Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Dotbankey A lot of fun.

HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Mabel Munoz Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

JohnHowardReid Producer: Howard Benedict. Copyright 20 November 1941 by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. New York opening at the Rialto: 24 November 1941. U.S. release: 16 January 1942. Australian release: 16 March 1942. 5,833 feet. 64 minutes.NOTES: Number 2 of the 16 "Falcon" pictures. "The Gay Falcon" (sic) was number 1.COMMENT: One or two bright moments — Hans Conried playing an inquisitive desk clerk without his usual accent; Allen Jenkins listening to a soap opera on his car radio — cannot lighten an elephantine script and heavy-handed acting, particularly from Gleason, Jenkins and Barrie. Dull direction doesn't help either. The script's humor is aimed at four-year-olds. Aggressively bombastic acting from Gleason and Jenkins, makes it even less tolerable. No wonder Sanders appears so understandably bored stiff. The scene with him on the ledge, and the crowd urging him to jump, foreshadows "14 Hours", and may excite sociologists. Unfortunately, this entry is not content to be just of peripheral interest — or even just plain dull — but determinedly tedious. Only Mona Maris as a fairly agreeable femme fatale can partly save the day. Production values are no more — and sometimes less — than adequate.

jacobs-greenwood In this film, the Falcon (George Sanders) is about to travel on a trip to be married to his fiancé Helen (Wendy Barrie), a woman who has finally "caught" him. James Gleason plays the police inspector, Edward Gargan is his detective, and Allen Jenkins is Goldy (perfect for this type of role, and Sanders' sidekick in all but his last in the series). Helen is naturally "on edge", apparently the Falcon has been this far (engaged, ring and all) three times previously. Goldy's job throughout the film is to keep this fiancé from running away, as well as to help Sanders out of a "jams".The story is about a scientist who has discovered a way to create diamonds so well that jewelers, who loaned him a $1,000 one to copy, can't tell the difference. His goal, however, is to help government and industry by making commercial grade diamonds for $25, and not to collapse the retail market. The police inspector naturally wants to protect the scientist, but before the detective "bodyguard" arrives, criminals kidnap the scientist and his formula.To keep the Falcon from helping the police, the criminals decide to neutralize him. An old female acquaintance (Mona Maris, also providing a jealousy plot-line for the fiancé of the Falcon, associated with the criminals, attempts to persuade him to join them. When he refuses, they kidnap him. However, he escapes by making faces at police in a passing squad car, pretending to be drunk. The cops pull over the car and relieve the criminals of their prey.Another slapstick scene follows the Falcon's discovery of the scientist, who has apparently overdosed on sleeping pills in his hotel room. When the police arrive, summoned by a suspicious hotel employee, the Falcon escapes out the window onto the fifth floor balcony. His fiancé, who had been waiting in a cab below, sees him up on the balcony and starts yelling, causing the gathering crowd to think it's witnessing a potential "jumper". When the police discover him, he's arrested. However, he escapes in a rather amusingly well choreographed scene I won't spoil.A twist is revealed which begs the question as to how the criminals knew of it. The Falcon is captured again by the criminals and is later arrested again by the police. The whole mystery is wrapped up rather quickly and conveniently in the end in at least two ways: how all the criminals are rounded up, and the recovery of the missing formula.It ends with the Falcon and his fiancé (and curiously, Goldy) finally leaving on their trip to be married when, of course, another of the Falcon's many female acquaintances shows up.

TheLittleSongbird The Falcon film series is generally a lot of fun to watch, with many of the films very enjoyable and all worth watching at least once. The second outing 'A Date with the Falcon' is one of the better ones.Not perfect by all means. 'A Date with the Falcon' did feel a little too short, if it was 10 minutes longer it would have given the mystery aspects a little more explanation instead of a few parts being hastier and not as easy to follow as others. Wendy Barrie was very likable and entertaining in 'The Gay Falcon' (the first and very enjoyable outing in the series), but here she is in a more brashly written role and the performance feels overdone and annoying.When it comes to the production values, while not among the most visually stunning films ever made (then again 'A Date with the Falcon' is not that kind of film), 'A Date with the Falcon' is very meticulously filmed and lit with sets that are elegant and atmospheric. The music is lively and haunting, while the direction solid, the script is witty and smart (even more so, and more electrifying than that of 'The Gay Falcon') and the story a vast majority of the time very engrossing and never incoherent or a test for endurance. The characters are also a lot of fun with the only exception being Barrie's.As said with 'The Gay Falcon', George Sanders is a truly great lead, he was never less than watchable and magnificent when at his best, and he looks so relaxed and at ease here and plays with his usual suave and imposing manner while also with an elegance, cutting aplomb and charm. James Gleason is also excellent.Hans Conried steals scenes gleefully, and while he doesn't have as much to do Allen Jenkins is still enormous fun and also a scene stealer. Mona Maris is an alluring femme fatale.In conclusion, one of the best outings in a series of films that are most enjoyable. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Jim Tritten Rather lackluster entry in the George Sanders "Falcon" series. Rather than charming his fiancé, the Falcon appears to be intimidated by her - which appears to be out of character. Wendy Barrie as the fiancée spends the entire movie trying to get the Falcon to leave town on a trip -- was this an overnight trip before they were to be married? James Gleason is excellent, as always, as the police detective. Allen Jenkins is good as sidekick Goldie but appears insufficiently on screen to carry the comic side of the story. The two females (Mona Maris is characterized by the Falcon as a skinny old hag) appear on screen too much and simply do not work. The writing, music, and gowns (by Renie) are the best part of this film. Not much here to be recommended.