Tuesday, May 8, 2012

The Falcon's Brother (1942)

RKO Radio Pictures
Directed by Stanley Logan
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

The Falcon goes to meet his brother who has just crossed the ocean by ship but instead finds the police and a dead body in his cabin. It turns out not to be his brother, but he doesn't tell the police until later. He goes in search of the murderer, with plenty of diversions for the ladies, which ultimately leads to German spies. The Falcon disappears for long stretches of the film so that his brother, both in the film and real life, can take over the investigation. Unfortunately, his brother is also a skirt chaser and spends too much time trying to pick up women, a character trait that has marred every single entry of this series.

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