TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Michelle Ridley The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

utgard14 At the end of The Falcon in Danger, a female college student shows up and asks for his help. This movie seems to continue that story but also forgets that scene even took place. Here, a different college student asks the Falcon for help investigating a murder her psychic roommate predicted would happen. Because it wouldn't be a Falcon movie without pretty women, this one has plenty. The most prominent are Amelita Ward, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, and Rita Corday as the girl with supposed psychic abilities. Ward played the Falcon's irritating Southern belle fiancée in the last picture. Here she's much better (without the accent) as the girl who asks the Falcon for help. Cliff Clark and Edward Gargan return as Inspector Donovan and his sidekick Bates. Both are fun. The scene stealers of the movie are the three girls playing The Three Ughs (Nancy McCollum and the Alvarez sisters, Ruth and Juanita). They're absolutely delightful.The whole cast is good, even those playing minor parts. Star Tom Conway is, of course, as debonair as ever. He seems to really be enjoying himself in this one. The college setting and cast of mostly young women brings a fresh energy to the series and Conway's performance in particular. It's possibly my favorite of the series and certainly the best starring Conway.

dougdoepke Arguably the best of the Falcon series. The movie's a fast-paced, highly entertaining blend of mystery, atmosphere, and gentle humor. And who in production had the casting inspiration for the three little Ugh girls. Their bits are utterly charming as they pipe up like syncopated petunias. And I wasn't even put off by all the girls at the school mooning over a very dapper Tom Conway, apparently dividing his time here with Val Lewton's great horror films. He's perfectly cast as the urbane sleuth. Rita Corday also shows some acting chops as well as beauty as the spooky Marguerita. Her psychic moments provide a good atmospheric touch. Also, those seaside scenes, especially along the cliffs, add a lot of local color. And speaking of atmosphere, credit that fine RKO team of art director D'Agostino and set decorator Silvera for taking time out from the Lewton series. Those quaking bushes, moody pathways, and elaborate interiors typify their expert hand. On a lesser note, the whodunit is rather routine, but develops into an exciting climax. At the same time, the cop humor from Clark and Gargan is thankfully understated for a change.Anyway, in my little book, the movie's a minor gem among the many detective series of the movie-drenched 1930's and 40's.

MartinHafer The Falcon is approached by a college girl at the beginning of the film. A professor died recently and she knows it's a murder even though they say it was a natural death. Before he has a chance to investigate, the impulsive and annoying girl steals his car--forcing him to go to the school to retrieve it (and thus get pulled into the investigation).As the film unfolds in a rather unremarkable and far-fetched plot, we meet a set of characters who all could have killed the professor--who, it turns out, did NOT die due to natural causes. When one of the suspects is then clearly murdered, the police become involved as well--and as usual, they are about as much help as a pilot's license to a fish! In the end, through some spurious reasoning, the Falcon figures out the murderer--leading to a very cool scene at the edge of a cliff.While this is not a bad detective film, it did seem that since the earlier Falcon films (with George Sanders, actor Tom Conway's real-life brother) that the series went into a bit of a decline. Part of it might be because I miss Sanders in the lead role, though Conway looks and especially sounds so much like him I doubt this is the main reason. I think the problem is that the original formula is gone. There is no great sidekick (such as Allen Jenkins), no fiancée and no glib remarks by the Falcon. In fact, it's the glibness that I think sets the earlier films apart from the later ones, as the earlier films had lots of wonderful lines--full of sarcasm and zip. This was especially noticeable since I had watched Sanders' second Falcon film and then this one just a few hours later. Still, despite its deficiencies, it is a worthwhile B-detective series film--just don't expect any spark to set it apart from the many rival series at the other studios.By the way, the psychology professor says of himself "I am a medical doctor and a psychologist". Actually, if he were an MD, then this would make him a psychiatrist--a distinction that should have been noted by the script writer. Psychiatrists don't like to be referred to as psychologists and vice-versa, plus their jobs are often quite different (psychiatrists generally use medication to treat mental illnesses, psychologists cannot legally do this and use counseling to treat problems).Oh, and one last thing. While the Falcon was sorely missing his usual sidekick and flustered fiancée, I did like the three young triplets. They were pretty amusing in a "huey, Dewey and Louie" sort of way, plus their brief song was a nice and enjoyable piece--certainly much more so than the other needless songs placed into the film.Competent overall but still somewhat lacking. Perhaps this was due to their being three Falcon films in 1943 and three more in 1944, and so with all these films a bit less care was being taken in production.

bob the moo Jane, a daughter of one of Tom Lawrence's friends comes to see him to ask for his help to look into the mysterious death of Professor Jameson as her roommate Marguerita has had visions of it being far from natural causes. Tom reluctantly agrees to help (particularly when Jane steals his car) and heads to Bluecliff school for girls. He arrives at the school to find an air of mystery and fear surrounding the supposedly psychic Marguerita and, looking into this murder, he uncovers clues as to something deeper which leads to further murders within the school.Following on from the serviceable Falcon in Danger, the terrible title here made me worry about what I was about to watch. After an OK start the film develops this rather strange air where we have a mix of the usual slick Falcon mystery but with a touch of supernatural to it in the shape of Marguerita. While this mix isn't always a total success (it does occasionally feel like going from 2nd gear straight into reverse) it does add a new element to the film on top of the usual stuff we had come to expect from the Falcon series. The mystery is pretty good despite the link to the supernatural, although I did wish it had been a bit pacier and more involving . The dark air to it did limit the comedy and generally the fun of the film.Conway does his thing well but the mystery is not slick enough to support him and at times he seems out of sorts with the material. This time round there is no immediate love interest and there is no room for the comedy sidekick; even Clark and Gargan have their parts stripped back to the bone. This leaves more room for the support cast to come up and mostly they do well with the material on offer. Series regular Corday is good as the psychic girl and steps up when it is asked of her. Ward, Brown, Brooks and Givot are all solid, while the three "Ugh's" are amusing characters.Overall then a solid entry in the series that adds a new element to the pot with mixed results. It is interesting but not as enjoyable and all round entertaining as many of the other films managed to be. For fans it is definitely worth a look but those new to the film series should find a better starting point.