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

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

Iconic Scenes on Classic Films Casablanca 1942 "Play it, Sam" Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced stage play Everybody Comes to Rick's. The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid; it also features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Dooley Wilson. Set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate who must choose between his love for a woman

THE CONSPIRATORS reunited Star of the Month Sydney Greenstreet with CASABLANCA co-stars Peter Lorre and Paul Henreid. Henreid once again plays a resistance leader, this time he joins other members of the underground to fight the Nazis. | 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