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It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

The first must-see film of the year.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Some familiar actors return to the series in this one, though not in recurring roles. Edward Brophy (who appeared in the first Falcon film as a detective, and is a fairly recognizable character actor in his own right) plays Goldie, and Rita Corday appears in her fifth (out of six total) film in the series, though never as the same character. And, missing from this film are the police inspector and his detective.The Falcon (Tom Conway) and Goldie are taking a train to San Francisco for a vacation from crime solving (discussing ways for Goldie to reduce his income taxes by getting married) when a dog interrupts them. Shortly thereafter, a little girl named Annie (Sharyn Moffett), the dog's owner, joins them saying that she must get back to Mrs. Peabody (Esther Howard). She goes on to tell them that she and her older sister are more or less "held captive" in their own home by Mrs. Peabody, her nursemaid, and Loomis (Jason Robards Sr.). The nursemaid appears saying that she hopes Annie hasn't been telling them any of her (tall) tales, and escorts her away. Mrs. Peabody is later found dead on the train.Since Annie is now without a guardian, the Falcon decides to help her get home. A man named Peter Vantine (John Mylong) sees the two of them leaving the station in a cab and phones the police to report a kidnapping. The police catch up to the cab and take the Falcon in for questioning. But they only detain him briefly because Doreen Temple (Fay Helm), a woman unknown to the Falcon, posts his bail. Shortly thereafter, aided by some thugs, Ms. Temple questions him about Peter Vantine (e.g. did he kill Mrs. Peabody on the train?). The Falcon says that, though he suspected that the nursemaid could have been murdered, he'd never even heard Vantine's name before she mentioned it. Not believing him, she has her thugs beat him up and drive him around San Francisco before dropping him out of the car.The Falcon recovers and goes to Annie's house and the door is answered by Loomis. But, before he can be turned away, he meets the little girl's sister Joan (Ms. Corday) and gets a different story from her than the one Annie told about being "held captive" in their house. However, later that night, the Falcon returns with Goldie. Then, with Annie's assistance, they gain access to the former nursemaid's room, finding a photo of man with Star Coastal Lines. Loomis hears a noise, enters the room, and is shot by someone who (unbeknownst to the others) was also in the room. The Falcon and Goldie return Annie to her room and escape, unseen by Joan, before the police arrive.Back at their hotel, the Falcon and Goldie are interrupted by Vantine, who barges in on them with a gun. Quickly, the Falcon disarms him and they learn from Vantine that he has been tracking Doreen Temple, who he believes is working with Duke Manet, a smuggler thought to be dead. This leads the Falcon to visit the offices of Star Coastal Lines where he meets Mr. De Forrest (Robert Armstrong), learns the name of a ship soon arriving at port, and more.During the rest of the film, several familiar plot devices from the series are incorporated including an identity revelation, a double cross, more people are shot and/or found dead, and the Falcon is captured by (and escapes from) the "bad guys" again. Of course, the Falcon figures it all out and everything ends well as usual. This film has no lead in to the next film in the series.

The Falcon films, both with George Sanders and Tom Conway in the lead role, are on the most part very enjoyable. There are some very good ones like the first two Sanders Falcon films and 'The Falcon Strikes Back', though also a few disappointments like 'The Falcon in Danger' and 'The Falcon in Mexico'.On the most part, 'The Falcon in San Francisco' is for me one of Conway's better later and overall Falcon films. It is one of the series' most stylish and funniest, and also the series at its earthiest and most violent. Most of the film works very well indeed, but the story does get a little convoluted later and ends abruptly. A few of Edward Brophy's comic shenanigans are a touch overdone too.However, a lot also does work. The music is lively and haunting enough, and on the most part the production values are slick and atmospheric with particularly nicely done photography. A new director is on board here, courtesy of Joseph H Lewis in his sole Falcon outing, and it is a very stylish and energetic directing job. Further advantages are a very playful script with dialogue that crackles with wit and some of the series' funniest and a mostly absorbing story that is never less than bright, breezy and fun with some suspense and great twists and turns.Conway is dapper, suave, charismatic and amusingly cutting here, he always thrived in the title role and 'The Falcon in San Francisco' is evidence of that. Rita Corday brings plenty of allure, Edward Brophy is on the most part very funny and his comic relief is more than welcome and Sharyn Moffett is charming and vulnerable without ever falling into any of the obvious traps that child performers can do.All in all, solid fun and one of the better later films of the series and one of Conway's best. 7/10 Bethany Cox

Nothing special here but should please fans of the series. The plot starts off well enough—a little girl's nurse dies unexpectedly on board a train with the Falcon and Goldie. Naturally they take charge of her well-being, but soon become entangled in a dark web of intrigue presided over by a commanding spider woman, Doreen. After that the plot becomes pretty convoluted, such that the elements of a mystery are undercut by the many complications. Still the colorful players manage to hold audience interest.I particularly like little Sharon Moffett (Annie) who manages to be both cute and vulnerable without being cloying, a really difficult trick for Hollywood moppets. Brophy also manages some well-calibrated comedy relief without resorting to tiresome clowning around. And, of course, there's always the smooth and dapper Conway as the gentleman detective. Except for a few landmark shots of San Francisco, there's not much else distinctive in this eleventh entry in the highly successful series.

"The Falcon in San Francisco" is a 1945 entry into The Falcon series starring Tom Conway. This one has some nice shots of San Francisco and captures the city's atmosphere - old timers familiar with the city will love it. In this one, Tom and Goldie (Edward Brophy) meet a cute little girl (Sheryl Moffett) and her dog Diogenes on a train. While traveling, the girl's nurse is found dead. The Falcon and Goldie soon find themselves in a web of intrigue involving a crime ring, a shipping company, and a secret kept by the girl's beautiful sister (Rita Corday). King Kong's Robert Armstrong plays the shipping company's business manager. The mystery is actually pretty good, and the film moves quickly.For some reason, these Falcon films always end somewhat abruptly. However, it's enjoyable.