The Gay Falcon(1941)
CRIMINALS BEWARE! Here comes fiction's man of mystery!
Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay Laurence is compelled to return to his sleuthing ways. Along with sidekick Jonathan "Goldie" Locke, he agrees to look into a series of home party robberies that have victimized socialite Maxine Wood. The duo gets more than they bargained for when a murder is committed at Wood's home, but Lawrence still finds time to romance the damsel.
Movie: The Gay Falcon
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gay Laurence / The Falcon
Helen Reed
Jonathan G. 'Goldie' Locke
Elinor Benford
Maxine Wood
Detective Bates
Inspector Mike Waldeck
Noel Weber
Manuel Retana
Detective Grimes
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