A Date With The Falcon (1942)

A scientist (Alec Craig) has discovered how to make inexpensive synthetic diamonds that are difficult to tell from the real thing. While he intends to provide them for the American defense effort, a group of criminals kidnap him in order to get the formula for their own financial benefit. Enter The Falcon (George Sanders) to solve the crime. Directed by Irving Reis (BACHELOR AND THE BOBBYSOXER), this is the second entry in the 16 movie FALCON franchise. While I enjoyed the first one (THE GAY FALCON), I found this one on the weak side. The mystery isn't very interesting and the emphasis is heavily on humor. Several cast members from the first flick return for this go round including Wendy Barrie as Sanders' frustrated fiancee, Allen Jenkins as his sidekick and James Gleason as a police detective. At a running time of one hour and three minutes, it gets the job done without any unnecessary distractions. With Edward Gargan, Mona Maris, Elizabeth Russell and Hans Conreid.