Dashiell Hammett
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Comic Strips, Radio, Other Media
  | "Selected Letters of Dashiell Hammett, 1921-1960" [2001] Edited by Richard Leyman, Julie Rivett & Josephine Hammett Marshall Counterpoint 9x5¾ pb [6/2002] for $25.00 Counterpoint 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2001] for $40.00 |
"Secret Agent X-9"
'Secret Agent X-9' entry at Wikipedia
  | "Secret Agent X-9" comic strip [1934+] written by Dashiell Hammett; illustrations by Alex Raymond Intl Polygonics 10½x6 pb [4/83] out of print/used |
  | "Secret Agent X-9" 12-episode serial [Universal April 1937] Secret Agent X-9 sets out to recover the Belgravia crown jewels from master thief Blackstone.Starring Scott Kolk, Jean Rogers, David Oliver, Monte Blue, Henry Hunter, Lon Chaney Jr. & Henry Brandon V.C.I. b&w DVD [1/2003] for $26.99 1937 serial credits from IMDb |
  | "Secret Agent X-9" 13-episode serial [Universal July 1945] American, Australian & Chinese agents join forces against the Nazis & the Japanese over the formula for a synthetic jet fuel. Starring Lloyd Bridges, Keye Luke, Jan Wiley, Victoria Horne, Samuel S. Hinds, Cy Kendall, Jack Overman, Benson Fong & Arno Frey V.C.I. b&w DVD [1/2003] 2 disks for $17.99 V.C.I. b&w VHS [2/2003] 2 tapes for $28.49 1945 serial credits from IMDb |
  | "X-9: Secret Agent Corrigan" comic strips [1967-80] by Al Williamson & Archie Goodwin Volume 1, 1967-69: I.D.W. Publng 10x11½ hardcover [9/2010] for $34.99 Volume 2, 1969-72: I.D.W. Publng 11½x10¼ hardcover [4/2011] for $31.49 |
"Sam Spade" radio program, 1946-51
'Sam Spade' entry at Wikipedia
'Sam Spade' page at Thrilling Detective includes listing of radio shows, 1946-51
  | "The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective" radio show
Radio Spirits UNABR audio CD [9/2004] 9 disks - out of prodn/used CD contains 16 episodes (1947-49) starring Howard Duff plus hour-long 1948 episode of "Suspense" |
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"Sam Spade: The Final Capers"
Radio Spirits UNABR audio CD [9/2010] for $24.28 CD contains 15 episodes (1950-51) starring Steven Dunne, plus program guide and 1951 episode of "The McCoy" starring Howard Duff |
  | "The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective" radio show
76 episodes on MP-3 audio CD from Old Time Radio |
  | "The Radio Adventures of Sam Spade" [2007] by Martin Grams, Jr. A very comprehensive history of the radio show across three networks and during the pressures of the Hollywood Blacklist on both Dashiell Hammett & Howard Duff O.T.R. Publng 8¼x5¾ pb [6/2007] for $29.95 |
  | "The 'Lost' Sam Spade Scripts" [2009] Edited by Martin Grams, Jr. Of the 245 half-hour episodes that were broadcast, barely a third survive. This book contains scripts of thirteen episodes (most do not exist as recordings), plus bios and Introduction by editor Gram BearManor Media pb [6/2009] for $21.95 |
Works About Dashiell Hammett
  | "Dashiell Hammett: A Life At The Edge - A Casebook" [1969] by William F. Nolan, Introduction by Philip Durham McNally & Loftin pb [1978] out of print/used McNally & Loftin hardcover [1969] out of print/used |
  | "Hammett" [1975 novel] by Joe Gores
Ballantine mass pb [9/76] out of print/used HarperCollins pb [9/82] out of print/used Putnam hardcover [7/75] out of print/used 1982 movie directed by Wim Wenders Starring Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear, Elisha Cook Jr., Lydia Lei, R.G. Armstrong, Richard Bradford, Sylvia Sidney, Royal Dano & Samuel Fuller Paramount color DVD [11/2005] for $12.99 Warner color VHS [3/93] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
  | "Beams Falling: The Art of Dashiell Hammett" [1980] by Peter Wolfe Bowling Green State Univ Popular Press 9x6 pb [6/80] out of print/used Bowling Green State Univ Popular Press 9½x6½ hardcover [6/80] out of print/used |
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"Shadow Man: The Life of Dashiell Hammett" [1981] by Richard Layman Manly, Inc. 8½x5½ pb [12/81] for $10.50 Harvest pb [3/84] out of print/used |
  | "Dashiell Hammett: HBJ Album Biography" [1985] by Julian Symons Harcourt 9½x7½ pb [3/85] out of print/used |
  | "The Dashiell Hammett Tour" {of San Francisco} [1991] by Don Herron City Lights Books 8½x4½ pb [11/91] for $9.95 |
  | "Dashiell Hammett & Raymond Chandler: A Checklist & Bibliography of Their Paperback Appearances" [1994] Compiled by Gary Lovisi
Gryphon Publns 8½x5½ pb [1/94] out of print/scarce |
