Michael Arlen, writer and dandy and author of 'The Green Hat' created the 'Gay Falcon' in a 1940 short story of that name. That was also the name of the first film in the RKO series - this is the second, with George Sanders and Allen Jenkins as his loyal No. 2. Wendy Barrie is also a recurring character as the Falcon's uptight girlfriend, the title being an ironic reference to their mis-timed meetings.
James Gleason is very familiar to us as the detective. Mona Maris is the femme fatale. One of the thugs is familiar to us from Hail the Conquering Hero and Frank Moran is from Sullivan's Travels.
Robert de Grasse shot it.
It's a way to spend an hour.
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