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Hammett's influence on popular culture has continued well after his death. For example, in 1975, the film The Black Bird starred George Segal in the role of Sam Spade, Jr.; the film was a sequel and parody of the Maltese Falcon. [59] The 1976 comedic film Murder by Death spoofed a number of famous literary sleuths, including several of Hammett ...
Time included Red Harvest in its 100 Best English-Language Novels from 1923 to 2005, noting that, in the Continental Op, Hammett "created the prototype for every sleuth who would ever be called 'hard-boiled.'" [4] The Nobel Prize-winning author André Gide called the book "a remarkable achievement, the last word in atrocity, cynicism, and horror."
The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue. . The story is told entirely in external third-person narrative; there is no description whatsoever of any character's thoughts or feelings, only what they say and do, and how they l
November 1927 issue of Black Mask, featuring "The Cleansing of Poisonville". The Continental Op is a master of deceit in the exercise of his occupation. In his 1927 Black Mask story "$106,000 Blood Money" the Op is confronted with a dilemma: should he expose a corrupt fellow detective, thereby hurting the reputation of his agency; and should he also allow an informant to collect the $106,000 ...
Hammett's distinctive and groundbreaking style helped usher in the hardboiled genre. [4] The Glass Key, written in Hammett's later noir years, is a prime example of his stylistic power. [4] Raymond Chandler, a 20th-century author and critic, discussed Hammett's sense of the modern world in The Glass Key:
The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film noir written and directed by John Huston [3] in his directorial debut. Based on the 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, it is a remake of the 1931 film of the same name.
The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The Maltese Falcon. The show ran for 13 episodes on ABC in 1946, for 157 episodes on CBS in 1946–1949, and finally for 75 episodes on NBC in 1949–1951.
Sleuth is a 1970 play written by Anthony Shaffer. The Broadway production received the Tony Award for Best Play , and Anthony Quayle and Keith Baxter received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance.