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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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Tag Archives: Alcatraz
Rediscovered: More on Alice Speed Stoll
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
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
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
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
Frisco Beat: Mustang Sarah
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
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
Posted in Dash, Film, Frisco, News
Tagged Alcatraz, Creepy Karpis, Daryl Dixon, Deadwood, Douglas Fairbanks, Ed Lauter, Geri Jewell, Hurley, Jean Hagen, Joe Gores, Leo Grin, Leon Rippy, Lost, Missi Pyle, Monk, Noir City, Richard Layman, Sam Neill, Sarah Jones, Stephen King, Terry Zobeck, The Artist, The Mark of Zorro, The Walking Dead, Vince Emery