It's really fortunate that when the Falcon meets a little girl on a train on his way to the city by the bay, she doesn't turn out to be an annoying cloying whiny brat. In fact, she's adorable without being too cutie pie. Sharyn Moffett, who briefly had an RKO contract, is a troubled little lady who claims that she's being held in her home against her will, yet no one around her understands why she feels that way. She has an older sister who keeps sneaking off for mysterious reasons, and seems to be a pawn in some sort of conspiracy. Moffett walks away with the film effortlessly, yet never overacts or pouts, basically the anti-Shirley Temple and Margaret O'Brien.
Having been truly above average in Hollywood, the Falcon is still good in San Francisco. It's a story that involves a smuggling ring and the violence surrounding that racket which is run by the scheming Fay Helm almost as if it were part of organized crime. When an illegal shipment comes in that cannot be removed, they decide to blow it up rather than keep evidence there that could expose them and that leads to an intense effort to abandon the vessel. Edward Brophy is very funny in this, desperately trying to find a bride, but insulted at every attempt. Rita Corday (who played another character in Hollywood) and "King Kong's" Robert Armstrong add to the interest of this decent entry.
Having been truly above average in Hollywood, the Falcon is still good in San Francisco. It's a story that involves a smuggling ring and the violence surrounding that racket which is run by the scheming Fay Helm almost as if it were part of organized crime. When an illegal shipment comes in that cannot be removed, they decide to blow it up rather than keep evidence there that could expose them and that leads to an intense effort to abandon the vessel. Edward Brophy is very funny in this, desperately trying to find a bride, but insulted at every attempt. Rita Corday (who played another character in Hollywood) and "King Kong's" Robert Armstrong add to the interest of this decent entry.