He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.
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as Hammett
DeceasedBorn: December 23, 1936
Died: June 23, 2023
Age at death: 86
as Jimmy Ryan
DeceasedBorn: October 18, 1935
Died: December 12, 2006
Age at death: 71
as Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
AliveBorn: April 6, 1952
Age: 74
Chicago, Illinois, USA
as English Eddie Hagedorn
DeceasedBorn: January 8, 1934
Died: September 20, 1988
Age at death: 54
as Crystal Ling
AliveBorn: October 15, 1952
Age: 73
as Eli the Taxi Driver
DeceasedBorn: December 26, 1903
Died: May 18, 1995
Age at death: 91
as The Punk
AliveBorn: January 23, 1951
Age: 75
Detroit, Michigan, USA
as Lt. O'Mara
DeceasedBorn: April 7, 1917
Died: July 27, 2012
Age at death: 95
as Detective Bradford
DeceasedBorn: November 10, 1937
Died: March 22, 2016
Age at death: 78
as Gary Salt
DeceasedBorn: December 21, 1943
Died: December 30, 1996
Age at death: 53
as Fong Wei Tau
AliveBorn: February 6, 1939
Age: 87
Shanghai, China
as Donaldina Cameron
DeceasedBorn: August 9, 1910
Died: July 1, 1999
Age at death: 88
as Doc Fallon
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Pops
DeceasedBorn: November 16, 1922
Died: May 15, 1994
Age at death: 71
as Old Man in Pool Hall
DeceasedBorn: August 12, 1912
Died: October 30, 1997
Age at death: 85
as Barber
DeceasedBorn: May 18, 1919
Died: July 21, 2012
Age at death: 93
as Frank the News Vendor
DeceasedBorn: May 3, 1936
Died: December 27, 1988
Age at death: 52
as Chinese Laundress
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Lady in the Library
AliveBirth date not on record.
as French Sailor
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Young Chinese Girl
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Chinese Girl in Fong's
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Miss Cameron's Assistant
AliveBorn: January 19, 1927
Age: 99
Beijing, China
as Bank Guard
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Chinese Bouncer
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Fong's Guard
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Bartender in Cookies' Bar
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Police Projectionist
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Pool Room Attendant
DeceasedBorn: July 23, 1901
Died: December 6, 1992
Age at death: 91
as Neighborhood Kid #1
AliveBirth date not on record.
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