▁Leonard ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Geoff rey ▁Ki pping er ▁ ▁C rew ▁▁▁ ▁Director : ▁Jack ▁Bern hard ▁ ▁Produ cer : ▁Martin ▁Mo oney ▁ ▁Associ ate ▁Produ cer : ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Cal la han ▁ ▁Music ▁Com posed ▁and ▁Arr anged ▁by ▁Ir ving ▁G ert z ▁ ▁Special ▁Effect s : ▁Ray ▁Mer cer , ▁a . s . c ▁ ▁Ass istant ▁Director : ▁Frank ▁Fox ▁ ▁Make - up ▁Art ist : ▁Te o ▁Lars en ▁ ▁Set ▁Director : ▁Joe ▁Kir sch ▁ ▁Sound ▁Engine er : ▁Fer ol ▁Red o ▁▁ ▁Pro ps ▁Master : ▁George ▁B ahr ▁ ▁Production ▁Manager : ▁George ▁Mos kov ▁ ▁Ass istant ▁to ▁Produ cer : ▁William ▁St ir ling ▁ ▁Director ▁of ▁Phot ography : ▁George ▁Robinson ▁ ▁Set ▁Design er : ▁George ▁Van ▁Mar ter ▁ ▁Film ▁Edit ors : ▁Jason ▁H . ▁Bern ie ▁and ▁Douglas ▁W . ▁Bag ier ▁ ▁Film ▁No ir ▁The ▁term ▁film ▁no ir ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁vision ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁film ▁critic , ▁N ino ▁Frank ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁The ▁dark ▁them es ▁of ▁the ▁films ▁correspond ed ▁with ▁the ▁popular ▁looks ▁of ▁American ▁crime / det ect ive ▁films ▁which ▁were ▁released ▁post ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁M alt ese ▁Fal con , ▁Laura , ▁and ▁The ▁Woman ▁in ▁the ▁Window ▁are ▁popular ▁films ▁released ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁fit ▁well ▁with ▁common ▁film ▁no ir ▁them es . ▁The ▁introduction ▁of ▁film ▁no