Tag Archives: Alcatraz

Tombstone: Blackjack Jerome — or, What I Did on Hammett’s 121st Birthday

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Don

Earlier this year Fondas Ladis from Greece was in the burg, researching a biography of John “Blackjack” Jerome. Blackjack was a Greek, who among other activities became famous as a strikebreaker, in San Francisco and around the country. Tradition has … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, DMac, Frisco, News | Tagged Alcatraz, Blackjack Jerome, Colma, Creepy Karpis, Doc Barker, Fondas Ladis, Golden Gate Bridge, Gus Konstin, Hammett Tour Book, John's Grill, Lambro's, Ma Barker, Measures of Poison, San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics |

Rediscovered: More on Alice Speed Stoll

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Don

A year ago, this very month, our Guest Blogger veteran Terry Zobeck explored the references to real life kidnappings in various incarnations of the Hammett story “Death and Company” — which included the 1934 Alice Speed Stoll caper. Just got … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Lit, News | Tagged "Death and Company", Alcatraz, Alice Speed Stoll, Steven Key Meyers, Terry Zobeck |

Frisco Beat: Alcatraz — Get Off The Rock Free Day

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Don

I’m guessing Evan Lewis over on the Davy Crockett’s Almanack blog must think I’m getting lazy (hey, I was born lazy), because he keeps slipping me stuff that deserves some kind of post. Today — and as far as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Frisco, News | Tagged Alcatraz, Better Off Ted, CBS Vegas, Evan Lewis, Kindle, Michael Esslinger, Sarah Jones, The Good Guys |

Sinister Cinema: Fort Point

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Don

As I just mentioned, when Evan/Dave Lewis came to town I showed him and his wife around for a few hours, witnessed by the shot above. Fort Point, under the south end of the Golden Gate Bridge. Classic noir locale. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Frisco | Tagged Alcatraz, Bogie, Dark Passage, Dave Lewis, Evan Lewis, Fort Point, Golden Gate Bridge, High Anxiety, Jimmy Stewart, Kim Novak, Lady from Shanghai, Lee Marvin, Mel Brooks, Point Blank, Vertigo |

Frisco Beat: Adios, Alcatraz

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Don

Wednesday the hammer dropped on the Fox TV show Alcatraz — I can’t say it was a surprise here Up and Down These Mean Streets. Lots of potential, I guess, just sitting there, not going any place. The Could Have Been. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Frisco, News | Tagged Alcatraz, Sarah Jones |

Frisco Beat: Mustang Sarah

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Don

Nothing else came up, so as far as I know I sat around and watched each and every episode of Alcatraz through the season finale — and my opinion stayed the same the entire run. If it comes back in … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Frisco | Tagged Alcatraz, Bullitt, Charger, Ford Motor Company, Mustang, Mustang vs Charger, Sarah Jones, Steve McQueen, The Rock |

Frisco Beat: Call Me Al — Al Catraz

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Don

For a brief while in there, ennui seized me in its grip, and it seemed like the only thing I had to live for (in the current popular entertainment landscape, at any rate) was the return of The Walking Dead, any … Continue reading →