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"The Critical Response To Dashiell Hammett" [1994] Edited by Christopher Metress Greenwood Publg 9½x6¼ hardcover [12/94] for $78.94 |
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"The American Roman Noir: Hammett, Cain, & Chandler" [1995] by William Marling Univ GA Press 8.6x5.6 pb [10/98] for $12.60 Univ GA Press hardcover [2/95] out of print/used BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's James M. Cain [1892-1977] Page BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's Raymond Chandler [1888-1959] Page |
  | "Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer" [1999] documentary film directed by Joshua Waletzky Fox/Lorber color VHS [9/99] for $19.98 Fox/Lorber color DVD [10/99] for $22.48 credits from IMDb |
  | "Literary Masters Series: Dashiell Hammett" [2000] by Richard Layman Gale Group 9.6x7½ hardcover [1/2000] for $72.75 |
  | "A Dashiell Hammett Companion" [2000] by Robert L. Gale Greenwood Publg 9½x6½ hardcover [2/2000] for $93.95 |
  | "Dashiell Hammett: A Daughter Remembers" [2001] by Josephine Hammett Marshall Carroll & Graf 10¼x7¼ hardcover [11/2001] for $21.00 |
  | "Hard-Boiled Masculinities" [2005] by Christopher Breu A scholarly examination of how and why hard-boiled masculinity emerged during the unsettled times after World War I, shifting from Victorian-influenced depictions of men in top hats & mustaches to the portrayal of much more overtly violent & muscular men, moving back and forth across the divide between high and low culture in American society. Author cites examples from the works of Ernest Hemingway, Dashiell Hammett, Chester Himes, and William Faulkner, as well as many lesser-known writers of the hypermasculine 'tough-guy' pulp magazines of the 1920s and 1930s. Univ MN Press 9x6 pb [12/2005] for $22.50 Univ MN Press hardcover [12/2005] for $60.00 |
  | "Shamus In The Green Room" [2006] by Susan Kandel Professional researcher Cece Caruso's new biography about mystery author Dashiell Hammett is being made into a movie; when the male star's childhood sweetheart (and sister of his manager) is murdered, he asks Cece for help. Avon mass pb [5/2007] for $6.99 Wm. Morrow 8¼x5¾ hardcover [5/2006] out of print/many used |
  | "Hammett's Moral Vision: The Most Influential In-Depth Analysis of Dashiell Hammett's Novels" [2006] by George J. 'Rhino' Thompson, Introduction by William F. Nolan Sserialized over seven issues of The Armchair Detective Mmagazine; includes a new chapter in which the author discusses the impact Hammett has had on his own life Kindle Edition from Vince Emery Prodns [2006 edition] for $9.99 Vince Emery Prodns 9½x6¼ hardcover [12/2006] for $18.96 interview with author Thompson about this book |
  | "Devil's Garden" [2009 novel] by Ace Atkins
Pinkerton agent (and future noir master) Dashiell Hammett was indeed hired by the defense team in the notorious San Francisco manslaughter trials of silent screen star Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle. From this seed of fact, Atkins weaves together the lives of Hollywood luminaries such as Arbuckle, his estranged wife Minta Durfee, newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, and Hearst's very public mistress Marion Davies. Berkley Trade 8¼x5½ pb [3/2010] for $11.70 Putnam 9x6 hardcover [4/2009] out of print/used |
Audio Books
Dashiell Hammett audio catalog at Amazon.com
Videos & DVDs
  | "Watch On The Rhine" [Warner Bros. Aug 1943] A family flees to America from war-torn Europe; the German-born husband's involvment in the anti-Nazi underground is found out, and blackmail leads to murder. Directed by Herman Shumlin; script by Dashiell Hammett from the play by Lillian Hellman; starring Bette Davis & Paul Lukas; won Oscar for Best Actor, nominations for Best Picture, Best Script, Best Supporting Actress Warner Video b&w VHS [3/2000] for $14.95 full credits from IMDb |
![]() | "City Streets" [1931] Directed by Rouben Mamoulian; original screen story by Dashiell Hammett, script by Oliver H.P. Garrett & Max Marcin; starring Gary Cooper & Sylvia Sydney video/DVD not available • credits from IMDb |
'The Thin Man' movie series
starring William Powell & Myrna Loy
  | "The Complete Thin Man Collection" DVD boxed set [2005] Warner b&w DVD [8/2005] 7 disks for $39.99 includes all six 'Thin Man' feature films, plus radio show episode, tv series episode, cartoons & shorts (including Robert Benchley's "How To Be A Detective") and other extras |
  | "The Thin Man Films: Murder Over Cocktails" [2008] by Charles Tranberg BearManor Media 8¾x6 pb [11/2008] for $22.45 |
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