One of the least subtle MacGuffins, THE MALTESE FALCON ('41) provides motive for intrigue and serves as the film's title. In some ways, the Maltese Falcon is quite literally "the stuff that dreams are made of," as the audience pursues the idea of the object with the characters. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Dead Reckoning, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott, premiered in San Francisco on this day in 1947. Here’s a great description of the film by Eddie Muller, host of Noir Alley on Turner Classic Movies: TCM. | Humphrey Bogart