Category Archives: Dash

Sinister Cinema: Publicity Shots

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Don

How about we kick off a new month with some publicity shots from the Archives of Stephen Talbot? Steve popped these to me recently. Pic at top, left to right, Lyle Talbot, Nancy Hult, Don Herron (me!) and Steve from 1982, … Continue reading →

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Hammett: A Neo-Dash Update

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Don

Got a note in from Steve Talbot, who surfed into These Mean Streets after his name was evoked during the little rumination on Naming Kids Dashiell the other day. “I can’t believe I made The Case of Dashiell Hammett 33 years … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Birthday 121

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Don

Shot above, Lillian Hellman and Dashiell Hammett — who get stacks of their old mail officially donated to the University of South Carolina today, the 121st anniversary of Hammett’s birth. Terry “Mr. Pure Texts” Zobeck and I had a little … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: A Big New Wrinkle in Mapback Thinking

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Don

Got another note from Nathan Ward — which as an aside, reminds me that maybe when his new bio of Hammett hits the stands later this year, I could do another Biography Month celebration here on Up and Down These … Continue reading →

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Tour: Sunday May 17 and Sunday June 7

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Don

Okay, the requests for walks have rolled in, so if you’re ready and able on either Sunday May 17 or Sunday June 7, you can just show up at noon clutching $20, with four hours available to kill gumshoeing up … Continue reading →

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Hammett: It’s Raining Dashiells in Gotham City

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Don

Next week Gotham begins airing the last set of new episodes heading to the first season finale. It’s already been renewed, so no need to worry about an unresolved cliff-hanger — if they do have a cliff-hanger they leave unresolved next season, … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Dell Mapback Backs

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Don

As part and parcel of his ongoing Op mania, today Evan Lewis put up nice large images of the various back covers for the Dell Mapbacks containing Continental Op tales by Hammett — and if you don’t know, yes, they feature … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Going Op Crazy

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Don

If you want to see a bunch of covers from issues of Black Mask where Op yarns appeared, plus covers from various editions of Op books foreign and domestic, Old School and more recent, then surf over to Evan Lewis’s blog … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Trouble on Wall Street

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Don

Sam Spade said, “I don’t mind a reasonable amount of trouble.” And that’s what he’s got. Nathan Ward — whose upcoming new biography of Hammett is being proofread and copyedited and put through the hoops right now — just popped … Continue reading →

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Hammett: The Falcon Flies Over Wall Street

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Don

Some idle surfing around today landed me on this blurb, where I learn The Wall St. Journal has a book club and this month the club is reading The Maltese Falcon — yeah, I’ve heard that’s a good one. Reported here … Continue reading →

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