Haven't seen THE MALTESE FALCON in many years, just watched it today and had this thought. The plot is set in motion by The Woman's (Mary Astor) many lies to Sam Spade (H. Bogart), and at the end he turns her in because he can't trust her to be faithful to him. She's a woman used to manipulating and using males.
What if she had told him the truth from the beginning? There wouldn't have been a mystery and no movie and etc.
But what kind of trustworthy lover is Spade? He had an adulterous affair with his partner's wife, and calls every attractive woman endearing names: sweetheart, etc. And his reason for turning in his sometimes lover is "When a man's business partner gets murdered he has to do something."
Treachery for a treacherous time or universal truths?
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