''The Falcon's Alibi'' is a 1946 American

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directed by

Ray McCarey Raymond Benedict McCarey (September 6, 1904 – December 1, 1948) was an American film director, brother of director Leo McCarey. Biography McCarey began working at Hal Roach Studios, where he did work on short films with Our Gang and Laure ...

and starring Tom Conway, Rita Corday and Vince Barnett. It was the ninth film featuring Conway as The Falcon. After the following film, '' The Falcon's Adventure'', the series was ended due to declining popularity.Mayer p.140

Plot

After attending a birthday party for the wealthy Gloria Peabody, The Falcon is employed by her secretary to find some missing

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which she fears she will be blamed for. Before long, a man is murdered, bringing unwelcome police involvement in the case.

Cast

* Tom Conway as Tom Lawrence * Rita Corday as Joan Meredith * Vince Barnett as Goldie Locke *

Jane Greer Jane Greer (born Bettejane Greer; September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001) was an American film and television actress best known for her role as ''femme fatale'' Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir ''Out of the Past''. In 2009, ''The Guardian'' ...

as Lola Carpenter * Elisha Cook Jr. as Nick *

Emory Parnell Emory Parnell (December 29, 1892 – June 22, 1979) was an American vaudeville performer and actor who appeared in over 250 films in his 36-year career. Early years Parnell was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He spent eight months in the Arct ...

as Metcalf * Al Bridge as Police Inspector Blake * Esther Howard as Gloria Peabody * Jean Brooks as Baroness Lena * Paul Brooks as Alex Olmsted * Jason Robards Sr. as Harvey Beaumont *

Morgan Wallace Morgan Wallace (born Maier Weill, July 26, 1881 – December 12, 1953) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1914 and 1946, including W.C. Fields' ''It's a Gift'' (1934) Introduction by Arthur Knight where he p ...

as Bender * Lucien Prival as Baron

References

Bibliography

* Mayer, Geoff. ''Historical Dictionary of Crime Films''. Scarecrow Press, 2012.

External links

* * * 1946 films American mystery films American black-and-white films 1946 mystery films Films scored by Ernest Gold Films directed by Ray McCarey RKO Pictures films The Falcon (film character) films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films Films produced by William Berke English-language mystery films {{mystery-film-stub