The Maltese Falcon/Trivia

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  • Billing Displacement: Despite being billed third, Gladys George only has three scenes in the movie, under Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet, who are central characters and have much more dialogue.
  • The Danza: Wilmer Cook is played by Elisha Cook, Jr.
  • Dawson Casting: Cook was actually thirty-seven during the time of filming, but Spade suggests his age to be around twenty when he reports Wilmer to the police.
  • Beam Me Up, Scotty: Done by Spade himself. The actual quote is, "Such stuff as dreams are made on."

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