Tag Archives: “The Diamond Wager”

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 Title for The Glass Key

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Don

Our pulp expert pal Will Murray recently put up another article about Hammett, this time the story behind the title of his novel The Glass Key. Not thunderous material like when Will figured out that Hammett did not write “The … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, News | Tagged "The Diamond Wager", Black Mask, Frederick Nebel, The Glass Key, The Midget Bandit, Warren Harris, Will Murray |

Hammett: Beware “The Diamond Wager”

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Don

The noted book and pulp collector Kevin Cook just mentioned that the issue of Detective Fiction Weekly featuring the story “The Diamond Wager” by a “Samuel Dashiell” is offered in an e-catalog this week from a well-known pulp dealer for … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, News | Tagged "The Diamond Wager", Book Collecting, Detective Fiction Weekly, Frederic Dannay, Kevin Cook, Samuel Dashiell, The Hunter and Other Stories, Will Murray |

Sinister Cinema: Contacts Made

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Don

If you were worried about the guy who worked on Wim Wenders’ Hammett getting in contact with the guy doing a documentary on that film, you can relax. They’ve been put in touch, and have spent an initial two hours … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Film, News | Tagged "The Diamond Wager", EQMM, Frederic Dannay, Joe Goodrich, Joe Gores, Wim Wenders |

Hammett: I Just Knew “The Diamond Wager” Sucked

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Don

Today Will Murray put out his latest research project over on the Black Gate blog, and every serious Hammett fan will want to take a gander — then do a double-take — and then sit down with a drink to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, News | Tagged "The Diamond Wager", Black Gate, Terry Zobeck, Will Murray |

Hammett: Zobeck Takes on The Hunter and Other Stories

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Don

And in celebration of Birthday 120 for Hammett, how about the thoughts of a long-time Hammett fan and collector on the most recent collection of his stories? Ladies and Gentlemen, here’s Terry Zobeck: Back in October Don reviewed The … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “The Diamond Wager”

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Don

It’s been over two years since Terry Zobeck did a quick run-through of how many Hammett stories had seen print, that far, preparing himself to dive in to check on editorial meddling by Frederic Dannay. Of all the stories then … Continue reading →