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The Black Bird
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60135
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The Black Bird (1975)
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Why is everyone after George Segal's bird?
Because he's Sam Spade , Jr. and his falcon's worth a fortune.
After the death of private detective Sam Spade, his son, Sam Spade Jr. (who only knew his father very briefly) is forced to inherit his San Francisco detective agency, much to his chagrin. He also must keep his father's sarcastic secretary, Effie Perrine ("Godzilla"), and must continue his father's tradition of "serving minorities". One day, an obese man named Caspar Gutman is killed just outside Spade's building, his last words being "It's black and as long as your arm". Later on, Spade is given an offer by a member of the Order of St. John's Hospital to purchase his father's useless copy of the Maltese Falcon. A right-wing thug named Gordon Immerman (Spade calls him "Andrew Jackson" after he gave Spade his "calling card", a bill), has been hired to make sure Spade delivers the bird, but he quickly warms to the detective, although the feeling is not mutual. Later on, he gets an offer from a Wilmer Cook, but before they can negotiate, he is killed. Shortly thereafter, he encounters a ...
Release Date: December 25, 1975 @ the Columbia l & ll, Manhattan
Distrib: Columbia Pictures
This was Columbia Pictures Christmas present to moviegoers in 1975. It flopped miserably as did Segal's starring roles in THE TERMINAL MAN , RUSSIAN ROULETTE and DUCHESS AND THE DIRTWATER FOX, all major duds.
Trivis: Which 70s movie revived George Segal's career after so many flops?
Which other 1975 film was also a film noir spoof?
Who starred in that that was also a part of an iconic series of films in the 30s?
Name that series of films?
Because he's Sam Spade , Jr. and his falcon's worth a fortune.
After the death of private detective Sam Spade, his son, Sam Spade Jr. (who only knew his father very briefly) is forced to inherit his San Francisco detective agency, much to his chagrin. He also must keep his father's sarcastic secretary, Effie Perrine ("Godzilla"), and must continue his father's tradition of "serving minorities". One day, an obese man named Caspar Gutman is killed just outside Spade's building, his last words being "It's black and as long as your arm". Later on, Spade is given an offer by a member of the Order of St. John's Hospital to purchase his father's useless copy of the Maltese Falcon. A right-wing thug named Gordon Immerman (Spade calls him "Andrew Jackson" after he gave Spade his "calling card", a bill), has been hired to make sure Spade delivers the bird, but he quickly warms to the detective, although the feeling is not mutual. Later on, he gets an offer from a Wilmer Cook, but before they can negotiate, he is killed. Shortly thereafter, he encounters a ...
Release Date: December 25, 1975 @ the Columbia l & ll, Manhattan
Distrib: Columbia Pictures
This was Columbia Pictures Christmas present to moviegoers in 1975. It flopped miserably as did Segal's starring roles in THE TERMINAL MAN , RUSSIAN ROULETTE and DUCHESS AND THE DIRTWATER FOX, all major duds.
Trivis: Which 70s movie revived George Segal's career after so many flops?
Which other 1975 film was also a film noir spoof?
Who starred in that that was also a part of an iconic series of films in the 30s?
Name that series of films?
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