Sam Spade is samen met zijn partner Miles Archer eigenaar van een detectivebureau. Op een dag wordt Archer doodgeschoten terwijl hij iemand aan het schaduwen is. Vanaf dat moment wordt Spade in de gaten gehouden door de politie.
Nee, helaas is Maltezer Valk nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Camera | Arthur Edeson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Thomas Richards | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Writing | John Huston | Screenplay |
| Art | Robert M. Haas | Art Direction |
| Directing | John Huston | Director |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Adolph Deutsch | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Camera | Mike Joyce | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank McCoy | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Jack Sullivan | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Udko | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Arthur Lange | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Claude Archer | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Oliver S. Garretson | Sound |
| Camera | Mack Elliott | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Robert Foulk | Dialogue Coach |
| Writing | Dashiell Hammett | Novel |
| Production | Al Alleborn | Unit Manager |
| Crew | William McConnell | Scenic Artist |
| Lighting | William Conger | Gaffer |
| Directing | John Prettyman | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | John Gilbert Kissel | Props |
| Production | Henry Blanke | Associate Producer |
| Art | Keefe Maley | Assistant Property Master |
| Camera | E.F. Dexter | Grip |
| Camera | William Steudeman | Best Boy Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cora Lobb | Wardrobe Master |
| Camera | Wally Meinardus | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Burrell Kring | Wardrobe Master |
| Directing | Meta Carpenter | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Louis Kaufman | Musician |
