Links
with the
Maltese
Falcon

Links for students:

The Maltese Falcon (1941) - a cast list and rather long summary of the plot from the folks at Rick's Café Américain

The Maltese Falcon (1941) - an even longer review - plot summary by Tim Dirks at www.filmsite.org, with a lot of dialog from the film

Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang - William Denton's amazingly encyclopedic glossary

The Maltese Falcon FAQ - Eddie Duggan's list of frequently asked questions, just about anything you might want to know and then some.

A Short History of the Detective Story - with a nice list of traditional elements of a detective story.

Links for very advanced students:

Hard-Boiled Mysteries - E. Borgers excellent and quite extensive site. You could spend weeks here and still not read it all!

Hammett - Steve Rubio's long and very interesting article analyzing Hammett in contrast to the traditional mystery novel.

Night of the Soul: American Film Noir -  Rebecca House Stankowski's lengthy article on Film Noir, with a long list of unforgettable films.

Rara-Avis - a discussion list devoted to hard-boiled and noir fiction

Falcon Teacher's Page - a presentation of the four-week teaching unit I designed around The Maltese Falcon, for teachers.

Note: If you have any questions, comments or good links that I should add to this page, don't hesitate to write me at: Philip.Benz@wanadoo.fr