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DEADLY FEMALE (1931). The first film adaptation of THE MALTESE FALCON follows the story more closely than the seminal 1941 effort, but not nearly is good. There is more Pre-Code sleaze, but Ricardo Cortez is a washout as Sam Spade and the rest of the cast can't match up either, although Dwight Frye isn't bad as Wilmer. If You have to watch TMF, the Humphrey Bogart one is all You will need. **
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