The Maltese Falcon (2/10) Movie CLIP - Joel Cairo (1941) HD

[@plk5520]

Look at Peter Lorre's facial expressions, not just in this scene but throughout the film. Such incredibly miniscule but perfect nuances make his performance mesmerizing. No wonder he was such a scene stealer.

[@gardeniasandfalcons3945]

Charles Laughton used similar technique in his acting.

[@plk5520]

tiny joe I agree. Charles Laughton was an amazing genius actor. Herbert Lom also comes to mind.

[@jquest43]

JOHN WAYNE ( gacy) also had great facial mannerisms.

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

@@plk5520 Yes, Herbert Lom, very underrated

[@jamesweekley1087]

lorre also was a perfect match for Hammett's description of Joel Cairo in the book. Rarely has an actor better looked and played a role.

[@superamishguy]

i was hoping they'd have that last bit where cario pulls the gun on him again and bogart starts laughing at him. love that

[@chardtomp]

Nobody did squirly, creepy guys better than Peter Lorre.

[@xuriostyle3543]

Buscemi comes closer than any of them.

[@joehuiras4955]

and the Oscar for "squirrliest guy" goes to...

[@TheJPSouza]

@@xuriostyle3543 True, Steve Buscemi is considered the Peter Lorre of his generation

[@superdoov]

Except for the squirrelly, creepy guys that used to DO Peter Lorre.

[@detailedinfodisplay5210]

Or alcoholic! Don't forget alcoholic!

[@patrickj.sobkowski2341]

Peter Lorre was such a great actor.

[@lisastallingskeelor3328]

Peter Lorre was proof you don’t have to be an A list celebrity or tall to own a scene.

[@lisastallingskeelor3328]

@Leo Peridot agree. All great actors in their own right.

[@mariaamezcua4761]

Yesss

[@ponikoTV]

True :D

[@ryangibson5462]

And when your stealing the scene from someone like Humphrey Bogart, that's an accomplishment.❤

[@mistadude]

Most actors are short

[@JohnMichaelson]

I know everyone thinks Casablanca is all that, but for my money this was the best Bogart movie of them all. Peter Lorre's character plays off him perfectly!

[@jonisafreak3]

Arguable you have in a lonely place, high sierra, and the treasure of the sierra madre all could be considered better I’d also put Key Largo but Robinson steals some of his shine in that one.

[@squireob]

Just for context, $5,000 in 1941 money is about $85,000 today.

[@janesali9448]

However, you need to think about inflation. Yes, $5,000 was worth a lot then and is still pretty nice today for some. But, inflation has made that amount translate to $85,000 today; the inflation makes it more. Also you need to consider what an amount of money will get you as the value for things was different then to now.

[@PhiloYT1]

What's even more interesting is that when Sam meets Kasper Gutman, he tells him that Cairo offered him $10,000!

[@ZeyphodZeyphod]

Yes..adjusting for inflation is as you alluded to is only part of the story. People in depression era 1940 America were just allot poorer than they are now even adjusted against inflation. $5000 then would still effectively be perceived as allot more money than 85K now would be by most folks.

[@alvexok5523]

@@ZeyphodZeyphod, yes, people had to ration food also. Pigging out on tons of junk food is a much more modern thing. Almost everyone back then, even those with a decent amount of money to their name, were unable to buy enough food to where it was possible to pig out the way many people today do. There just weren't the same variety or amounts of food available. Many people were lucky to eat an apple a day. Fresh fruits were a luxury, many people had to thrive on limited canned food and bread, and loved each chance to eat some sweet fruit. And now today, there are tons of fruit available that many people avoid because they'd rather indulge in candy, cake, and other junk food snacks. Times have changed alot

[@juanmonge8]

The novel is from 1930.

[@Boudica234]

The way Peter Lorre fondled that walking stick was something else. It's almost like they're trying to tell us something.

[@Absolutely_puck_fakestine]

In the book, his homosexuality is clearly mentioned. Here they had to use some more "subtle" details.

[@mariaamezcua4761]

Yes

[@Mxyzptlksac]

He’s virtually making love to it

[@babywah3290]

In the parlance of the times- “giving the hairy eye”, or “light in the loafers”. 😂😂

[@Kemidov]

@@Absolutely_puck_fakestine Explicitly?

[@delin62]

The first time that I saw the awesome talent of Peter Lorre was in "Arsenic and Old Lace" as Dr. Einstein. I've been a fan ever since.

[@CynthiaLK]

That was the first time I saw him, too! Arsenic and Old Lace. "No Johnny, not the slow way. Please Johnny, the queek way, the queek way"

[@tonyrusi1978]

He was great in Casablanca

[@elizabethflynn8455]

@@tonyrusi1978 he really was!

