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The episode discusses the 1941 film 'The Maltese Falcon', exploring its significance in the noir genre and the challenges faced by its director and lead actor.

Luke, Matt, and Westy are on the case as we head to 1940s San Francisco for John Huston's genre-defining noir. We're talking Bogart at his most iconic, a directorial debut that shouldn't have worked, and one of the great Hollywood MacGuffins. We dig into how a first-time director got the best out of Hollywood's most difficult star, why this third adaptation finally cracked it, and the ensemble cast that made every scene crackle. Connect with ATRM: To join our fantastic community of film fans, support what we do, access our archive, listen to exclusive episodes, and a whole lot more, become an ATRM patron: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the ATRM Community⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're available on any podcast platform: Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're across all major social channels too: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ATRightMovies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@allthe_rightmovies ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our movie group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠alltherightmovies.com⁠⁠

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