Satan Met a Lady

Comedy, Crime, Mystery · 1936Approved

Before Bogart and Huston created the most enduring film version of Dashiell Hammett's detective novel The Maltese Falcon, this Bette Davis rendition brought the thriller to the screen in a somewhat comedic style, telling the twisting tale of a detective who is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief. Detective Ted Shayne (Warren William) is hired by Valerie Purvis (Davis) to find a woman named Madame Barrabas (Alison Skipworth). But Valerie has a secret that endangers Ted's life, while a valuable jewel-encrusted ram's horn serves as the key to the whole affair.

Starring

Bette Davis, Arthur Edeson, Warren William, Orry-Kelly, Alison Skipworth, Dashiell Hammett, Max Parker, Arthur Treacher, Leo F. Forbstein, Marie Wilson

Director

William Dieterle