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The Case of Dashiell Hammett

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The Case of Dashiell Hammett

6.0

1h 0m

1982

Synopsis

A one-hour public television (PBS) biography of Dashiell Hammett, creator of the "hardboiled" modern detective novel and author of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man." It follows Hammett's life from Pinkerton detective in San Francisco to his career as fiction and screen writer, companion of playwright Lillian Hellman, and leftwing political activist. The biography investigates why Hammett stopped writing at the height of his fame.

Director

Stephen Talbot

Documentary

Cast & Crew

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

as Narrator (voice)

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

as Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett

Lillian Hellman

Lillian Hellman

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