Despite coming out the same year as Citizen Kane, John Huston’s feature debut The Maltese Falcon doesn’t often get as much credit for some of the same revolutionary features as Welles’ film, such as the use of expressionist lighting (inspired by The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and others), or the use of low angles which showed of the ceilings of the many indoor sets. However it does (rightfully) get credit for ushering in Film Noir and launching the careers of it’s note-perfect cast, including Humphrey Bogart (who was already a name, but not yet the romantic lead he would become), Mary
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