Bogart’s Maltese Falcon was a remake.
If you ever see the original, it has many of the exact same lines — but it’s a little flat in comparison.
I didn’t know that. I think AI Borgart should go on to do other movies with Peter Lori and the Fat Man about the falcon. It’s good set of character and has a certain chemistry.
Actually it was the 3rd movie adaptation of the book. 1936 they did a comedic version titled Satan Met a Lady. With Bette Davis. She said it sucked.
The 1941 version of the Maltese Falcon with Bogart benefitted from the fast pace and short, quickly delivered lines of the Warner Brothers film noir style. To meet the demands of the Hayes Code, the sexual aspects were also downplayed, which helped to put the focus on the action and intrigue of the plot.
Satan Met a Lady (1936) with Bette Davis is also a remake of the Maltese Falcon.
Bring back Myrna Loy in some more Fu Manchu movies.
Also Jean Harlow, Veronica Lake, and Marlene Dietrich