Hammett
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.
Cast
Frederic ForrestHammett 
Peter BoyleJimmy Ryan 
Marilu HennerKit Conger / Sue Alabama 
Roy KinnearEnglish Eddie Hagedorn 
Lydia LeiCrystal Ling 
Elisha Cook Jr.Eli the Taxi Driver 
David Patrick KellyThe Punk 
R.G. ArmstrongLt. O'Mara 
Richard BradfordDetective Bradford 
Jack NanceGary Salt 
Michael ChowFong Wei Tau 
Sylvia SidneyDonaldina Cameron - E
Elmer KlineDoc Fallon 
Royal DanoPops 
Samuel FullerOld Man in Pool Hall 
Lloyd KinoBarber
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