Dashiell Hammett: Difference between revisions

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His fifth and final novel, ''[[The Thin Man (Literature)|The Thin Man]]'', received a [[Lighter and Softer]] [[The Thin Man (Film)|film adaptation starring William Powell and Myrna Loy]], which launched a popular film series.

Interestingly, he also teamed up with ''Flash Gordon'' artist Alex Raymond on a newspaper comic called ''[~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Secret_Agent_X~~-9 Secret Agent X-9]''; while it was not a success for him (he left after the first year), it carried on with other writers and artists until 1996.

Interestingly, he also teamed up with ''Flash Gordon'' artist Alex Raymond on a newspaper comic called ''[[wikipedia:Secret Agent X-9|Secret Agent X-9]]''; while it was not a success for him (he left after the first year), it carried on with other writers and artists until 1996.

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=== Works by Dashiell Hammett with their own trope pages include: ===

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* [[Town With a Dark Secret]]: "Nightmare Town"

* [[The Unfettered]]: The Continental Op will get the crooks he's after, no matter what it takes or how many laws he has to break.

* [[What Beautiful Eyes]]: Jeanne Delano, "The Girl With Silver Eyes". Also [[Uh-Oh Eyes]] when the Op remembers where he last saw her.

* [[What Beautiful Eyes!]]: Jeanne Delano, "The Girl With Silver Eyes". Also [[Uh-Oh Eyes]] when the Op remembers where he last saw her.

* [[You're Insane!]]: ''The Dain Curse''

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