The Maltese Falcon

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Samuel Spade's jaw was long and bony, his chin a jutting v under the more flexible v of his mouth. His nostrils curved back to make another, smaller, v. His yellow-grey eyes were horizontal. The v motif was picked up again by thickish brows rising outward from twin creases above a hooked nose, and his pale brown hair grew down-- from high flat

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I've only seen the movie version starring Bogart. I'll look for the earlier pre-code one. Looks like it was made in 1931, ten years prior to John Huston's remake. Also, thanks for the warning about the Bette Davis version.