Top cast:Francis X. Bushman,Howard Missimer,Dorothy Phillips
Director:Quentin Dupieux
Genre:Horror
Region:Hong Kong
Year:2006
Storyline:Hammett's murder mystery novel had previously been filmed twice:The Maltese Falcon (1931), a low-budget, pre-Code film (directed by Roy Del Ruth)-renamed for TV asDangerous Female- with Ricardo Cortez as the gumshoe opposite femme fatale Bebe Daniels; it was faithful to Hammett's novel, although its pre-censorship status allowed for steamier scenes (a nude bathtub shot, a portrayal of Spade as a womanizing Latin lover, and a clearly homosexual relationship between Casper "Fat Man" Gutman (Dudley Digges) and 'fall guy' Wilmer (Dwight Frye))Satan Met a Lady (1936), a remake directed by William Dieterle) with Warren William and rising star Bette Davis as the femme fatale, but without the 'black bird' (a ram's horn was substituted)Huston was convinced that he could remake the film with a more precise screenplay and better acting than the other two adaptations.He vowed: "I'll be a good guy, I promise.I ain't gonna do nothin' wrong.I ain't gonna leave no hair in the sink or nothin' like that." Euphoric, Rocky promised "Mr.Tiger" in the exhibit that he would send him an invitation.The next scene was their marriage in a church, where Father Carmine (Paul Micale) performed the ceremony for the couple in Italian before only a few guests.Thornhill and the man circle around he room eyeing each other, until the man observes: "Not what I expected." Not realizing what she was doing, Lois placed her purse over the misplaced green crystal.He flew to a tropical rainforest (in Hawaii?) to pick some elegant-looking 'bird of paradise' flowers for Lois, and to gather dinner items from other exotic places around the world.