Satan Met a Lady is a movie directed by William Dieterle in 1936 and inspired by the book The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, first published in 1929. The movie features Bette Davis, Warren William, Alison Skipworth, Arthur Treacher, Marie Wilson, Wini Shaw, and others.
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Storyline
Private detective Ted Shane returns to work with his former partner Ames, who is not particularly happy about the situation because his wife Astrid dated Ted before they were wed. Valerie Purvis hires the detectives to locate a man called Farrow, and when both Ames and Farrow are found dead, Shane is suspected of both murders.
Movie vs Book
Year
1936
Minutes
74
Movie Rate
6.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
Satan Met a Lady
Director: William Dieterle
Country: USA
Year: 1936
Length: 1h14m
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Year
1929
Pages
213
Book Rate
7.80
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Book
The Maltese Falcon
Author: Dashiell Hammett
Country: USA
First published in: 1929
Length: 213 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Roy Del Ruth
Movie by John Huston
Movie by David Giler
TV Series by Scott Frank
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