Title from container. Based on a novel by Dahiell Hammett. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1937. Bette Davis, Warren William, Alison Skipworth, Arthur Treacher, Marie Wilson, Wini Shaw, Porter Hall, Olin Howland, Charles C. Wilson.
Summary:
In this early, comedic version of "The Maltese Falcon," jaded gumshoe Ted Shane (Warren William) is hired by enigmatic Valerie Purvis (Bette Davis) to find a man who spurned her. When Shane's partner and his mark both wind up murdered, the detective suspects that Valerie may be harboring some secrets. Soon, Shane has another client: Mrs. Barabbas (Alison Skipworth), a woman who's searching for a legendary jeweled ram's horn that quickly becomes sought after by everyone involved.
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