Few films have had the impact or retained the popularity of The Maltese Falcon. An unexpected hit upon its release in 1941, it helped establish the careers of John Huston and Humphrey Bogart while also helping both to transform the detective genre of movies and to create film noir.

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The Maltese Falcon, the Detective Genre, and Film Noir / William Luhr
John Huston: A Biographical Sketch / William Luhr
Credits and Cast
The Continuity Script
The Story of Samuel Spade and Mr. Flitcraft / Dashiell Hammett
"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made of": The Maltese Falcon / Rudy Behlmer
Review: The New York Times / Bosley Crowther
Review: The New Republic / Otis Ferguson
Review: "An Exciting ... Put-You-to-Sleep Story," L'Ecran Francais / Nino Frank
Review: "A New Kind of Detective Story," L'Ecran Francais / Nino Frank
"Undirectable Director," Life / James Agee
John Huston and The Maltese Falcon / James Naremore
Tracking The Maltese Falcon: Classical Hollywood Narration and Sam Spade / William Luhr
On the Trail of Dashiell Hammett (The Three Versions of The Maltese Falcon) / Jean-Loup Bourget
The Beam That Fell and Other Crises in The Maltese Falcon / Ilsa J. Bick
Huston Filmography, 1931-1987