THE MALTESE FALCON poster
Feature filmDevelopmentFilm Noir; Crime Thriller

THE MALTESE FALCON

A film by PHILLIP E. HARDY

A Machiavellian private detective is hired by an alluring femme fatale, who entangles him in three murder cases and a liaison with international crooks hunting for a priceless artifact known as the Maltese Falcon

Expected audience
5M
Open listings
25
Shoot
Sep 2, 2027
Release
To be determined
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The filmmaker

PHILLIP E. HARDY Verified email

Phillip E. Hardy is an American screenwriter known for developing high-concept, genre-driven feature films that balance strong commercial hooks with character-focused storytelling. Active in the independent film space since the early 2010s, Hardy has built a body of work spanning thrillers, horror, crime, westerns, action, and dark comedy, with a particular interest in public-domain adaptations and internationally producible projects. Hardy wrote the feature film, Purgatory Station, available on Amazon Prime, and has had multiple screenplays optioned, developed, or circulated among producers, agents, and production companies. His work often favors contained, cost-efficient production models, making his scripts attractive to indie producers and international partners.

πŸ† Phillip wrote the horror/thriller PURGATORY STATION, which streams on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and several other platforms. He has won and placed at more than 325 film festivals and screenwriting contests, including Austin Film Festival and The Page Awards.
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Spade shaves before the cops arrive

Beauty & personal careHands-on~25s on screenCategory exclusiveFound by Script Scan
$6,700
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INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT (p. 139). Sam lathers his face with a shaving bar and brush while Tom watches from the doorway, and the bathroom routine runs long enough for the kit to be clearly seen.

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Estimated media value$53,958
Fair price range (development)$4,000 – $9,400
Value per $1 spent$8.05

Webley-Fosbery revolver as a period prop

OtherHands-on + named~15s on screenCategory exclusiveFound by Script Scan
$6,050
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EXT. SAN FRANCISCO - NIGHT (p. 12). Tom pulls a muddy Webley-Fosbery revolver from his trench coat and holds it up; Sam examines it and names it.

Estimated media value$48,563
Fair price range (development)$3,600 – $8,500
Value per $1 spent$8.03

Brigid's tight blue dress

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INT. FRONT ROOM - NIGHT (p. 44). Brigid sits across from Sam in a tight, sleeveless blue dress while the couple discusses the falcon.

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Estimated media value$32,375
Fair price range (development)$2,400 – $5,700
Value per $1 spent$7.99

Sam's San Francisco Chronicle

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$4,050
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INT. OFFICE - DAY (p. 87). Sam unfolds the previous day's Chronicle at his desk, opens it to the shipping news page, and compares it to the page he found in Cairo's wastebasket.

Estimated media value$32,375
Fair price range (development)$2,400 – $5,700
Value per $1 spent$7.99

Cairo's black coat and white gloves

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INT. LOBBY - NIGHT (p. 32). Cairo enters in a black coat cut tight to narrow shoulders, later removes white gloves and sets them on his hat on Sam's desk.

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Estimated media value$26,979
Fair price range (development)$2,000 – $4,700
Value per $1 spent$8.05

Sam's chrome flask

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INT. OFFICE - NIGHT (p. 32). Sam sits drinking from a glass and smoking while thinking; later he takes a swig from a chrome flask in the phone booth scene.

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Estimated media value$25,900
Fair price range (development)$1,900 – $4,500
Value per $1 spent$8.09

Martinis in the post-fight nightcap

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INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT (p. 62). Sam and Brigid sit close on the couch, each holding a martini as they flirt and banter after the confrontation.

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Estimated media value$25,900
Fair price range (development)$1,900 – $4,500
Value per $1 spent$8.09

Luke's breakfast at the hotel coffee shop

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INT. HOTEL BELVEDERE - MORNING (p. 85). Hotel detective Luke eats French toast in a booth and folds bacon onto toast, stuffing it into his mouth while he talks with Sam.

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Estimated media value$25,900
Fair price range (development)$1,900 – $4,500
Value per $1 spent$8.09

Sam's Burberry trench coat and brown fedora

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EXT. STREET - NIGHT (p. 40). Sam exits his building in a brown fedora and Burberry trench coat, the outfit he is tailed in across the night.

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Estimated media value$21,583
Fair price range (development)$1,600 – $3,800
Value per $1 spent$7.99

Hotel Belvedere stay

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$2,450
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INT. OFFICE - NIGHT (p. 40). Cairo states he is at the Hotel Belvedere, room 635, when inviting Sam to contact him.

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Estimated media value$19,425
Fair price range (development)$1,500 – $3,400
Value per $1 spent$7.93

Spade pours Bacardi in his apartment

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INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT (p. 16). Sam fetches a bottle of Bacardi and a wine glass, pours a drink and swills it standing, then sits on the couch with it.

