Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

BallWubba Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

robert-temple-1 This is the seventh of the Falcon films, and apart from a single line of dialogue by Tom Conway: 'I think more clearly with a tall glass in my hand', there is no witty dialogue at all. The film is very amusing, but no longer because of wisecracks, instead the humour has become entirely situational. The film is what could be called a 'comedy thriller'. The Falcon series has now changed completely, and the last vestiges of true film noir atmosphere have vanished from it like the mist. The setting is a girls' college, and like all films of that time, all the students are several years older than the parts they play. (Watch out for an uncredited early appearance as a co-ed by Dorothy Malone, later a B star.) The only really cute kids in the film play the three daughters of a faculty member: they sing brilliantly and have all the charm and sense of fun of the children that they are. Everybody else is much too old, including Tom Conway in this situation. However, the film is genuinely fun and the plot is an intriguing thriller tale with unusual twists. There are some good scenes on the edges of cliffs, hints of hypnotic suggestion, psychological undertones, a girl who foresees the future and may or may not be insane, all 'jolly good stuff' and a superior B movie. A good time was indeed had by all, even by Jean Brooks, who specialises in looking grim and dangerous while at the same time holding out the occasional reluctant smile as both a threat and an inducement to those who either suspect her or are attracted by her. Her work as a B movie villainess or alluring suspect has never been sufficiently appreciated.

MartinHafer The Falcon is approached by a college girl at the beginning of the film. A professor died recently and she knows it's a murder even though they say it was a natural death. Before he has a chance to investigate, the impulsive and annoying girl steals his car--forcing him to go to the school to retrieve it (and thus get pulled into the investigation).As the film unfolds in a rather unremarkable and far-fetched plot, we meet a set of characters who all could have killed the professor--who, it turns out, did NOT die due to natural causes. When one of the suspects is then clearly murdered, the police become involved as well--and as usual, they are about as much help as a pilot's license to a fish! In the end, through some spurious reasoning, the Falcon figures out the murderer--leading to a very cool scene at the edge of a cliff.While this is not a bad detective film, it did seem that since the earlier Falcon films (with George Sanders, actor Tom Conway's real-life brother) that the series went into a bit of a decline. Part of it might be because I miss Sanders in the lead role, though Conway looks and especially sounds so much like him I doubt this is the main reason. I think the problem is that the original formula is gone. There is no great sidekick (such as Allen Jenkins), no fiancée and no glib remarks by the Falcon. In fact, it's the glibness that I think sets the earlier films apart from the later ones, as the earlier films had lots of wonderful lines--full of sarcasm and zip. This was especially noticeable since I had watched Sanders' second Falcon film and then this one just a few hours later. Still, despite its deficiencies, it is a worthwhile B-detective series film--just don't expect any spark to set it apart from the many rival series at the other studios.By the way, the psychology professor says of himself "I am a medical doctor and a psychologist". Actually, if he were an MD, then this would make him a psychiatrist--a distinction that should have been noted by the script writer. Psychiatrists don't like to be referred to as psychologists and vice-versa, plus their jobs are often quite different (psychiatrists generally use medication to treat mental illnesses, psychologists cannot legally do this and use counseling to treat problems).Oh, and one last thing. While the Falcon was sorely missing his usual sidekick and flustered fiancée, I did like the three young triplets. They were pretty amusing in a "huey, Dewey and Louie" sort of way, plus their brief song was a nice and enjoyable piece--certainly much more so than the other needless songs placed into the film.Competent overall but still somewhat lacking. Perhaps this was due to their being three Falcon films in 1943 and three more in 1944, and so with all these films a bit less care was being taken in production.

bob the moo Jane, a daughter of one of Tom Lawrence's friends comes to see him to ask for his help to look into the mysterious death of Professor Jameson as her roommate Marguerita has had visions of it being far from natural causes. Tom reluctantly agrees to help (particularly when Jane steals his car) and heads to Bluecliff school for girls. He arrives at the school to find an air of mystery and fear surrounding the supposedly psychic Marguerita and, looking into this murder, he uncovers clues as to something deeper which leads to further murders within the school.Following on from the serviceable Falcon in Danger, the terrible title here made me worry about what I was about to watch. After an OK start the film develops this rather strange air where we have a mix of the usual slick Falcon mystery but with a touch of supernatural to it in the shape of Marguerita. While this mix isn't always a total success (it does occasionally feel like going from 2nd gear straight into reverse) it does add a new element to the film on top of the usual stuff we had come to expect from the Falcon series. The mystery is pretty good despite the link to the supernatural, although I did wish it had been a bit pacier and more involving . The dark air to it did limit the comedy and generally the fun of the film.Conway does his thing well but the mystery is not slick enough to support him and at times he seems out of sorts with the material. This time round there is no immediate love interest and there is no room for the comedy sidekick; even Clark and Gargan have their parts stripped back to the bone. This leaves more room for the support cast to come up and mostly they do well with the material on offer. Series regular Corday is good as the psychic girl and steps up when it is asked of her. Ward, Brown, Brooks and Givot are all solid, while the three "Ugh's" are amusing characters.Overall then a solid entry in the series that adds a new element to the pot with mixed results. It is interesting but not as enjoyable and all round entertaining as many of the other films managed to be. For fans it is definitely worth a look but those new to the film series should find a better starting point.

O'Malley The Falcon is my favorite B-movie detective series, largely because of the presence of the charismatic, suave and self-deprecating Tom Conway (who took over the role from his real-life brother, George Sanders). Conway was as cool as Bogart, but in place of Bogie's cynicism, Conway possessed a wonderful mix of wry sagaciousness, skepticism, self-awareness and chivalry. The Falcon And The Co-Eds is arguably the best of the series, with an exceptionally clever mystery plot, a very talented cast and some incomparable interplay between Conway and the various title Co-Eds. Once seen, the "3 Ughs" are never-to-be-forgotten. I've seen The Falcon And The Co-Eds a half-dozen times, and it has always given me genuine pleasure.