Hammett (1982)

 

Directed by Wim Wenders. Found on Tubi and free on Youtube. Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear, Elisha Cook Jr. Ross Thomas screenplay. I also have this book by Joe Gores. 

R.G. Armstrong, Sylvia Sidney, David Patrick Kelly, Jack Nance, Royal Dano, Samuel Fuller. Joseph Biroc and Philip H. Lathrop cinematography due to the reshoots. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammett_(film) 

https://www.dvdjournal.com/quickreviews/h/hammett.q.shtml 

https://www.avclub.com/hammett-1798201230 

The Thin Man - Dashiell Hammett

 

The Dain Curse

 

1978 CBS miniseries. James Coburn. Dashiell Hammett book. Never seen this. Something I saved on Tubi. Hector Elizondo, Jean Simmons, Jason Miller, Brent Spiner.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dain_Curse

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076999/

https://mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=22901

The Glass Key - Dashiell Hammett

 

Great book.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glass_Key

Magnum, P.I. - The Case of the Red Faced Thespian

 

Season four, ep. 12. Aired Jan. 19, 1984. A favorite Higgie Baby episode. Colleen Camp, Vonetta McGee, Ronald Lacey, John McCook. A stray croquet ball to the noggin sends Higgins into fantasy land. Featuring Dashiell Hammett, Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Agatha Christie, Fig Newtons. A great Magnum.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0639733/

http://magnum-mania.com/Episodes/Season4/The_Case_of_the_Red_Faced_Thespian.html

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

 

Directed by John Huston. Humphrey Bogart. Dashiell Hammett book. I finally read the book first time several years ago. A sequel of sorts came on the radio, Suspense, 1948, The Khandi Tooth Caper. It is the great detective movie. I have the DVD but am taking the opportunity to watch it in HD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maltese_Falcon_(1941_film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-the-maltese-falcon-1941

Trailers From Hell.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/mystery-of-the-maltese-falcon

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2805/the-maltese-falcon#articles-reviews?articleId=136745

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/76041/13-mysterious-facts-about-maltese-falcon

The Thin Man (1934)

 

Defrosting a stuffed bell pepper from Costco, which takes forever. Dashiell Hammett. James Wong Howe cinematography. I got the Thin Man collection DVDs a long time ago at the library. Only Hammett book I haven't read. There aren't many. It was a huge hit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Man_(film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-the-thin-man-1934

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2737/the-thin-man#articles-reviews?articleId=133581

https://film.avclub.com/the-complete-thin-man-collection-1798200964