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| producer = [[Maurice Geraghty]]
| producer = [[Maurice Geraghty]]
| story = [[Ardel Wray]]
| story = [[Ardel Wray]]
| based on = {{based on|Characters created|[[Michael Arlen]]}}
| screenplay = [[Gerald Geraghty]]<br>Ardel Wray
| screenplay = {Plainlist|
| starring = [[Tom Conway]]<br>[[Jean Brooks]]<br>[[Rita Corday]]

| music = Various
* [[Gerald Geraghty]]
* Ardel Wray
}}
| starring = {Plainlist|

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* [[Tom Conway]]
* [[Jean Brooks]]
* [[Rita Corday]]
| music = [[Constantin Bakaleinikoff|C. Bakaleinikoff]]
| cinematography = [[J. Roy Hunt]]
| cinematography = [[J. Roy Hunt]]
| editing = [[Theron Warth]]
| editing = [[Theron Warth]]
| studio = [[RKO Radio Pictures|RKO Radio Pictures Inc.]]

| distributor = [[RKO Pictures|RKO Radio Pictures]]
| distributor = [[RKO Pictures|RKO Radio Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1943|11|10}}
| released = {{Film date|1943|11|10}}
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'''''The Falcon and the Co-eds''''' is a 1943 film which was the seventh of sixteen in the [[The Falcon (fictional character)|Falcon]] [[film series|series]]. The story and screenplay was by Ardel Wray, a frequent collaborator with [[Val Lewton]] in his RKO horror series<ref>p.146 Bansak, Edmund G. ''Fearing the Dark: The Val Lewton Career'' McFarland, 01/01/2003</ref> who added supernatural elements to the proceedings.
'''''The Falcon and the Co-eds''''' is a 1943 film under the direction of [[William Clemens (film director)|William Clemens]], and produced by [[Maurice Geraghty]] which was the seventh of sixteen in the [[The Falcon (fictional character)|Falcon]] [[film series|series]]. The story and screenplay was by Ardel Wray, a frequent collaborator with [[Val Lewton]] in his RKO horror series<ref>p.146 Bansak, Edmund G. ''Fearing the Dark: The Val Lewton Career'' McFarland, 01/01/2003</ref> who added supernatural elements to the proceedings.



==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Tom Conway]] ... Tom Lawrence
*[[Jean Brooks]] ... Vicky Gaines
* [[Tom Conway]] as Tom Lawrence
*[[Rita Corday]] ... Marguerita Serena
* [[Jean Brooks]] as Vicky Gaines
*[[Amelita Ward]] ... Jane Harris
* [[Rita Corday]] as Marguerita Serena
*[[Isabel Jewell]] ... Mary Phoebus
* [[Amelita Ward]] as Jane Harris
*[[George Givot]] ... Dr. Anatole Graelich
* [[Isabel Jewell]] as Mary Phoebus
*[[Cliff Clark]] ... Inspector Timothy Donovan
* [[George Givot]] as Dr. Anatole Graelich
* [[Cliff Clark]] as Inspector Timothy Donovan
*[[Edward Gargan]] ... Detective Bates
* [[Edward Gargan]] as Detective Bates
* [[Barbara Brown (American actress)|Barbara Brown]] ... Miss Keyes
* [[Barbara Brown (American actress)|Barbara Brown]] as Miss Keyes
* Ruth Álvarez ... First Ugh
* Juanita Álvarez ... Second Ugh
* Ruth Álvarez as First Ugh
* Nancy McCollum ... Third Ugh
* Juanita Álvarez as Second Ugh
* Patti Brill ... Beanie Smith
* Nancy McCollum as Third Ugh
* Patti Brill as Beanie Smith
*[[Olin Howland]] ... Bluecliff Driver
*[[Dorothy Christy]] ... Maya Harris
* [[Olin Howland]] as Bluecliff Driver
*[[Dorothy Malone]] ... Dorothy
* [[Dorothy Christy]] as Maya Harris
* [[Dorothy Malone]] as Dorothy (credited as Dorothy Maloney)
*[[Ian Wolfe]] ... The Undertaker
*[[Margie Stewart]] ... Pan
* [[Ian Wolfe]] as The Undertaker
* [[Margie Stewart]] as Pan
{{div col end}}


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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* ''Can't Take the Brooklyn Out of Me''<br>(uncredited)<br>Sung by Amelita Ward
* ''Can't Take the Brooklyn Out of Me''<br>(uncredited)<br>Sung by Amelita Ward
* ''I Get The Neck Of The Chicken''<br>Written by Frank Loesser and Jimmy McHugh
* ''I Get The Neck Of The Chicken''<br>Written by Frank Loesser and Jimmy McHugh

