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  2. Sam Spade - Wikipedia

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    Sam Spade is a fictional character and the protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon. Spade also appeared in four lesser-known short stories by Hammett. [2] The Maltese Falcon, first published as a serial in the pulp magazine Black Mask, is the only full-length novel

  3. The Maltese Falcon (novel) - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. Dashiell Hammett - Wikipedia

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    Hammett was the subject of a 1982 prime time PBS biography, The Case of Dashiell Hammett, that won a Peabody Award and a special Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America. [ 58 ] Frederic Forrest portrayed Hammett semifictionally as the protagonist in the 1982 film Hammett , based on the novel of the same name by Joe Gores .

  5. Clive Owen Takes on Dashiell Hammett's Most Famous ... - AOL

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    The character of Sam Spade is based on the detective featured in Dashiell Hammett's famous 1930 crime mystery novel, The Maltese Falcon. Spade also appears in several other lesser known Hammett ...

  6. Hardboiled - Wikipedia

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    The cover of seminal hardboiled magazine Black Mask, September 1929, featuring part 1 of its serialization of The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett.Illustration of private eye Sam Spade by Henry C. Murphy Jr.

  7. Category:Sam Spade - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to the character Sam Spade and his depictions. He is the protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon. Spade also appeared in four lesser-known short stories by Hammett.The Maltese Falcon, first published as a serial in the pulp magazine Black Mask, is

  8. The Continental Op - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) - Wikipedia

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    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.