"Second of new screen series with the star who played The Saint."

1942

1h 3m

6.5(16 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Overview

In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.

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39 members

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George Sanders

Gay Lawrence / The Falcon

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Wendy Barrie

Helen Reed

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James Gleason

Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara

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Allen Jenkins

Jonathan 'Goldy' Locke

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Mona Maris

Rita Mara

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Fred Aldrich

Spectator at Airport (uncredited)

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Bobby Barber

Spectator (uncredited)

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Roxanne Barkley

Jill (uncredited)

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Eddie Borden

Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Jack Carr

First Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Eddie Arden

Bellhop (uncredited)

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Anthony Blair

Policeman (uncredited)

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Jack Chefe

Spectator (uncredited)

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Russ Clark

Needles (uncredited)

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Leo Cleary

Detective Brody (uncredited)

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Hans Conried

Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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Alec Craig

Waldo Sampsom / Herman Sampson (uncredited)

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Aline Dixon

Spectator (uncredited)

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Eddie Dunn

Det. Grimes (uncredited)

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Art Dupuis

Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)

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William Forrest

Ward (uncredited)

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Edward Gargan

Detective Bates (uncredited)

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Eddie Hart

Policeman Outside Bar (uncredited)

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Youda Hayes

Spectator (uncredited)

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Selmer Jackson

Mr. Wallis (uncredited)

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Victor Kilian

Max Carlson (uncredited)

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Frank Martinelli

Louie (uncredited)

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Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart

Mug (uncredited)

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Frank Moran

Dutch (uncredited)

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Amarilla Morris

Spectator (uncredited)

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Paul Newlan

Policeman at Federal Hotel (uncredited)

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Frank O'Connor

Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

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Earle Ross

Adolph Meyer (uncredited)

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Dick Rush

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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Elizabeth Russell

Girl On Plane (uncredited)

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Mickey Simpson

Policeman (uncredited)

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Douglas Spencer

Witness at Accident (uncredited)

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Al Sullivan

Policeman (uncredited)

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Harry Lee

Mug (uncredited)

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