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.
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Directed by: John Huston
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor, Gladys George
Continuity mistake: Kasper Gutman goes wild cutting the Maltese Falcon continuously with his knife, but in one of the inserted close-ups of him he's just standing there not doing anything. (01:28:40)
Continuity mistake: After going through his pockets, Spade holds Joel Cairo's three passports in his hand, but if you watch closely he puts four passports onto the top of the table. (00:25:50)
Tom: What is the Maltese Falcon made of, to make it so special?
Spade: The stuff that dreams are made of.
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