maltesefalcon Much sought-after title object, in a 1930 mystery Dashiell Hammett detective novel, with "The" 31st best film of all time, according to AFI's tenth anniversary edition (with "The") 1941 Humphrey Bogart film, with "The" Object of a hunt in a 1929 mystery Statuette Spade searched for Sam Spade's quest in a 1941 film Sam Spade quest