Still, it's 1941's Maltese Falcon that's considered one of the greatest and most influential films of all time. A suspense-filled thriller, The Maltese Falcon is a showcase of Bogart's immense talent.

In 1941, Humphrey Bogart played Detective Sam Spade in John Huston’s film noir masterpiece “The Maltese Falcon,” ranked by the American Film Institute as the No. 6 mystery film of all time.

"The Maltese Falcon" (1941) is often called the first noir film, but that's not correct. It's not even Bogart's first noir -- he was in Raoul Walsh's "They Drive By Night," released 14 months earlier.

“I’ve got an original ‘Maltese Falcon’ poster, so that’s how much of a fan I am,” Owen, 59, told The Post. “I’m a big fan of noir, and a huge Bogart fan.

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The Maltese Falcon of 1931 benefits from this, leaving no doubt that Spade has been sleeping with his partner’s wife, Iva (Thelma Todd), and quickly falls into the sack with Ruth Wonderley, too.