middle ages - Was the Maltese Falcon a real historical artifact . . . Am wondering if any of this is true (Hammett, The Maltese Falcon, p 150) "The archives of the Order from the twelfth century on are still at Malta They are not intact, but what is there holds no less than three"—he held up three fingers—"referenees that can't be to anything else but this jeweled falcon
Spades Desk Lighter in The Maltese Falcon: Ronson Touch Tip In fact, I just checked and there's one there right now If memory serves, there are at least three similar models I think the one in The Maltese Falcon was the one with the white rim around the clock (like the one now on ebay), but I don't remember for certain There was also a model with a black rim around the clock and another with a larger
The Maltese Falcon - The Fedora Lounge I viewed "The Maltese Falcon" last night Something struck me as, not exactly odd, but supremely unusual Miles Archer was shot with a Webley-Fosberry revolver These are scarce, and studios would have been unlikely to have such a firearm, or to acquire one for use by a first-time director In fact, Warner's "house" handguns were Colts
Ahhh, Remember when Maltese Falcon was the fig tree of the day . . . A name like Maltese Falcon was bound to be special The thrill of going after something elusive and pricey was fun, at first Yes, this was back before I found out that every year a new fabulous fig comes on eBay or makes a big splash on a fig forum Maltese Falcon is in MY fig garden, now I don't see it very often on eBay or elsewhere Ponte
Spades Desk Lighter in The Maltese Falcon: Ronson Touch Tip Pretty close to the one in 'The Maltese Falcon' except mine has a larger clock it seems I got this for €400 which at the current exchange rate is $450 It's in pretty good shape but the seller had no idea if it actually works which didn't stop me from buying it since it's very hard to find an actual Touch and Tip in Europe
Maltese Falcon Replica - The Fedora Lounge I just wanted to give you film noir fans a heads up on a recently completed replica sculpt of the Maltese Falcon It's currently in a limited, signed and numbered run over at the Replica Prop Forum with heavy weighted and cold-cast bronze versions available Just curious to see if
Maltese Falcon - The Fedora Lounge Anyway, I am a prop maker and special FX artist for the entertainment industry and the Maltese Falcon has always been my favorite movie, so naturally I had to make this As you can see, in addition to the standard black I have made these in a whole range of exotic finishes and materials, including bronze, 24k gold plated, weathered, and with
Sam Spades Fedora - The Fedora Lounge I recall reading somewhere that Bogie always wore his own hats in his films (although I'm skeptical about Treasure of the Sierra Madre) I will say that his Casablanca, Maltese Falcon and Big Sleep hats all exhibit similar qualities (I don't think they are the same hats, though)
Bogeys hat a Resistol in The Maltese Falcon? I has re-watching The Maltese Falcon and there are a couple of scenes where Bogey's hat liner can be briefly seen; I found this is more evident in the scene where Sam Spade is at the prosecutor's office I froze the frames and you can discern a shield logo, with a marked triangular shape, on the liner
BOGARTS FEDORA - The Fedora Lounge I got the Maltese Falcon 3-dvd set recently (includes the 1931 MF and 1936's Satan Met a Lady, as well as other goodies) and there is a scene in the Bogart Maltese Falcon where you can kind of see the logo on the inside crown linig of his hat I was wondering if anyone with a good knowledge of vintage hats can make it out