Tag Archives: Pru Whitfield

Hammett: Interesting Old News

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Don

Will Murray has been delving into the vasty archives of newspapers available on the net for the dedicated researcher. You’ll remember him here for his discovery that, in fact, Hammett did not write the story “The Diamond Wager”. A major … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Film, Lit, News | Tagged "The Diamond Wager", Black Mask, Bogie, Dwight Frye, John Barrymore, John D. Squires, Kenneth Robseon, newspaper action, Pru Whitfield, Raoul Whitfield, The Chico Record, The Midget Bandit, Valentine, Warren Harris, Will Murray |

Hammett: A Paperback for Lillian Hellman

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Don

Apparently a large chunk out of Otto Penzler’s personal collection is going on the block over the next year or two. I know this news because A) it is public information, no black cats out of the bag or anything, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, News | Tagged Autographs, Book Collecting, Creeps by Night, Evan Lewis, Frederic Dannay, Lillian Hellman, Otto Penzler, Pru Whitfield |

Hammett: More on “Death”

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Don

Prompted by Terry Zobeck’s post on “Death and Company,” I pulled out my Dell Mapback edition of The Return of the Continental Op and checked through all his corrections. Took a little bit of work, since Terry’s page and line numbers refer to … Continue reading →