Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: Inferior Hammett or Exemplary Hollywood? 1
5. 1. Three Early Films: Roadhouse Nights (1930), City Streets (1931), and Mister Dynamite (1935) 9
6. 2. Celebrity: The Thin Man (1934) 26
7. 3. After The Thin Man: From Sequel to Series 50
8. 4. Lillian Hellman: Woman in the Dark (1934) and Watch on the Rhine (1943) 81
9. 5. Sexual Politics: The Maltese Falcon (1931), Satan Met a Lady (1936), and The Maltese Falcon (1941) 96
10. 6. Ethnic Politics: The Glass Key (1935 and 1942) 128
11. 7. Hammett in Retrospect: Miller’s Crossing (1990) 154
12. Conclusion: Dashiell Hammett and the Movies 172
13. Notes 179
14. Bibliography 197
15. Index 203
16. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 215