The Maltese Falcon

[PeterB]

Greenstreet and Lorre had never appeared together in a film prior to "The Maltese Falcon", although they were to appear in a subsequent five (all excellent) films together,
because "The Maltese Falcon" was Sydney Greenstreet's very first film.

That's interesting. And the trouble with making a debut in a film like that is the risk of type casting, I suppose. I can think of three others where they appeared together: Casablanca, Background to Danger and Mask of Dimitrios. Can't think of the other two right now.

 

[JackieMatra]

For the curious, the eight films that Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre both appeared in were:
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Casablanca (1942)
Background to Danger (1943)
Passage to Marseille (1944)
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
The Verdict (1946)
Three Strangers (1946)

 

[JackieMatra]

Additionally, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre both appeared in five films with Humphrey Bogart.

Sydney Greenstreet in:
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Across the Pacific (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Passage to Marseille (1944)
Conflict (1945)

Peter Lorre in:
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
All Through the Night (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Passage to Marseille (1944)
Beat the Devil (1953)

 

[Haversack]

In Hollywood Canteen, Lorre and Greenstreet play themselves as if they were their typecasts in order to scare the pants off of a gunnery sergeant who wouldn't leave one of the Andrews Sisters alone.

 

[emigran]

Hollywood Canteen... amazing historical social commentary...
"Want another donut, soldier...??"

 

[JackieMatra]

Hollywood Canteen... amazing historical social commentary...
"Want another donut, soldier...??"

Check out "Stagedoor Canteen" and "Thank Your Lucky Stars", as well.
(In "Thank Your Lucky Stars" Bette Davis sings (well, sort of), John Garfield strangles Eddie Cantor (realizing the dreams of many), and S.Z. Sakall intimidates Humphrey Bogart.)