The Falcon Series

TOTAL BINGE TIME: 17h 22m

The Definitive Watch Order & Chronological Timeline

The Gay Falcon

Released: 1941 // Runtime: 67m // Rating: 6.3

Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay Laurence is compelled to return to his sleuthing ways. Along with sidekick Jonathan "Goldie" Locke, he agrees to look into a series of home party robberies that have victimized socialite Maxine Wood. The duo gets more than they bargained for when a murder is committed at Wood's home, but Lawrence still finds time to romance the damsel.

1941

A Date with the Falcon

Released: 1942 // Runtime: 63m // Rating: 6.5

In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.

1942

The Falcon Takes Over

Released: 1942 // Runtime: 65m // Rating: 6.2

While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O'Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a number of mishaps.

1942

The Falcon's Brother

Released: 1942 // Runtime: 63m // Rating: 6.3

A gentlemanly detective known as The Falcon calls on his brother to help him stop the Nazis from assassinating a key diplomat.

1942

The Falcon Strikes Back

Released: 1943 // Runtime: 66m // Rating: 5.5

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.

1943

The Falcon in Danger

Released: 1943 // Runtime: 69m // Rating: 5.6

Two industrialists disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air. Also missing is $100,000. The Falcon investigates and discovers a plot against the government.

1943

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

Released: 1943 // Runtime: 67m // Rating: 6.6

The Falcon is called to a young woman's school to investigate a murder. When he arrives, another victim is discovered.

1943

The Falcon Out West

Released: 1944 // Runtime: 64m // Rating: 5.2

When a Texas playboy is murdered in a New York City nightclub the Falcon investigates. When he learns that the victim was slipped rattlesnake venom, the trail leads to Texas, his own kidnapping and near death.

1944

The Falcon in Mexico

Released: 1944 // Runtime: 70m // Rating: 5.3

The Falcon travels to Mexico where he gets involved with murder and a mysterious painting.

1944

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The Falcon in Hollywood

Released: 1944 // Runtime: 67m // Rating: 6.0

Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence--aka Michael Arlen's literary hero The Falcon--arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find himself involved in the murder of a movie actor. There's no shortage of suspects: the costume designer to whom he was married, a tyrannical director, a beautiful young French starlet, a Shakespeare-quoting producer, even a New York gangster. Helping The Falcon solve the crime is a cute, wise-cracking cab driver and a pair of bumbling cops.

1944