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Estimated media value$17,267
Fair price range (development)$1,300 – $3,000
Value per $1 spent$8.03

Sam names the Alexandria Hotel

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INTERCUT SAM/TOM (p. 127). Sam tells Tom the gang can be pinched at the Alexandria Hotel, room Twelve-C, and the hotel name is said in dialogue.

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Estimated media value$16,188
Fair price range (development)$1,200 – $2,800
Value per $1 spent$8.09

Macy's as a quip

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INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT (p. 78). Sam jokes that the Templar treasure would be pretty pricey at Macy's, and Gutman laughs at the line.

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Estimated media value$12,950
Fair price range (development)$975 – $2,300
Value per $1 spent$7.91

Bloomingdale's cosmetics counter joke

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INT. HOTEL BELVEDERE - NIGHT (p. 87). Luke says Cairo has more merchandise than the cosmetics counter at Bloomingdale's while he looks over Cairo's toiletries.

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Estimated media value$12,950
Fair price range (development)$975 – $2,300
Value per $1 spent$7.91

Parcel from the Pickwick Stage

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INTERCUT SAM/EFFIE (p. 120). Sam sends Effie to the Pickwick Stage parcel room to retrieve the Holland box note, and the Pickwick Stage name is spoken on the call.

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Estimated media value$12,950
Fair price range (development)$975 – $2,300
Value per $1 spent$7.91

Chase and Sanborn can as ashtray

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INT. OFFICE - NIGHT (p. 17). Sam flicks his cigarette over an empty Chase and Sanborn can while Dundy and Tom press him.

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Estimated media value$10,792
Fair price range (development)$800 – $1,900
Value per $1 spent$7.99

Cairo's engraved card

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INT. LOBBY - NIGHT (p. 32). Cairo produces an engraved card and sets it before Effie, who hands it to Sam.

Estimated media value$10,792
Fair price range (development)$800 – $1,900
Value per $1 spent$7.99

Spade's Burberry-style Fedora in the alley

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EXT. SAN FRANCISCO - NIGHT (p. 10). Sam walks through an alley past an ambulance to see Miles's body, wearing his hat and coat as the first beat of the case.

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Estimated media value$10,792
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Value per $1 spent$7.99

Luke's Panama hat and blue suit

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INT. HOTEL BELVEDERE - MORNING (p. 85). Luke sits in a blue suit and Panama hat while eating breakfast and grinning at Sam.

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Estimated media value$10,792
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Value per $1 spent$7.99

Hotel Belvedere lobby and front desk

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INT. HOTEL BELVEDERE - DAY (p. 63). Sam rings the front-desk bell and asks for Cairo, and the clerk gives the news while Sam walks through the lobby.

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Estimated media value$10,360
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Value per $1 spent$8.04

Sam's swig of Bacardi on the phone

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INTERCUT SAM/TOM (p. 126). While listening to Tom, Sam reaches for his flask and takes a swig of Bacardi.

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Estimated media value$8,633
Fair price range (development)$650 – $1,500
Value per $1 spent$8.03

Coronet apartments

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EXT. CORONET APARTMENTS - DAY (p. 22). Sam knocks on Brigid's room at the Coronet, and the scene establishes the suite where the couple meet.

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Estimated media value$7,770
Fair price range (development)$575 – $1,400
Value per $1 spent$7.86

Gutman's Johnnie Walker on the table

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$988
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INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT (p. 67). A bottle of Johnnie Walker sits on the table as Gutman pours bourbon for Spade during their long first meeting. The bottle is in the frame for the whole negotiation scene.

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Estimated media value$7,770
Fair price range (development)$575 – $1,400
Value per $1 spent$7.86

Cairo's grooming products and cologne

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$650
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INT. HOTEL BELVEDERE - NIGHT (p. 86). Cairo's bathroom cabinet is stocked with powders, creams, perfumes, lotions, and tonics, which Luke inventories on screen. Luke also mentions Cairo's cologne in passing.

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Estimated media value$5,180
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Value per $1 spent$7.97

Cairo's luggage: trunk, valise and Gladstone bag

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$513
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INT. HOTEL BELVEDERE - NIGHT (p. 86). Sam and Luke look over Cairo's square trunk, valise, and Gladstone bag while searching the room.

Estimated media value$4,144
Fair price range (development)$300 – $725
Value per $1 spent$8.08

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SAM SPADE, a savvy private detective in late 1940s San Francisco, takes on Brigid, a charming, manipulative client who quickly involves him in the shooting deaths of his partner, Miles, and a gun-for-hire, Floyd Thursby. With two policemen breathing down his neck, Sam fearlessly and sometimes recklessly involves himself in Brigid’s scheme to outwit three criminals who will break any law and remove any obstacle to obtain a priceless, mythical statue called The Maltese Falcon. With the monetary incentive of $10,000, Sam’s moral compass and his growing attraction to the femme fatale Brigid could land him in San Quentin or the cemetery.

Distribution
STREAMING PLATFORM
Audience
Noir, crime thriller fans
Markets
US
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