Editing The Maltese Falcon (novel) (section)

==Adaptations==

The novel has been adapted for film four times, twice under its original title: 
*[[The Maltese Falcon (1931 film)|''The Maltese Falcon'']] (1931), the first version, a [[Pre-Code Hollywood|pre-Code]] production starring [[Ricardo Cortez]] as Sam Spade and [[Bebe Daniels]] as Brigid O'Shaughnessy. In 1936, [[Warner Brothers]] attempted to re-release the film but was denied approval by the [[Production Code|Hays Production Code]] [[censorship|censors]] because of its "lewd" content; this led to the production of the 1936 adaptation. It was not until after 1966 that unedited copies of the 1931 film could be shown in the United States. 
*''[[Satan Met a Lady]]'' (1936), a comedic adaptation starring [[Bette Davis]] and [[Warren William]], with Sam Spade becoming "Ted Shane". The film received poor reviews, and Davis later referred to the film as "junk".
*''[[The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)|The Maltese Falcon]]'' (1941), the third and best-known version, considered to be a ''[[film noir]]'' classic. This version dropped much of the suggestive content in the 1931 version. The film stars [[Humphrey Bogart]], [[Mary Astor]], [[Peter Lorre]], [[Sydney Greenstreet]], and [[Gladys George]].
*''[[The Black Bird]]'' (1975), a spoof sequel, featuring [[George Segal]] as Sam Spade Jr. ([[Elisha Cook Jr.]] and [[Lee Patrick (actress)|Lee Patrick]] reprised their roles from the 1941 film.)

There have been two [[Radio drama|audio adaptations]] of the novel:
*''The Maltese Falcon'' (1984<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x88q0 BBC Programmes]</ref>), a full-cast dramatization by [[BBC Radio 4]], featuring [[Jane Lapotaire]] and [[Tom Wilkinson]].<ref>{{cite book| publisher=Worldcat|title=The Maltese Falcon|oclc=223117029}}</ref>
*''Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon'' (2008), an audio dramatization by the [[Hollywood Theater of the Ear]].<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/277785730 WorldCat]</ref>

There have also been US stage adaptations:
*''The Maltese Falcon'' was produced by The Long Beach Shakespeare Company and premiered on April 29, 2005, when Hammett's book was adapted and directed by Martin Pope. Two years later the same company mounted a second adaptation, this one by Helen Borgers, the company's artistic director.<ref>"Long Beach Shakespeare Company produces work both old and new", [https://www.presstelegram.com/2007/12/06/long-beach-shakespeare-company-produces-work-both-old-and-new ''Long Beach Press Telegram'', 6 December 2007]</ref>
*''The Maltese Murder'' (2008), by playwright Bryan Colley, commissioned by the [[Johnson County Library]] in Kansas as part of the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] Big Read.<ref>[https://newplayexchange.org/users/19207/bryan-colley New Play Exchange]</ref>