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The Black Bird

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Original title

The Black Bird

Year

1975

Running time

110 min.

Country

United States

Director

David Giler

Screenwriter

Gordon Cotler, David Giler, Don Mankiewicz

Cast

Music

Jerry Fielding

Cinematography

Philip H. Lathrop

Producer

Blackbird Films, Rastar, Columbia Pictures

Genre

Comedy | Parody. Spin-off

Movie Groups

Dashiell Hammett Adaptations

Synopsis

After the death of private detective Sam Spade, his son, Sam Spade Jr. (who only knew his father very briefly) is forced to inherit his San Francisco detective agency, much to his chagrin. He also must keep his father's sarcastic secretary, Effie Perrine ("Godzilla"), and must continue his father's tradition of "serving minorities". One day, an obese man named Caspar Gutman is killed just outside Spade's building, his last words being "It's black and as long as your arm". Later on, Spade is given an offer by a member of the Order of St. John's Hospital to purchase his father's useless copy of the Maltese Falcon. A right-wing thug named Gordon Immerman (Spade calls him "Andrew Jackson" after he gave Spade his "calling card", a bill), has been hired to make sure Spade delivers the bird, but he quickly warms to the detective...

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The Black Bird

1975

David Giler