The Maltese Falcon Trivia Quiz

Answer: San Francisco

The Golden Gate bridge is shown in the opening sequence.

Answer: Margaret Dineen

Wonderly is the name she first uses. Ms LeBlanc she uses during a phonecall to Sam Spade. Her true name is Brigid O'Shaughnessy.

Answer: Dashiell Hammett

Sam Spade was his most autobiographical character. His real name is Samuel, he changed it when he became a writer. Note-There were 7 plaster statues made for the movie, one of which was stolen, conveniently at the time of the release of the 1974 spoof 'The Black Bird'.

Answer: Floyd Thursby

He is an intregal part of the film, but is never actually seen. Note- The story was first filmed in 1931 and remade in 1936 as 'Satan Met A Lady' starring Bette Davis. A 1942 sequel called 'The Further Adventures Of The Maltese Falcon' was planned, but never filmed.

Answer: La Paloma

Wilmer, played by recluse Elisha Cook, Jr., sets it on fire. 'Evidently, careless with matches.' He was later in William Castle's 'House On Haunted Hill' starring Vincent Price.

Answer: Walter Huston

'You know, the Falcon.' Director John Huston's father, he was not paid for the role. He did it to bring his son good luck with his first film. He later co-starred with Bogart in John Huston's 'The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre'.

Answer: Kasper Gutman

'He must weight 300 pounds!' This was his first role in film, although he was an accomplished stage actor. After this movie, he was typecast as the fat, sinister badguy.

Answer: Effie

Effie Perine played by Lee Patrick.

Answer: Wilmer Cook

'By gad, sir, you are a character!' Like in many of Bogart's movies, another actor refused this role. George Raft was originally supposed to play Spade, but he turned it down. Funny how Bogart is remembered with John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, and James Cagney, and Raft and Edward G Robinson are remembered as second tier stars.

Answer: Joel Cairo

It has been hinted by some that Wilmer and Gutman were homosexual, but Cairo is described as 'queer' in the novel. He is based on a criminal Hammett caught in 1920 in Washington, but to avoid problems with censors, he is cast as effeminate.