[@Setebos]

Dashiell Hammett described Sam Spade as having an expression like a "jovial Satan". At 2:03 we get a taste of that description.

[@babywah3290]

Full display in the ‘I won’t play the sap for you’ scene.

[@randyacuna5643]

Lorre fans need to see one of his overlooked films, 1941s the Face Behind the Mask.

[@NotMe-fx8lt]

My favorite part of this scene is the foreshadowing by Lorre. In the beginning he takes off one glove, the one he will need to pull out his gun.

[@lizzychrome7630]

I never noticed that!

[@sparkkle2]

What's funny is that he wasn't even directed to do that. They just gave him an umbrella/cane thing and he fucked around with it. Guy always had to do something, even when he was just in the background. Professional scene stealer indeed.

[@johnvanburen8977]

he wasn’t armed but he got hands

[@Wintermute01001]

"Stop hitting yourself! Stop hitting yourself!"

[@thatdude3938]

and let me tell ya somethin', the whole "hardboiled" genre, started by this book and especially this movie, it's all about you thinkin' "o boy, this guy is so cool. really tough". the essence of all modern action movie, and it was started back there. the roots

[@mrkeno1000]

Lorre and Bogart were huge friends

[@Lshannon90]

Peter was such a cutie. I'm just crazy about him. He looked so good here. At this point he was very active. I heard he was married to a woman 13 years younger than him so they say that was his motivation. Is it true that his character was supposed to be gay in this movie? That was a rumour I heard...

[@CynthiaLK]

Yes. They talk about it several times here.

[@cottagechskitty]

The Hays Code was evil. I get that. But it did lead to some very creative things. Just his entrance music screams "HE'S GAY!" :) But they couldn't say that

[@TheaterRaven]

Yes, the code wasn't the greatest, but I like that it forced the writers to be clever about things. They assumed their audiences would catch the clues. So many things in movies nowadays are spoon-fed to us, as if we couldn't pick up the smallest subtleties. Movie-makers need to start giving their audiences' intelligence more credit like they did back then.

[@BrianBattles]

"degenerate" ha ha that word cracks me up!

[@bigmouthprick5852]

like your comment. how fitting.

[@CynthiaLK]

Bogart's facial expression screamed it too.

[@CynthiaLK]

@@TheaterRaven I like that about the code. I get bored with movies these days when people jump into bed as soon as they meet. The old movies had to be a lot more crafty when dealing with love affairs...

[@coralroper6876]

Everyone wants Humphrey Bogart to give them the bird in this movie

[@PhiloYT1]

I've seen this film a dozen times, but this is the first time I noticed that Cairo is wearing the same bowtie and jacket in his passport photo!

[@CynthiaLK]

I never noticed that! Maybe it's what he thinks he looks best in...

[@mannacler]

Lorre and Bogart probably laughed themselves silly after doing this scene.

[@ciaran5588]

The music in the film was brilliant. I've seen it literally 30/40 times. When Cairo comes on screen & you hear the "Egyptian" music, imagine how exotic it must of seemed. How mysterious. It was still a place of magic & sultans back then. People couldn't of dreamed of ever seeing Egypt.

[@Akatosh86]

Especially during a global war

[@jaygarit9177]

Peter Lorre' use to scare me as a kid when we would watch these old movies that came on the weekends. My mother wouldn't let us watch but Dad did. She just trusted us I guess; undeservingly. Peter Lorre scared me as a kid. I forget the name of the movies, but I remember his unique creepy looks

[@govement9151]

I guess the name of that creepy movie might be “M”

[@Dakdedrocks]

Creepyness is what makes Peter Lorre the MAN!!!!!!!! Ya gotta love him!!!

[@TheDcgj45]

Peter Lorre was a great actor. Better then his counter part in this scene.

[@krasnykavkaz]

"Peter Lorre was a great actor. Better then his counter part in this scene." Bogart would probably have agreed with you, since they were best buds IRL.

[@thelegendaryblackbeastofaa115]

+TheDcgj45 No disrespect meant to Bogie I'm sure; it's just that Peter can steal a scene from anybody.

[@TheDcgj45]

Amen! my brother!!!

[@moicecibon4768]

I absolutely agree with you, needs to be said!!!

[@bill2330]

Petter Lorre always steals the show

[@TeamFisabillahRules1]

We just finished watching and discussing this film in my film class, and my prof. told us that he was in fact supposed to be a gay character, but because of censorship, they couldn't just outright say he was gay. She says the fact that he was playing with this cane in the beginning was supposed to elude to the fact.

