In the film “The Maltese Falcon” I would consider your typical mystery film but very different compared to the mystery films now these days. I felt that throughout the scenes it had played different genre conventions, whether it was between a character or a scene.

One of the main characters Sam Spade is a tough, know it all character, but also shows he has trouble trusting others than his secretary The detective Sam Spade is more like the aggressive type, one who is willing to go over and beyond his way to get what he wants. Along side with the female it shows how persuasive she is towards the detective by her ways to get what she wants and how’s things should get done. Within the law Sam Spade is also on the police radar due to the death of his partner detective Miles Archer, he is seen as a suspect.

Within all of the characters they all seem to play on both sides, where your ask yourself can they be trusted or who are they really trusting and who side are they really on. Throughout these scenes where you see characters running to one person and later running to the other is where you see the conventions occur. In conclusion when you are seeing these conventions occur you ask yourself what is going to happen or will the character make the right decision.