
The blueprint for Film Noir: Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941).
Bogart completely defined the "hardboiled detective" trope as Sam Spade. Trench coats, fedoras, and the ultimate femme fatale.
u/DaffyGamer_TV — 3 days ago

Bogart completely defined the "hardboiled detective" trope as Sam Spade. Trench coats, fedoras, and the ultimate femme fatale.