[@glenncambray626]

allude

[@jeffreyknickman5559]

that's why the line about gardenia's (perfumed card). If you read the book, it's made fairly explicit. Likewise Gutman and Wilmer

[@dougdavis169]

It's not a cane it's an umbrella.

[@Mxyzptlksac]

@@jeffreyknickman5559in the book I got the impression there was something between Wilmer and Joel

[@hellbooks3024]

As far as Wilmer, (sounds close to Wilma, doesn’t it?)“Gunsel” is from “gansel” which is little goose, in Yiddish. Like calling someone a feygele, literally a little bird, but with of course other connotations.

[@gabbyhyman1246]

Charlie Chaplin once said Lorre was the greatest living actor. Pretty high praise.

[@_aliyaxs96]

Get the chills from Cairo and his creepiness!

[@miriamhopkins8120]

Thank you so much for uploading these.

[@gardeniasandfalcons3945]

Bogey must have gotten a kick out of watching him improvise like that.

[@imyerpepper]

You pulled a gun on Bogie!? Did you forget who you're dealing with!?

[@annitelfer5321]

It's a little sad thar he felt pigeonholed into "creepy" or pathetic roles when he could be so attractive in the right role. Its crazy how narrow the beauty standard was for men in his time, he could have easily played an alternative-type hottie nowadays. You can see how his character landed a man that Mary Astor's character "couldn't make"

[@johnrichardson8903]

1:58 Imagine Humphrey Bogart saying "Quit hitting yourself, quit hitting yourself."

[@mcsuibhne005]

On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime

[@mercedyzmarieguion292]

Wow! "The Year of The Cat" Al Stewart Great song.😊

[@lizzychrome7630]

I can't imagine strolling through a crowd any other way!

[@RomeoWaimbo]

This broadcast is still HD. It's cool

[@scottlypuff]

GARDENIA.

[@ben6077]

Peter lorre would have been so good as a villain in a bond movie

[@lizzychrome7630]

He was the FIRST Bond villain in "Casino Royale."

[@danielpahor8444]

0:28 "...condolences for your partners unfortunate death" "Thanks! 😃" 🤣🤣

[@Lshannon90]

Oh! Thank you so much for that piece of information! I love it, it makes me extremely happy to have this question answered. This is one of my favourite movies and I have always wondered. It doesn't surprise me that Peter would have played this controversial role...He was so good at it!

[@Lshannon90]

Ah, Peter's genius and dramatic flair just couldn't be contained. I mean Charlie Chaplin called him the greatest living actor and he was right. I would have loved to meet him. I heard he just invited random women to sit in his lap. I would die of happiness if I got to do that, haha.

[@gardeniasandfalcons3945]

I would want to hold him in my lap.

[@rainlori]

In beautiful Warner Bros black & white.

[@internetuser3748]

I'm at this part in the book! Oh my!

[@Md2802]

2:31 Interesting that the British passport says "Great Britain and Ireland". This had changed to "Great Britain and Northern Ireland" some time in 1927. Back then passports would only have been valid for a maximum of 10 years, and so Mr. Cairo's could not have been valid after 1937. I dunno, guys - I'm beginning to think this fella shouldn't be trusted.

[@tyrant-den884]

boy was he excited to meet a man with scented cards.

[@jquest43]

No

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

It’s called irony

[@mickeymousebiker1]

Cairo -- what a creepy little worm.

[@fanofactionflicks]

thats a neat cigarette lighter

[@lonsworth]

Peter Lorre got that character RIGHT!!!

[@msthalamus2172]

Never close with a distance weapon...! :)

[@mattconrad]

Would've made a great Batman villain

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Hugo Strange.

[@ben6077]

Bond villain too

[@Mxyzptlksac]

In the book Effie flat out says “he’s queer”

[@rosea2350]

Bogart and Lorre. I'd like to get in the middle of that. Sorry but I just love them!

[@thelegendaryblackbeastofaa115]

+Rachel Albers Many women would like to get in the middle of those two. Many others are very envious of Joel Cairo's cane.

[@CynthiaLK]

@@thelegendaryblackbeastofaa115 The Maltese Falcon is my second favorite movie of all time, Joel Cairo figuring highly into my rating.... The second being Casablanca...... Peter Lorre is excellent in both of them....

[@2degucitas]

@@thelegendaryblackbeastofaa115 Which is odd since he deliberately played this character as gay. With great effect.

[@broghanmack5518]

Where does he say "yessss master"?

[@Y-Soightnie]

The story of the priceless Maltese Falcon continues in "RETURN OF THE FALCON" on Amazon Kindle.

