Star of the Month Sydney Greenstreet brought his authority and towering presence to his role in FLAMINGO ROAD. Many critics think it almost matched his work in THE MALTESE FALCON as one of the screen's greatest villainous performances. See it tonight at 8pm ET. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

28K views · 3.1K reactions | Remembering Marlene Dietrich and Sydney Greenstreet on their birthdays | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

3.1K views · 279 reactions | Remembering Marlene Dietrich, Director Michael Curtiz, and Sydney Greenstreet on their birthdays | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre became an unofficial screen team at Warner Brothers. Sometimes partners, sometimes not, this Laurel and Hardy of crime were popular with audiences in noirs and WWII thrillers. They spoofed their personas in HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN ('44). Greenstreet and Lorre step into the spotlight tonight as we showcase 7 of their 9 films. It all begins at 8pm ET with THE MASK OF DIMTRIOS ('44). | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

28K views · 2.8K reactions | After a career on stage, Star of the Month Sydney Greenstreet made his film debut at the age of 61 in THE MALTESE FALCON ('41). His performance as the ruthless Kasper Gutman earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

In THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON ('41), a romanticized biography of General George Armstrong Custer and his last stand, Star of the Month Sydney Greenstreet portrays Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott, the unsuccessful Whig candidate for president in 1852. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) In this noir classic, detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) gets more than he bargained for when he takes a case brought to him by a beautiful but secretive woman (Mary Astor). As soon as Miss Wonderly shows up, trouble follows as Sam’s partner is murdered and Sam is accosted by a man (Peter Lorre) demanding he locate a valuable statuette. Sam, entangled in a dangerous web of crime and intrigue, soon realizes he must find the one thing they all seem to want: the bejewel

21K views · 2.7K reactions | The GREAT Sydney Greenstreet was born on this day in 1879. He made his silver screen debut at age 61 opposite Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon! We love every line in this scene, but this one is our favorite: “I’m a man who likes talking to a man who likes to talk.” Please follow us on TikTok for more classic Bogart film clips: vm.tiktok.com/ZMJGABf7B/ | Humphrey Bogart | Facebook