The Falcon Strikes Back
“LIKE A BOLT OF DEADLY LIGHTNING”
1943•NR•1h 6m•5.7•Released
MysteryCrime
The Falcon is framed for the murder of a banker and the theft of war bonds. He makes his escape into the mountains where he hides out in a rustic lodge. From here he uncovers a phony war bond operation.
Director
Edward Dmytryk
Writer
Edward Dein, Gerald Geraghty
Languages
English
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
Tom Conway
Tom Lawrence
Harriet Nelson
Gwynne Gregory (as Harriet Hilliard)
Jane Randolph
Marcia Brooks
Edgar Kennedy
Smiley Dugan
Cliff Edwards
Goldie Locke
Rita Corday
Mia Bruger
Erford Gage
Rickey Davis
Wynne Gibson
Geraldine H. Lipton
André Charlot
Bruno Steffen (as Andre Charlot)
Richard Loo
Jerry
Cliff Clark
Inspector Timothy Donovan
Edward Gargan
Detective Bates
The Velma Dawson Puppets
Group Performers
Olin Howland
Sheriff (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
Production
Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Producer
Maurice Geraghty
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