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Overview

Date of Birth:

27 May 1894, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA more

Date of Death:

10 January 1961, New York City, New York, USA more

Mini Biography:

Dashiell Hammett was born 27 May 1894, St Mary's County, Maryland, to... more

Trivia:

A former detective, who went on to set the format for hard-boiled literature. more

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Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. more

NewsDesk:
(17 articles)

A Glimpse into the Origins of Film Noir
(From SoundOnSight. 18 October 2009, 3:30 PM, PDT)
Robert Towne: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 8 October 2009, 10:54 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Dashiell Hammet

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Thanks

The House on Turk Street (2002) (story)
... aka No Good Deed (USA: DVD title)
... aka Eglimata domatiou (Greece) [el]
... aka Hladnokrvno (Slovenia) [sl]
... aka No Good Deed (Denmark: DVD title) [da]
... aka No Good Things (Japan: English title) [en]
... aka No good deed - Inganni svelati (Italy) [it]
... aka Sans motif apparent (France) [fr]
... aka Sem Risco Aparente (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Sin motivo aparente (Spain) [es]
"Fallen Angels" (1 episode, 1995)
... aka 24 Horas para a Morte (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Crime perfecte (Romania) [ro]
... aka Fallen Angels (France) [fr]
... aka Perfect Crimes (Germany: DVD title) [de]
- Fly Paper (1995) TV episode (story)
Miller's Crossing (1990) (novels "Red Harvest" and "Glass Key") (uncredited)
... aka De paseo a la muerte (Argentina) (Uruguay) [es]
... aka Miller's Crossing (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka A halál keresztútján (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Ajuste Final (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Crocevia della morte (Italy) [it]
... aka História de Gangsters (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Milerovo raskrsce (Serbia) [sr]
... aka Miller's Crossing (Finland) [fi]
... aka Miller's Crossing - Un cadavre sous le chapeau (France) [fr]
... aka Miller's Crossing - vaarallista peliä (Finland: video title) [fi]
... aka Millerovo raskrizje (Croatia) [hr]
... aka Muerte entre las flores (Spain) [es]
... aka Razboi în sânul mafiei (Romania) [ro]
... aka Sciezka strachu (Poland) [pl]
... aka To perasma tou Miller (Greece) [el]
... aka Tzomet Miller (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka Un cadavre sous le chapeau (Canada: French title) [fr]
Sam Spade jagt den Malteser Falken (1986) (novel "The Maltese Falcon")
Bande (1985) (novel "The Glass Key")
... aka Svora (Soviet Union: Russian title)
... aka Die Bande (East Germany) [de]
The Wizard of Malta (1981) (book "The Maltese Falcon")
La ciudad maldita (1978) (novel "Red Harvest")
... aka La notte rossa del falco (Italy)
"The Dain Curse" (1978) TV mini-series (novel)
... aka Dashiell Hammett's 'The Dain Curse'
... aka Der Fluch des Hauses Dain (West Germany) [de]
... aka La maldición de los Dain (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Mestarietsivä Hamilton Nash (Finland) [fi]
The Black Bird (1975) (characters)
... aka Czarny ptak (Poland) [pl]
... aka Den vilda jakten på riddarfalken från Malta (Sweden) [sv]
... aka El halcón negro (Spain) [es]
... aka L'uccello tutto nero (Italy) [it]
... aka To mavro geraki (Greece) [el]
"Wide World Mystery" (1 episode, 1975)
- Nick and Nora (1975) TV episode (characters)
"The Thin Man" (72 episodes, 1957-1959)
... aka Ella, él y asta (Spain) [es]
... aka Las aventuras de Nick Charles (Argentina) [es]
... aka Monsieur et Madame détective (France: dubbed version) [fr]
... aka Pettävä Varjo vaaroissa (Finland) [fi]
    - Paradise Discovered (1959) TV episode (characters)
    - Cherchez la Sexpot (1959) TV episode (characters)
    - Bat McKidderick (1959) TV episode (characters)
    - Cold Cargo (1959) TV episode (characters)
    - Dear Dead Days (1959) TV episode (characters)
      (67 more)
The Fat Man (1951) (characters)
... aka Mord i 20:de våningen (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Storia d'un detective (Italy) [it]
"Studio One" (2 episodes, 1949)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Two Sharp Knives (1949) TV episode (story)
- The Glass Key (1949) TV episode (story)
Song of the Thin Man (1947) (characters)
... aka Das Lied des dünnen Mannes (Germany) [de]
... aka Das Lied vom dünnen Mann (Germany) [de]
... aka Il canto dell'uomo ombra (Italy) [it]
... aka Melodin som gäckade skuggan (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Meurtre en musique (France) [fr]
... aka Pettävän varjon laulu (Finland) [fi]
Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (comic books) (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) (characters)
... aka Aí Vem Nick (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Der dünne Mann kehrt heim (Germany) [de]
... aka Gäckande skuggan tar hem spelet (Sweden) [sv]
... aka L'introuvable rentre chez lui (France) [fr]
... aka L'uomo ombra torna a casa (Italy) [it]
... aka Pettävä varjo voittaa pelin (Finland) [fi]
Watch on the Rhine (1943) (writer)
... aka Die Wacht am Rhein (Austria) (Germany) [de]
... aka Centinela en el río (Venezuela) [es]
... aka En dag skall komma (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Horas de Tormenta (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Quand le jour viendra (France) [fr]
... aka Quando il giorno verrà (Italy) [it]
... aka Usko huomispäivään (Finland) [fi]
... aka Vor der Entscheidung (Austria) [de]
The Glass Key (1942) (novel)
... aka Der gläserne Schlüssel (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka La clé de verre (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka A Chave de Vidro (Brazil) [pt]
... aka De glazen sleutel (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
... aka Giati eskotosa (Greece) [el]
