82K views · 6.5K reactions | "It was practically a masterpiece. I don't have many things I'm proud of but that's one." - Star of the Month Humphrey Bogart on making THE MALTESE FALCON ('41). This and HIGH SIERRA ('41) cemented his status as a Warner Bros. star. #SummerUnderTheStars | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) In this noir classic, detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) gets more than he bargained for when he takes a case brought to him by a beautiful but secretive woman (Mary Astor). As soon as Miss Wonderly shows up, trouble follows as Sam's partner is murdered and Sam is accosted by a man (Peter Lorre) demanding he locate a valuable statuette. Sam, entangled in a dangerous web of crime and intrigue, soon realizes he must find the one thing they all seem to want: the bejewel