The Maltese Falcon - Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of The Novel And It’s Impact on The Literary World
The Special Tribute to The Maltese Falcon.

Introduction: An introduction and Invitation to our readers to contribute articles, essays, Fan-Fiction and Art about or inspired by the novel and the Warner Brothers Motion Picture.

"It's a Noir World - Why Bogart made 'The Maltese Falcon' what it is." by Eddie Muller   Local author Eddie Muller writes prize-winning crime fiction and film histories, and programs and hosts Noir City: The Annual San Francisco Film Noir Festival. This Article first appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle on February 6th, 2005 and has been reprinted here by permission of the author.

"Bogart's Best? What makes The Maltese Falcon Unique." By Joe Brody.
Mr. Brody illistrates why “Sam Spade” was Humphrey Bogart’s best roll.

Jack Scorpion from The Fedora Lounge has allowed us to post his artwork, a “Larger Then Life” rendition of the Black Bird Statue and Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade.

Jack Scorpion's Maltese Falcon


Jim Ferreira from FILM NOIR PORTRAITURE has submited a studio photograph of his own Black-Bird prop which you can view below.


Ferreira's Falcon


“The Falcon’s Diamond Anniversary,” by Bill Wallo from his website Wallo World. Mr. Wallow has allowed us to reprint his article here on The Fedora Chronicles… here he writes a detailed profile of the novel and how it holds up when compared to Dashiell Hammett’s other literary work.

“Let’s Talk About The Black Bird…” Derek McLellan from the forum “Golden Age Of Hollywood” offers his perspective on the classic motion picture.