... aka Glasnyckeln (Sweden) [sv]
... aka La chiave di vetro (Italy) [it]
... aka La llave de cristal (Spain) [es]
... aka Lasiavain (Finland) [fi]
... aka Storbyens hajer (Denmark) [da]
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) (characters)
... aka A Sombra do Homem Sombra (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Afspraak met de dood (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
... aka Den tynde mands skygge (Denmark) [da]
... aka Der Schatten des dünnen Mannes (West Germany) [de]
... aka Gäckande skuggan på nya äventyr! (Sweden) [sv]
... aka L'ombra dell'uomo ombra (Italy: dubbed version) [it]
... aka L'ombre de l'introuvable (France) [fr]
... aka Meisterdetektiv Nick (Austria) [de]
... aka O anthropos skia stis kourses (Greece) [el]
... aka Pettävä varjo kummittelee (Finland) [fi]
... aka Rendez-vous avec la mort (Belgium: French title) [fr]
The Maltese Falcon (1941) (novel)
... aka Die Spur des Falken (Austria) (Germany) [de]
... aka Le faucon maltais (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka Relíquia Macabra (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
... aka 5 enohoi, 3 eglimata (Greece: reissue title) [el]
... aka A máltai sólyom (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Der Malteser Falke (Germany) [de]
... aka El falcó maltès (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka El halcón maltés (Spain) [es]
... aka Il mistero del falco (Italy) [it]
... aka Maltézský sokol (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
... aka Malta sahini (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Maltan haukat (Finland) [fi]
... aka Maltan haukka (Finland: DVD title) [fi]
... aka Malteski Soko (Serbia) [sr]
... aka O Falcão Maltês (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Riddarfalken från Malta (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Ridderfalken (Denmark) [da]
... aka Sokól maltanski (Poland) [pl]
... aka To geraki tis Maltas (Greece) [el]
Another Thin Man (1939) (story)
... aka Return of the Thin Man (USA: promotional title)
... aka Nick joue et gagne (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka Dünner Mann, 3. Fall (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Gäckande skuggan kommer tillbaka (Sweden) [sv]
... aka I epavlis tou mystiriou (Greece) [el]
... aka Nick e Esposa, Detectives (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Nick speelt en wint (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
... aka Noch ein dünner Mann (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Otra reunión de acusados (Spain) [es]
... aka Pettävän varjon seikkailut (Finland) [fi]
... aka Pettävän varjon uudet seikkailut (Finland) [fi]
... aka Si riparla dell'uomo ombra (Italy) [it]
Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (character) (uncredited)
After the Thin Man (1936) (story)
... aka Nick, Gentleman détective (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka 'Dünner Mann', 2. Fall (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka ...und sowas nennt sich Detektiv (Germany) [de]
... aka A Comédia dos Acusados (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Dopo l'uomo ombra (Italy) [it]
... aka Efter den gäckande skuggan (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Efter den tynde mand (Denmark) [da]
... aka Ella, él y Asta (Spain) [es]
... aka Es geschah zu Silvester (Austria) [de]
... aka I asyllipti skia (Greece) [el]
... aka Nach dem dünnen Mann (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Od wtorku do czwartku (Poland) [pl]
... aka Pettävän varjon seuraaja (Finland) [fi]
Satan Met a Lady (1936) (novel)
... aka Der Satan und die Lady (Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Relíquia Fatal (Portugal) [pt]
The Glass Key (1935) (novel)
... aka Der gläserne Schlüssel (Germany) [de]
... aka Hvem dræbte Taylor Henry (Denmark) [da]
... aka La llave de cristal (Spain) [es]
Mister Dynamite (1935) (story "On the Make")
... aka Mr. Dynamite (USA: poster title)
... aka To kolpo tou detective (Greece) [el]
Woman in the Dark (1934) (story)
... aka Woman in the Shadows
The Thin Man (1934) (novel)
... aka Der dünne Mann (Germany) (West Germany) [de]
... aka La cena de los acusados (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka A Ceia dos Acusados (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Den tynde mand (Denmark) [da]
... aka Der lange Schatten (Austria) [de]
... aka L'introuvable (France) [fr]
... aka L'uomo ombra (Italy) [it]
... aka Mordsache 'Dünner Mann' (Germany) [de]
... aka Mordsache Dünner Mann (Germany: DVD title) [de]
... aka Nick ja pettävä varjo (Finland) [fi]
... aka O Homem Sombra (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Pettävä varjo (Finland) [fi]
The Maltese Falcon (1931) (novel)
... aka Dangerous Female (USA: TV title)
... aka Le faucon maltais (France) [fr]
City Streets (1931) (story)
... aka Diki sou gia panta (Greece) [el]
... aka Las calles de la ciudad (Spain) [es]
... aka Le vie della città (Italy) [it]
... aka Les carrefours de la ville (France) [fr]
... aka Pulverfaß New York (Austria) [de]
... aka Storbyens hajer (Denmark) [da]
... aka Straßen der Großstadt (Germany) [de]
... aka Straßen der Weltstadt (Germany) [de]
Roadhouse Nights (1930) (novel "Red Harvest")
... aka The River Inn

Thanks:

1990s
1980s

Continental (1990) (acknowledgment) (as Dashiell Hammet)
El crack (1981) (dedicatee)
... aka The Crack (International: English title: informal literal title)
... aka El Crack - Tödliche Rache (West Germany) [de]
... aka Il crack (Italy) [it]

Additional Details

Other Works:

Red Harvest (1929) more

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies | 5 Portrayals | 7 Print Biographies | 4 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more

Genres:

Mystery | Comedy | Drama | Crime more

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Private Detective more

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