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The Gay Falcon (1941)        A Date with the Falcon (1942)        The Falcon Takes Over (1942)


The Falcon's Brother (1942)      The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)


The Falcon in Danger (1943)           The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943)

 

Miscreants beware! The Falcon is on the hunt! Suave, sophisticated, hard-boiled and high-minded, amateur sleuths Gay and Tom Lawrence AKA The Falcon were a perfect fit for the acerbic styling of siblings George Sanders and Tom Conway. Follow the saga from the start with this 3-disc, 7 film collection.

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On the heels of The George Sanders Saint Movies Collection (), Warner Archive Collection released another RKO series starring the great George Sanders. The 3-disc set presents all 4 films with George Sanders plus 3 additional films where his real-life brother Tom Conway takes the reigns of the series. Just like the transfers for the Saint films, they are not restored with many instances of marks and scratches, especially during the first film, The Gay Falcon, but overall progressive transfers are good quality. The seven films are split on three discs, two dual-layered discs feature the first six films, 3 on each and the seventh film is on the third single-layered disc. There are no extras on the discs, but each film features generous number of chapters, especially compared to the Saint set, from 22 to 34 chapters for each film. A highly recommended release for this underrated series. We are looking forward for the Volume 2 of the Falcon series films with the rest of Tom Conway films. Unfortunately, Film Classics took over the series in 1948 and released three films starring John Calvert, which are likely not owned by Warner Home Video.

  - Gregory Meshman

 


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directed by Irving Reis
USA 1941

Theatrical Release: 24 October 1941 (USA)

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Warner Home Video

Region 0 - NTSC

Runtime 1:06:36
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1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 5.25 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s

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Audio Dolby Digital Mono (English)
Subtitles None
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Studio: Warner Home Video

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen - 1.33:1

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• 7 films on 3 discs

DVD Release Date: October 18th, 2011
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directed by Irving Reis
USA 1942

Theatrical Release: 16 January 1942 (USA)

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Warner Home Video

Region 0 - NTSC

Runtime 1:02:36
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1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 5.25 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s

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Studio: Warner Home Video

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directed by Irving Reis
USA 1942

Theatrical Release: 29 May 1942 (USA)

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Warner Home Video

Region 0 - NTSC

Runtime 1:02:58
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1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 5.16 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s

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directed by Stanley Logan
USA 1942

Theatrical Release: 2 October 1942 (New York)

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DVD Review: Warner Home Video (The Falcon: Mystery Movie Collection Vol 1) - Region 0 - NTSC

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Warner Home Video

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Runtime 1:02:52
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Average Bitrate: 5.25 mb/s
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directed by Edward Dmytryk
USA 1943

Theatrical Release: 1 April 1943 (New York)

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Warner Home Video

Region 0 - NTSC

Runtime 1:05:46
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1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 5.25 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s

Audio Dolby Digital Mono (English)
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directed by William Clemens
USA

Theatrical Release: 17 July 1943

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Warner Home Video

Region 0 - NTSC

Runtime 1:09:54
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1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 5.25 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s

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directed by William Clemens
USA 1943

Theatrical Release: 10 November 1943 (USA)

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DVD Review: Warner Home Video (The Falcon: Mystery Movie Collection Vol) - Region 0 - NTSC

Big thanks to Gregory Meshman for the Review!

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Warner Home Video

Region 0 - NTSC

Runtime 1:07:54
Video

1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 7.61 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.

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Audio Dolby Digital Mono (English)
Subtitles None
Features Release Information:
Studio: Warner Home Video

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen - 1.33:1

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DVD Release Date:
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