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The Dashiell Hammett Tour
1977-2022



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Arkham House Ephemera
The Classic Years 1937–1973-

Death Lit
Essays and Reviews Selected from Fifty Years of Writing 1974–2024-

Willeford
The Book-
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Tag Archives: Frank Gruber
Sinister Cinema: A Meta-Pulp on Broadway
Pulps in the Movies! All Singing! All Dancing! On Sale Every Wednesday! Today John Locke, our resident pulp expert and movie buff, strikes a new chord in the hallelujah chorus of pulp sightings. Doctor, fix me up a new pulp, … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lit, Tour
Tagged Broadway Melody of 1938, Buddy Ebsen, Frank Gruber, John Locke, MGM, Popular Detective, Pulps in the Movies, Shirley Temple





