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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.
The latest and greatest edition to self-guide you up and down the mean streets.
Willeford: The Book
Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Tag Archives: Strother Martin
Two-Gun Bob: Famous No.1, then Leno No.1, then. . .
After I blurbed that my new eBook Famous Someday got to no.1 on the Amazon list for Kindle — sub-category horror, sub-sub-category litcrit on horror — I realized that it probably hadn’t been the actual no.1. It was no.1 in the … Continue reading
Posted in News, REH
Tagged Brian Leno, Famous Someday, Kindle, Morgan Holmes, Strother Martin, The Cimmerian Press
Sinister Cinema: What Ever Happened to Lee Van Cleef?
Okay, you keystroke the term Spaghetti Western, you’re pretty much going to start thinking about Lee Van Cleef. How could you not? After prepping the post about La Cuidad Maldita, Van Cleef’s image drifted to mind, one thing led to another, and … Continue reading
Sinister Cinema: Oscar Nominees
Can’t let the Oscars slip past without some sort of mention, here on one of the Homes on the Web for Oscar Nominee Dashiell Hammett. . . . Per my track record of recent years, I have not yet seen … Continue reading
Posted in Film, News
Tagged Argo, hangings, James Bond, Jean Dejardin, John Wayne, Mickey Rooney, Oscar, Ridgway Colorado, Steve Martin, Strother Martin, The Dude, True Grit, Uggie
