Tag Archives: Dave Lewis

Hammett: A Throne Fit for the Fat Man

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Don

Evan Lewis, a.k.a. Dave Lewis, tosses up a post on his blog which dovetails nicely into the fact that today is the anniversary of The Maltese Falcon — the book — back in 1930, with the Knopf firm doing the honors. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Film | Tagged Bogie, Dave Lewis, Evan Lewis, Sidney Greenstreet |

Rediscovered: EQMM Today

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Don

Usually on this blog any chatter about Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine harks back to the days of yesteryear, when the two cousins who wrote as “Ellery Queen” ran the show, and one of the two — the redoubtable Frederic Dannay … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Lit, News | Tagged Dave Lewis, EQMM, Evan Lewis, Frederic Dannay, Sherlock Holmes |

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 |

Hammett: Including Murder

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Don

A few months back Evan Lewis of Davy Crockett’s Almanack let me know he was drifting into town, so I lined up a day where I could show him and his wife as many of the lost byways, precipice gradiants, … Continue reading →