Monthly Archives: December 2011

Hollywood Beat: More on Jim Thompson

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Don

Just got an email from Steve Snow about the burst of Jim Thompson-related posts I did in October. Steve writes: I enjoyed your Hammett site, and wanted to pass on a few notes about Jim Thompson. He lived at 1922 North Whitley … Continue reading →

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891 Post: A Noir Advertisement

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Don

I got a Xmas card from Bill Arney — a.k.a. The Voice of Noir — which asked if I had seen the trailer for the tenth anniversary of the Noir City film festival. Turns out it was shot in Sam Spade’s … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: Breakiron and Finn on TGR

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Don

Months ago I thought about mentioning Lee Breakiron’s two part history of the Robert E. Howard zines released by Damon Sasser, but the links weren’t working for me. Now they are, opening up PDFs (give it a moment if you’ve got a slow … Continue reading →

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Hammett: The Op’s Brainwork Recognised

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Don

From Scotland, Steven Meikle lets us know that the Op made the cut in a roster of deductive sleuths, inspired by the new Sherlock Holmes film from Guy Ritchie — second on the list, from The Observer. Yeah, he was … Continue reading →

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Tour: Sunday December 18

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Don

Rain or shine. Sunday December 18. Noon. Meet near the “L” sculpture. Last walk this year. If interested, bring a tenspot, and hit the mean streets.

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Hammett: More Newsprint

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Don

  When I checked my copy of Richard Layman’s Dashiell Hammett: A Descriptive Bibliography the other day for information on newspaper reprints, I noticed that he cites a serial run for The Thin Man in the San Francisco Examiner during March and April 1934. … Continue reading →

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