Directed by: John Huston
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor, Gladys George
Visible crew/equipment: Spade returns to Brigid O'Shaughnessy's apartment and tells her about his meeting with Joel Cairo. Right when he says, "He offered me $5,000 for the black bird," the shadow of the boom mike can be seen above the fireplace. (00:31:55)
Visible crew/equipment: After the ship's captain delivers the Falcon to Sam Spade's office, he collapses on the leather sofa in the foreground. Just after Spade's secretary says, "Is he ...?", the shadow of someone's head passes over the sofa.
Tom: What is the Maltese Falcon made of, to make it so special?
Spade: The stuff that dreams are made of.