A Date wh the Faln (1942) Gee Sanrs as Gay Lawrence, The Faln
Contents:
- THE GAY FALN
- THE FALN (AKA MICHAEL WARG, GAY STANHOPE FALN, GAY STANHOPE LAWRENCE, TOM LAWRENCE)
- GEE SANRS: GAY LAWRENCE, THE FALN
THE GAY FALN
* gay lawrence the falcon *
Based on the short story "The Gay Faln" by Michael Arlen Town and Country (May 1940). Gay Lawrence, the bonair slth known as "The Faln, " forak his crime-solvg and skirt-chasg efforts for the sake of his fiancée, Elor Benford. To please Elor, Gay and his assistant, Jonathan "Goldy" Locke, open a brokerage office on Wall Street, but after one day on the job, Gay is ready for retirement.
On behalf of her boss, Helen asks Gay to attend a chary ball that night to protect a diamond owned by Mrs. Unable to rist, Gay acpani Elor to the ball, where he danc wh Mrs.
THE FALN (AKA MICHAEL WARG, GAY STANHOPE FALN, GAY STANHOPE LAWRENCE, TOM LAWRENCE)
Garder's act puzzl Gay, but before he n qutn her, a shot rgs out and she falls to the floor, ad.
Gay follows Goldy to the police statn, where he nvc Inspector Mike Walck to ee Goldy as ba to trap the killer. Helen meets them at the police statn, and Gay leav Goldy a pball parlor while he and Helen go to qutn Maxe. While Gay tells Maxe that he spects that Mrs.
Garder was volved wh a gang of jewel thiev led by Manuel Retana, a gut at the ball, Goldy is abducted by Noel Weber, who orrs him to phone Gay and mand that he turn over the diamond.
GEE SANRS: GAY LAWRENCE, THE FALN
Meanwhile, Gay sh home, where Bat tells him that Goldy is beg held for murr and Mike wants to see him at headquarters.
Gay giv Bat the slip, however, and the next day, while disguised as a tramp, he tri to apologize to Elor, who is fur bee he left wh Helen.
Elor icily rms Gay that she has a date wh Retana later that night and never wants to see him aga.