[Bender2]

Re: Good stories, sane budgets, great box office.

Last night I re-watched The Maltese Falcon and while I have not seen it in the past year or so, even after seeing it probably a hundred times in my 70 years, it was still an enjoyable experience.

77 years after it was released, it is still has a beginning, a middle and an ending; believable characters and plot; top notch production, fantastic direction and great acting from all even down to the extras. AND no politics at all. Now, try to find that in just about any film made today or the recent past--

[big'ol_freeper]

RE: 77 years after it was released, it is still has a beginning, a middle and an ending; believable characters and plot; top notch production, fantastic direction and great acting from all even down to the extras. AND no politics at all.

Just like my performance in Beyond Blunderdome

Or D'oldfinger

[IrishBrigade]

‘...believable characters and plot;’

you found the Sidney Greenstreet/Peter Lorre pair believable...?

[NFHale]

Always loved The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and Key Largo.

The Roaring Twenties is a good one too. And Angels with Dirty Faces...