How times have changed. The legendary object of desire slips from the anointed hands of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, his mother Queen Joanna of Castile, and through the fingers of Kasper Gutman to those of an unnamed buyer. Ah, well, someone thinks a couple of mill is chicken feed, even though that bird has a bent tail feather,allegedly thanks to the secretary of Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) who appeared to be most nimbly played by Lee "Butterfingers" Patrick. Well, that gal probably never got a raise, so you can hardly fault her for an occasional slip.
Even the intriguing The Maltese Falcon Society seems to have let the bird fly away in the last few years. Nice work by Turner Classic Movies as curators and a tip of the hat to all involved for sending a portion of the money to The Film Foundation's fine work.
I wonder how Dashiell Hammett would feel about it all?
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