==Production==
Principal photography on ''The Falcon and the Co-eds'' took place from August 17 to mid-September 1943. The growing popularity of the Falcon series led to filming two films nearly back-to-back, with the previous film in the series, ''The Falcon In Danger'', which was in production, April 13 to early-May 1943.<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2552/The-Falcon-Strikes-Back/original-print-info.html "Original print information: 'The Falcon Strikes Back'."] ''Turner Classic Movies''. Retrieved: September 5, 2016.</ref> The last scene in the earlier film foretells the Falcon accepting a job to help a pretty co-ed, setting up the story of ''The Falcon and the Co-eds''.<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/74467/The-Falcon-and-the-Co-eds/original-print-info.html "Original print information: 'The Falcon and the Co-eds'."] ''Turner Classic Movies''. Retrieved: September 5, 2016.</ref>


To conserve costs, the main entrance and several buildings on the studio lot were camouflaged to look like an airport.<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/74470/The-Falcon-in-Danger/original-print-info.html "Original print information: 'The Falcon In Danger'."] ''Turner Classic Movies''. Retrieved: September 5, 2016.</ref>



==References==
==References==

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===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
{{Refbegin}}
* Bansak, Edmund G. ''Fearing the Dark: The Val Lewton Career''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2003. ISBN 978-0-7864-1709-4.
* Jewell, Richard B. ''Slow Fade to Black: The Decline of RKO Radio Pictures''. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-5202-8967-3.
* Jewell, Richard and Vernon Harbin. ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. ISBN 978-0-7064-1285-7.
{{Refend}}


==External list==
==External list==

Revision as of 02:04, 6 September 2016

The Falcon and the Co-eds
Film poster
Directed byWilliam Clemens
Screenplay by{Plainlist
Story byArdel Wray
Produced byMaurice Geraghty

| starring = {Plainlist|

| music = C. Bakaleinikoff | cinematography = J. Roy Hunt | editing = Theron Warth | studio = RKO Radio Pictures Inc.

| distributor = RKO Radio Pictures

| released =

  • November 10, 1943 (1943-11-10)

| runtime = 67 min. | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

The Falcon and the Co-eds is a 1943 film under the direction of William Clemens, and produced by Maurice Geraghty which was the seventh of sixteen in the Falcon series. The story and screenplay was by Ardel Wray, a frequent collaborator with Val Lewton in his RKO horror series[1] who added supernatural elements to the proceedings.


Plot summary

A student at the Bluecliff Girls Seminary summons the Falcon to investigate a death predicted as a murder by her roommate, a clairvoyant.

Cast

Soundtrack

  • Oh Dear What Can the Matter Be?
    (aka Johnny So Long at the Fair) (uncredited)
    Traditional
    Arranged by Dave Dreyer
    Sung by the Three Ughs - Nancy McCollum, Nita Hunter and Ruth Álvarez
  • Can't Take the Brooklyn Out of Me
    (uncredited)
    Sung by Amelita Ward
  • I Get The Neck Of The Chicken
    Written by Frank Loesser and Jimmy McHugh

Production

Principal photography on The Falcon and the Co-eds took place from August 17 to mid-September 1943. The growing popularity of the Falcon series led to filming two films nearly back-to-back, with the previous film in the series, The Falcon In Danger, which was in production, April 13 to early-May 1943.[2] The last scene in the earlier film foretells the Falcon accepting a job to help a pretty co-ed, setting up the story of The Falcon and the Co-eds.[3]


To conserve costs, the main entrance and several buildings on the studio lot were camouflaged to look like an airport.[4]


References

Notes

  1. ^ p.146 Bansak, Edmund G. Fearing the Dark: The Val Lewton Career McFarland, 01/01/2003
  2. ^ "Original print information: 'The Falcon Strikes Back'." Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved: September 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Original print information: 'The Falcon and the Co-eds'." Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved: September 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Original print information: 'The Falcon In Danger'." Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved: September 5, 2016.

Bibliography

  • Bansak, Edmund G. Fearing the Dark: The Val Lewton Career. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2003. ISBN 978-0-7864-1709-4.
  • Jewell, Richard B. Slow Fade to Black: The Decline of RKO Radio Pictures. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-5202-8967-3.
  • Jewell, Richard and Vernon Harbin. The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. ISBN 978-0-7064-1285-7.

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