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The Maltese Falcon Tee

The Maltese Falcon Tee

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In 1530 Charles V handed Malta to the Knights Hospitaller for the yearly gift of a falcon. Dashiell Hammett took that real bargain and invented the rest, a gold bird crusted with jewels, taken by pirates and coated in black enamel to hide what it was worth. The novel ran in Black Mask from 1929 and came out from Knopf in 1930. John Huston's 1941 film, his first as a director, was the third screen version of the book and the one that stuck. Nearly everyone in it lies about the bird. For people who trust nobody in a trench coat, including themselves.

A Maltese Falcon graphic tee for film noir fans, Hammett readers, and anyone who has watched the 1941 classic more than once. A hard-boiled detective in a fedora and trench coat, a falcon landing on his shoulder with its wings raised, above the title The Maltese Falcon. A gift for classic film buffs, mystery readers, book clubs, and private eyes at heart.

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