[@brandonallen3808]

Bogart made Sam Spade a badass and have class at the same time.

[@coralroper6876]

A retaliation worthy of Han Solo

[@krasnykavkaz]

Cairo is gay in the original novel. The term "gunsel" directed at Wilmer is Yiddish slang for a passive gay partner. IRL, Bogie and Lorre were best friends and liked to hang out together.

[@genekrupp3613]

Gunsel means a criminal who carries a gun

[@larryburke5192]

@@genekrupp3613 By misunderstanding of the 1929 Maltese Falcon quotation above (which survived in a popular 1941 film adaptation). The novel was originally serialized in a magazine, Black Mask, whose editor refused to allow vulgarities. Hammett used the word gunsel knowing that the editor would likely misunderstand it as relating to gun, and therefore allow it

[@lenny7773]

Keep your creepy projections to yourself

[@jackaloni]

95 years

[@Skrimpish]

Cuto cuto CUTO, more power.

[@dylanwhaley7924]

How tf does peter lorre look younger in this than M?

[@TheTurbanator123]

THAT GUY LOOKS LIKE MARK ELLIS

[@thelegendaryblackbeastofaa115]

+BrownTownReviews I don't know who Mark Ellis is but now I want to date him.

[@ryanb7949]

Just finished the book, debating if I should watch the movie

[@raddish4256]

The perfumed calling card...Gardenias...a raised eyebrow. Zithering violins. And we know the man befòre he enters the ròom. Thats how you write a charachter.

[@mcleanedwards7748]

Joel Cairo

[@charlesyun7803]

Did....did he just tried to grab his ass?

[@JASMINEBinP]

0:12 - 0:17

[@bonniebickett4520]

The credits made me laugh!!!

[@gustavomendozajimenez2243]

The friends of Mr. Cairota!

[@LanDred1]

very good movie

[@salvagemonster3612]

Peter was a great character actor. His not so subtle overly effeminate character here is hilarious. Playing coy and sexual innuendo

[@tgwoolshire]

I have never seen him a a character actor as he only played the same character and not much more. Kind of a one trick pony. Not like a Depp, Keaton, Nicholson etc... got any examples? I'd be interested for sure.

[@babypurplebat2610]

@@tgwoolshire have you seen the one he directed himself? Der Verlorene is definitely different and worth checking out, you can find a copy on youtube with english subtitles

[@tgwoolshire]

@@babypurplebat2610 no, but I'll check it out, thx

[@hellbooks3024]

@@tgwoolshireMaybe you should watch “M.” Quite a different character. Physically, vocally

[@Iwuznothere]

Talk up Cairo being as gay as you could get away with in the 40s as much as you want, its still also interesting that Spade takes a few shocked whiffs of that card and then tells his secretary "SEND THAT BOI IN RIGHT NOW" and has a wide eyed greeting of him before they get into business. Like maybe Mr Spade has certain interests as Cairo does.

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

Uh….no….that was sarcasm

[@guillermoperez-ge7mc]

Well, they ARE in San Francisco...

[@XMattingly]

Cad Bane! 🤠👽

[@ReverendBenzo]

Damn he got knocked out easily!

[@mcleanedwards7748]

Nah

[@danwroy]

No hanky :(

[@mei-xy1no]

To place the price of the falcon; $5000 in 1931 is $49,449 in 2018, according to usinflationcalculator dot com, with an inflation of 1548.3% .

[@TheLookingOne]

Did Michael Jackson adopt one white glove as an homage to Joel Cairo?

[@bonelessvegetal818]

ah the times where men were men, when they were straight

[@mcleanedwards7748]

Neh

[@mcleanedwards7748]

Eh

[@mcleanedwards7748]

Wannadame

[@emersonr7481]

He got his training from Detroit Urban Survival.

[@benderbendingrofriguez3300]

there was so much sexual tension between Joel Cairo and Sam Spade.

[@jquest43]

No

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

I guess when every facet of your life is based on your supposed sexual orientation, you constantly see what isn’t there;

[@randycushman1669]

fucking new generation of kids are gonna be so confused as to what the hell the great wall is really about.

[@davidbogard8576]

" "

[@thatdude3938]

ya know, if they'd shot a new adaptation of the book, the most gayish character would be the spade himself, and not a single cigarette would be rolled and smoked in a whole movie

[@gerryleb8575]

One of the most virulently homophobic scenes ever filmed. Ifwe were not mesmerized, we would be horrified.

[@lizzychrome7630]

Joel Cairo is like the Crows in "Dumbo:" horribly problematic in so many ways, but by far the best character in the movie.