An Oakland widower’s thirst for justice is rekindled when a local killing is oddly similar to his wife’s unsolved murder from decades ago.

Prototype dumb blonde Irma and her slacker, wheeler-dealer boyfriend Al interfere in the love life of Irma’s level-headed room mate Jane.

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.