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Mexico or Bust!
10 July 2021
The Falcon series is being shown on TCM each Saturday morning and The Falcon in Mexico is on right now. This entry sends the hero to Mexico after he is accused of murder. It seems The Falcon was helping a young Mexican woman try to find a painting when they stumbled across a dead body. When the night watchman finds the body and Tom Lawrence, the girl has mysteriously disappeared. The clues all lead to Mexico where a supposedly dead artist may be found still alive. There is some good stock footage and a fine guitar duet by two young ladies. Young Martha Vickers (as Martha MacVicar) plays the artists's daughter who is trying to find if he is still alive. Martha shined two years years later with Bogart and Bacall in "The Big Sleep." But she never found true stardom. Mona Maris plays the Latin femme Fatale who stirs up the whole mess. Fresno, California born Nestor Paiva is superb as the Mexican driver and handyman who seems to always be around when The Falcon needs help. Reliable character actor Emory Parnell is the millionaire art collector who may be more involved than he lets on. Just sit back for 70 minutes and enjoy the little slice of Mexico shown in the stock footage, which is often used as a backdrop to the characters in the foreground of the shot.
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