Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on November 9, 2016

One of author Dashiell Hammett’s finest works, The Maltese Falcon has received the adaptation treatment three separate time, most famously in 1941 with Humphrey Bogart. But before John Huston directed that masterpiece of noir, there’d already been two previous passes on the material: a 1   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on September 4, 2013

Satan Met a Lady Directed by William Dieterle Written by Brown Holmes based on a novel by Dashiell Hammett 1936/USA Warner Bros. First viewing This is an adaptation of The Maltese Falcon with all the character names changed and the quarry changed to a medieval ram’s horn stuffed with jewels.   read more