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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.
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Monthly Archives: March 2018
Rediscovered: A Couple of Footnotes
Yesterday, when I mentioned the death of Stan Sargent on March 6, I definitely was thinking what a fatal month March often is — so much so I plan on keeping my head down in an attempt to squeak through … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News, REH
Tagged Jim Cornelius, Leo Grin, Stan Sargent, Steve Tompkins, The Cimmerian, Tompk
Frisco Beat: Stanley C. Sargent
Counting down to the showing of Lon Chaney’s The Penalty in the Old Mint next Thursday — which I chalk up as one of the successful ideas I pitched to the Tenderloin Museum when they were asking what other programs … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit
Tagged Fritz Leiber, Geary Street, Hyde Street, Pat Lupoff, Richard A. Lupoff, Stan McNail, Stan Sargent, Tenderloin Museum
Frisco Beat: Lon Chaney Hits the Old Mint Again!
If you’ve ever caught the 1920 Lon Chaney silent flick The Penalty, you no doubt remember the sequence where Lon and his mob are looting the Old Mint on the corner of Fifth and Mission. On Thursday March 29 — and, … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film, Frisco, News
Tagged CitySleuth, Lon Chaney Sr., Old Mint, Tenderloin Museum, The Big Knockover, The Penalty
Hammett: A Clew Pile or a Deck of Cards?
Jeopardy! dealt another Hammett clew into the show yesterday, March 6 — in the Category Facts About Fiction. The $800 clew: Dashiell Hammett introduced Sam Spade in this novel Yeah, an easy one. One guy got it with the correct … Continue reading
