Dashiell Hammett - father of noir

The Novels

  • Red Harvest
  • Dain Curse
  • Maltese Falcon
  • Glass Key
  • Thin Man


Films: 
  • Red Harvest ... A. Kurosawa's Yojimbo.   /
  • Maltese Falcon ... d. John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart / Mary Astor
  • Glass Key (1942) - big thug, little thug keep knocking down main character. 
  • Thin Man (1934)
  • Miller's Crossing (1990) inspired by ... red harvest /glass key ... there's big thug, little thug, playing sides by main character. 

completed hammett, on to chandler, ross macdonald. 

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