Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in 1941's The Maltese Falcon

Oh the power of jewels! In The Maltese Falcon, a 1941 action flick, we see the power shiny things have over money hungry, vulture-like folk who are willing to do whatever it takes to get their hands on a fortune.

Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in 1941s The Maltese Falcon

  • Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in 1941’s The Maltese Falcon

Private detective Sam Spade is caught in the cross fire after being hired to help his clients locate a treasured falcon statuette. Warehouse Performing Arts Center up at Lake Norman houses a radio show version of the thrilling drama directed by Jim Esposito. $10-$15; Pay what you can on Jan. 10. Jan. 10-12, 8 p.m. Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216 Westmoreland Road, Suite A. 704-619-0429. www.warehousepac.com.

This article appears in Jan 9-15, 2013.

Anita Overcash, Associate Editor at Creative Loafing, has toiled in journalism for nearly a decade. She' a former arts and entertainment editor for The University Times at UNC Charlotte, where she graduated...

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