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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
The latest and greatest edition to self-guide you up and down the mean streets.
Willeford: The Book
Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Sinister Cinema: Hammett Easter Egg OSTRICH-Sized in Legends of Tomorrow
I thought I had gotten in on something early when I did the post about spotting a Maltese Falcon statue in an episode of the CW show Arrow. A subsequent and cursory check of the web revealed that only one guy … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film
Tagged Arrow, DC Comics, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, John Huston, Legends of Tomorrow, The CW
Hammett: Almost Complete, If Spread Thin, Man. . .
Image above: one cover from the new set of eBooks collecting the Op short stories. My morning inbox featured Michael S. Chong sending along a link to an interview about the series. I’ve known for a few months that some … Continue reading
Rediscovered: From Two-Gun Bob to Ali
The death of Mohammed Ali yesterday spurred our resident Mean Streets boxing expert, Brian Leno — now in the thick of writing a book on Robert E. Howard and the world of pugilism he knew — to show how closely … Continue reading
Posted in Boxing, REH
Tagged Archie Moore, Cassius Clay, Charlie Light, Duke Tramel, Kid Dula, Lovecraft, Mohammed Ali, The Alabama Kid
Tour: Sunday June 12
For this month you’ll find a walk offered on Sunday June 12, where anyone can show up with $20 and join in. No appointment needed, but comfortable shoes come in handy. Noon start at the “L” sculpture. Followed by some … Continue reading
Rediscovered: An Ossuary of Paper and Board for a Rajah of Words
You snooze and you lose. Of course, it doesn’t help anything if the item you are about to buy is done in a print run of only about 85 copies, published in Bucharest. . . . By the moment I … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged A. Reynolds Morse, Alfred A. Knopf, Carl Van Vechten, Harold Billings, John D. Squires, M. P. Shiel, Malcolm Ferguson, Steve Eng
Rediscovered: ‘Bo Writin’ on the Wall
Image: Ernest Borgnine as Shack the railroad bull vs. Lee Marvin as the legendary hobo A -No.1 in Robert Aldrich’s Emperor of the North — a definitive hobo/train cinematic statement. Brutal. Most people I’ve met have never heard of this … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film, Lit, News
Tagged A-No. 1, Autographs, Brian Leno, Emperor of the North, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Black, Jim Tully, Lee Marvin, Robert Aldrich, Sapping Day
