utgard14 At the end of The Falcon in Danger, a female college student shows up and asks for his help. This movie seems to continue that story but also forgets that scene even took place. Here, a different college student asks the Falcon for help investigating a murder her psychic roommate predicted would happen. Because it wouldn't be a Falcon movie without pretty women, this one has plenty. The most prominent are Amelita Ward, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, and Rita Corday as the girl with supposed psychic abilities. Ward played the Falcon's irritating Southern belle fiancée in the last picture. Here she's much better (without the accent) as the girl who asks the Falcon for help. Cliff Clark and Edward Gargan return as Inspector Donovan and his sidekick Bates. Both are fun. The scene stealers of the movie are the three girls playing The Three Ughs (Nancy McCollum and the Alvarez sisters, Ruth and Juanita). They're absolutely delightful.The whole cast is good, even those playing minor parts. Star Tom Conway is, of course, as debonair as ever. He seems to really be enjoying himself in this one. The college setting and cast of mostly young women brings a fresh energy to the series and Conway's performance in particular. It's possibly my favorite of the series and certainly the best starring Conway.

TheLittleSongbird The Falcon films, both with George Sanders and Tom Conway in the lead role, are on the most part very enjoyable. There are some very good ones like the first two Sanders Falcon films and 'The Falcon Strikes Back', though also a few disappointments like 'The Falcon in Danger'.Generally, 'The Falcon and the Co-Eds' is one of the most entertaining Falcon films and one of the better ones too. By all means, it could have been a little bit better, with it getting off to a sluggish start and while the film is never dull once and has a diverting story with some great and wonderfully unusual twists and turns (with a very surprising reveal), it occasionally feels a little rushed as a result of the running time being as short as it is and there are a couple of loose ends that confuse things a little.However, The music is lively and haunting enough, and on the most part the production values are slick and atmospheric with particularly nicely done photography. William Clemens directs efficiently. Further advantages are a very playful script with dialogue that crackles with wit and a mostly absorbing story that is never less than bright, breezy and fun with some suspense, great twists and turns and a very exciting climax.Conway continues to thrive and enjoy himself as the title character, everything that Sanders brought to the role are also present in Conway's performance and with full impact. Cliff Clark and Edward Gargan's comedy is more understated this time round, but they are nonetheless amusing still. There are some great female characters too, Rita Corday is alluring and sassy and Amelita Ward is significantly less annoying than in the previous Falcon film.It is true though that one of 'The Falcon and the Co-Eds' biggest delights is the 3 Ughs, such delightful characters performed with the perfect balance of sultriness, charm and often hilarious comic timing.Overall, among the most entertaining and best of the mostly very enjoyable Falcon series. 7/10 Bethany Cox

Michael_Elliott Falcon and the Co-eds, The (1944) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Standard film has The Falcon (Tom Conway) investigating the murder of a teacher at an all girl's school. This series has been what you'd call "B-movies" but every once in a while a B movie will try and be something it's not and that's the problem here. This film tries very hard to be smarter than it actually is and the screenplay goes in about twenty different directions but none of them are very interesting. The film gets off to a slugish start and never really recovers, although there are a few good moments including three little girls who try and help The Falcon. The supporting cast is mostly forgettable and even Conway isn't his energetic self, which is never good for the lead in one of these types of films. As with the previous film, there's no sidekick this time out so the film struggles to get any laughs.

Jim Tritten Unlike many of the other entries in the Tom Conway Falcon series, The Falcon and the Co-eds rises above mediocracy and delivers a good solid "B" mystery to the audience. The plot is decent, the acting is reasonably good, and interesting camera work contribute to an enjoyable viewing. There are sufficient clues and enough suspects to challenge the viewer to solve the mystery before the detective. Today's audience may find the treatment of young college women as sexist but such depictions probably represent mainstream society at the time. I have not recommended many of these Tom Conway Falcon movies, but I do this one. The scene in which the murderer is revealed is especially good.