.Tom Lawrence, who has inherited his brother's sobriquet of "The Falcon," is framed for the theft of war bonds and murder.
Harriet Nelson
- Gwynne Gregory
- (as Harriet Hilliard)
Paula Corday
- Mia Bruger
- (as Rita Corday)
André Charlot
- Bruno Steffen
- (as Andre Charlot)
Edward Gargan
- Detective Bates
- (as Ed Gargan)
Joan Barclay
- Hotel Guest
- (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
- Knitting Society Member
- (uncredited)
Patti Brill
- Bellhop
- (uncredited)
Jean Brooks
- Spanish Girl
- (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
- Detective Grimes
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of Smiley Dugan's puppets, seen backstage, is of the Walt Disney character Goofy. At this time Disney was releasing his films through RKO, so they presumably had permission.
- GoofsDugan is shown using a silencer on a revolver - which doesn't work in real life at all because of the gap between the cylinder and the barrel of the gun. And, no silencer (supressor, really) would make any gun go "pfft" as one hears in this and in so many other films.
- Quotes
Marcia Brooks: [Upon learning that Goldie Locke is the house detective] Crime takes a holiday.
- ConnectionsFollowed by The Falcon in Danger (1943)
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Best in the Series
Falcon Strikes Back, The (1943)
*** (out of 4)
Edward Dmytryk directs this fifth film in the series, which has The Falcon (Tom Conway) trying to track down war bond thieves. Up to this point in the series, this film here is clearly the best as it deals with a very interesting story and also features Conway in fine form. The story of the war bonds being stolen adds a great interest and I'm sure it was even more fascinating back when the film was released. The supporting cast is also in fine form with Cliff Edwards really coming into form as The Falcon's partner. The film also manages to be quite funny with several neat little twists including a great gag on how The Falcon gets away from the police. There's a little puppet show including, which isn't too good but there's an added bonus of a Goofy puppet and even Sherlock Holmes gets a poke in the ribs during a joke.
*** (out of 4)
Edward Dmytryk directs this fifth film in the series, which has The Falcon (Tom Conway) trying to track down war bond thieves. Up to this point in the series, this film here is clearly the best as it deals with a very interesting story and also features Conway in fine form. The story of the war bonds being stolen adds a great interest and I'm sure it was even more fascinating back when the film was released. The supporting cast is also in fine form with Cliff Edwards really coming into form as The Falcon's partner. The film also manages to be quite funny with several neat little twists including a great gag on how The Falcon gets away from the police. There's a little puppet show including, which isn't too good but there's an added bonus of a Goofy puppet and even Sherlock Holmes gets a poke in the ribs during a joke.
- Michael_Elliott
- Feb 27, 2008
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Falcon Strikes Back (1943) officially released in India in English?
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