Dashiell Hammett, author of The Thin Man standing at train station in Hollywood. He has arrived to write the sequel to the film.
New York, New York- Dashiell Hammett, mystery story writer and chairman of the Civil Rights Congress Bail Fund, is shown after he was sentenced to...
Author Lillian Hellman smoking cigarette as she chats w. Her lover, author Dashiell Hammett, while dining at Club 21.
Washington, DC: Detective writer Dashiell Hammett, creator of the "Thin Man" shown as he appeared before the Senate Investigating Committee here...
Dashiell Hammett, 1894-1961. American writer of detective and mystery fiction. He is still seeking to be let out on bail for refusing to name names...
New York, Ny: Dashiell Hammett Alpheus Hinton, Abner Green, Fredrick Vanderbilt Field, and unidentified U.S. Marshall.
Mystery writer Dashiell Hammett is handcuffed to fellow Civil Rights Congress representative W. Alphaeus Hunton, as he approaches car at Federal...
Mystery writer Dashiell Hammett at Supreme Court, where he testified before a joint legislative committee that he had no knowledge that any member of...
Advertisement for the writings of author Dashiell Hammett. Hammett began to publish short stories after he contracted tuberculosis while serving in...
From left to right, Humphrey Bogart , Sydney Greenstreet , Peter Lorre and Mary Astor star in 'The Maltese Falcon', directed by John Huston and based...
The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 film noir based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. Directed by John Huston, the film stars Humphrey...
Scene from Maltese Falcon. Motion pictured released in 1941. | Version of: 'The Maltese Falcon' by Dashiell Hammett.
Scene from Maltese Falcon. Motion pictured released in 1941. | Version of: 'The Maltese Falcon' by Dashiell Hammett.
Window display promotes the weekly radio broadcast of 'The Adventures of Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade,' sponsored by Woldroot brand hair tonic on...
The apartment building located at 891 Post, the corner of Post and Hyde, where Dashiel Hammett lived and modeled as Sam Spade s apartment. Tuesday,...
The front door, on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., into Dashiell Hammett's old apartment, which is now leased by local author Robert Mailer...
Look out of the top floor window onto Post St., of Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased...
Look out of the top floor window of Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased by local author...
The interior staiway of the apartment building, on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is home to Dashiell Hammett's old apartment, which...
The main room of Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased by local author Robert Mailer...
From left to right, actors Humphrey Bogart , Peter Lorre , Mary Astor and Sidney Greenstreet in a still from the film 'The Maltese Falcon', directed...
Playwright Lillian Hellman poses for portrait in her apartment March 27, 1973 in New York City. Hellman is best known for her play 'The Little Foxes'...
Playwright Lillian Hellman poses for portrait in her apartment March 27, 1973 in New York City. Hellman is best known for her play 'The Little Foxes'...
Publicity still from John Huston's "The Maltese Falcon" shows Humphey Bogart as Sam Spade sitting with the object of the title. Motion pictured...
American lawyer Raoul Felder at his office on Madison Avenue, New York City, 1998. The sign reads 'Sam Spade: Criminal investigations', a reference...
Details of Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased by local author Robert Mailer Anderson,...
Vintage phone inside of Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased by local author Robert...
Details of the kitchen area, on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., inside Dashiell Hammett's old apartment, which is now leased by local...
Desk details inside Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased by local author Robert Mailer...
Washroom details of Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased by local author Robert Mailer...
This year's San Francisco Film Noir festival poster, with details inside Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco,...
The main room of Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased by local author Robert Mailer...
This year's San Francisco Film Noir festival poster, with details inside Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco,...
Eddie Muller at the typewriter and desk, inside Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased by...
Eddie Muller at the typewriter and desk, inside Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased by...
Eddie Muller inside Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased by local author Robert Mailer...
Eddie Muller inside Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased by local author Robert Mailer...
Eddie Muller reflected in a wall mirror, inside Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased by...
Eddie Muller inside Dashiell Hammett's old apartment on Friday December 23 in San Francisco, Ca., which is now leased by local author Robert Mailer...
Brian Donlevy , Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in a scene from Stuart Heisler's remake of 'The Glass Key', 1942. The film is based on the detective...
American actor George Raft as Ed Beaumont, and Robert Gleckler as Shad O'Rory, in a scene from 'The Glass Key', directed by Frank Tuttle, 1935. The...
Scene from Maltese Falcon. Motion pictured released in 1941. | Version of: 'The Maltese Falcon' by Dashiell Hammett.
Playwright Lillian Hellman poses for portrait in her apartment March 27, 1973 in New York City. Hellman is best known for her play 'The Little Foxes'...
Playwright Lillian Hellman poses for portrait in her apartment March 27, 1973 in New York City. Hellman is best known for her play 'The Little Foxes'...
Playwright Lillian Hellman poses for portrait in her apartment March 27, 1973 in New York City. Hellman is best known for her play 'The Little Foxes'...
Playwright Lillian Hellman poses for portrait in her apartment March 27, 1973 in New York City. Hellman is best known for her play 'The Little Foxes'...
Playwright Lillian Hellman poses for portrait in her apartment March 27, 1973 in New York City. Hellman is best known for her play 'The Little Foxes'...
Scene from Maltese Falcon. Motion pictured released in 1941. | Version of: 'The Maltese Falcon' by Dashiell Hammett.
Sam Spade talks with the widow of his late partner Miles Archer, in "The Maltese Falcon". Motion pictured released in 1941. | Version of: 'The...
Actor Jason Robards and Latin percussionist Tito Puente are seen in this 29 September 1997 photo after receiving US Medals of the Arts at the White...
Myrna Loy , American actress, 20th century. Signed photograph. Loy began her career playing bit parts in movies, among them the silent version of...