''Appointment with Murder'' is a 1948 American

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directed by

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and starring John Calvert, Catherine Craig and Jack Reitzen. The film is one of three made by the low-budget Film Classics company featuring Calvert as The Falcon who had previously been played by

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and Tom Conway for RKO.Hardy p.124

Plot

The Falcon travels to Milan to locate some stolen paintings for an insurance company. He follows the trail from a murdered Italian painter to an art gallery in Los Angeles.

Cast

* John Calvert as Michael Waring, the Falcon * Catherine Craig as Lorraine W. Brinckley * Jack Reitzen as Norton Benedict * Lyle Talbot as Fred Muller * Peter Brocco as Giuseppe Donatti * Ben Welden as Martin Minecci * Robert Conte as Count Dano * Jay Griffith as Detective * Michael Mark as 2nd Baggage Clerk * Carlo Schipa as Mario Farello * Anna Demetrio as Senora Rosa - Italian Woman * Carole Donne as Miss Connors * Barbara Freking as Barbara O'Brien - The Model * Jack Chefe as Johnny - Hotel Clerk * Eugene Gericke as 1st Thug * James Griffith as Detective * Pat Lane as Customs Officer * Robert Nadell as 1st Baggage Clerk * Frank Richards as 2nd Thug * Carl Sklover as Guard * Eric Wilton as Count Dano's Butler

References

Bibliography

* Hardy, Phil. ''The BFI Companion to Crime''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* * * 1948 films American crime films 1948 crime films Films directed by Jack Bernhard Film Classics films Films set in Los Angeles Films set in Milan American black-and-white films The Falcon (film character) films Films scored by Karl Hajos 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language crime films {{1940s-US-film-stub