The Lost Detective (25 page)

Little Caesar
(film),
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Los Angeles.
See also
Hollywood, Hammett in

Hammett in,
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Jose in,
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Jose’s move to,
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Loy, Myrna,
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Lukas, Anthony,
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Lull, Louis J.,
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The Maltese Falcon
(Hammett).
See also specific characters

characters in,
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dedication of,
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film versions of,
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Flitcraft Parable in,
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influence of,
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places in San Francisco claiming association with,
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precursor stories to,
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publication as novel,
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publication as serial,
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real events echoed in,
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reviews of,
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rights dispute over,
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sales of,
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writing of,
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Maltese Falcon Society,
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Martin, Nell

career of,
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dedication of
The Glass Key
to,
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Hammett’s relationship with,
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McClellan, George,
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McParland, William

as basis for Doyle character,
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as basis for Hammett character,
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career of,
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as celebrity,
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Mencken, H. L.,
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MGM Studios,
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Miss Lonelyhearts
(West),
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Mister Dynamite
(film),
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The Model Town and the Detectives
(Pinkerton),
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The Molly Maguires and the Detectives
(Pinkerton),
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Molly Maguires (Sleepers) gang,
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Morrisey, Ed,
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Muller, Eddie,
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Nathan, George Jean,
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The New Pearson’s
(periodical),
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New York, Hammett in,
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Noir City Film Festival,
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O’Shaughnessy, Brigid (character),
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O’Toole, Peggy,
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Paramount Pictures,
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Parker, Dorothy,
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The Penalty
(1920 film),
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Perelman, Laura,
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Perelman, S. J.,
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Pinkerton, Allan

on detective work,
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innovations by,
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life of,
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and Molly Maguires gang,
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Pinkerton, William A.,
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Pinkerton Detective Agency.
See also
private detective career of Hammett

advertisements for agents,
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anti-union work by,
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and Fatty Arbuckle case,
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Fechheimer at,
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and Haywood murder case,
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hiring of Hammett,
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history of,
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Library of Congress archives on,
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reluctance of to praise agents,
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Rice murder investigation by,
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secrecy of,
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silence on Hammett’s work,
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training of agents,
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The Pinkerton Story
(Horan and Swiggett),
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Poe, Edgar Allan,
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Powell, William,
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private detective(s)

Hammett on characteristics of,
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Hammett on life of,
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Hammett on work of,
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in Hammett’s fiction

resemblance to Hammett,
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vs.
those of other writers,
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pay,
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Pinkerton on characteristics of,
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private detective career of Hammett

anti-union work,
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appeal of to literary people,
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assignments and tasks,
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and authority as writer,
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as basis for fiction,
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cable car robbery case,
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and contract to kill Frank Little,
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end of,
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evidence on,
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Fatty Arbuckle case and,
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Hammett on,
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Hammett’s embellishment of,
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Hammett’s nostalgia for,
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hiring of,
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Pinkerton Agency’s silence on,
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postwar,
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scars from,
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and
Sonoma
gold theft case,
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training for,
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travel for,
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and writing style,
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private detective firms.
See also
Pinkerton Detective Agency

early 20th century growth of,
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history of,
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private eye, as term,
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Prohibition

and corruption,
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San Francisco and,
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The Public Enemy
(film),
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Rappe, Virginia,
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Redbook
(periodical),
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Red Harvest
(Hammett)

characters in,
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film version of,
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on identity shifting,
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plot of,
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precursor stories,
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pre-publication revisions to,
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publication as book,
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publication as serial,
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reviews of,
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sales of,
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setting of,
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title of,
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on writing field reports,
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writing of,
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Rice, William Lowe,
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Riddle, C. Y.,
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Rivett, Julie,
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Roadhouse Nights
(film),
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Rolph, “Sunny Jim,”
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Salter, Samuel,
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Samuels, Albert, Jr.,
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See also
Albert Samuels Jewelers

San Francisco

Dashiell Hammett Tour,
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Fatty Arbuckle case and,
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Hammett on,
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Hammett residences in,
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Hammett’s life in,
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Hammett’s move to,
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Hammett’s private detective career in,
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Jose’s move to,
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Pinkerton offices in,
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places claiming association with
The Maltese Falcon
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political corruption and lawlessness in,
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as setting for Hammett’s fiction,
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William Pinkerton in,
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Saturday Review of Literature
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Sayers, William R.,
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Schaefer, Gloomy Gus,
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Schulberg, B. P.,
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Scoundrel Time
(Hellman),
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screenplays by Hammett,
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Secret Agent X9
(comic strip),
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Seldes, Gilbert,
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Selznick, David O.,
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shadowing

Hammett on,
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Pinkerton on,
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Shaw, Joseph “Cap,”
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Sibilia, Bill,
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“The Simple Art of Murder” (Chandler),
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Sinclair, Upton,
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Siringo, Charlie,
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Sleepers (Molly Maguires) gang,
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The Smart Set
(periodical),
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Sonoma
gold theft case,
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Spade, Sam (character)

apartment of,
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descriptions of,
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and Flitcraft Parable,
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Hammett on,
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influence of,
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introduction of,
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personality of,
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similarities to Hammett,
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in works after
Maltese Falcon
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Spokane, Washington, Hammett in,
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Stein, Gertrude,
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Steunenberg, Frank,
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Sutton Club (New York),
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Swiggett, Howard,
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Tacoma, Washington, Hammett’s convalescence in,
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The Thin Man
(Hammett)

autobiographical elements in,
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as comic mystery,
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dedication of,
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dog in,
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film versions of,
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Hammett on,
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original abandoned version of,
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publication as book,
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publication as serial,
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success of,
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writing of,
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Thirty Years a Detective
(Pinkerton),
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Thompson, Josiah,
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“Three Gun Terry” (Daly),
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True Detective Stories
(periodical),
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tuberculosis

contraction of,
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n6deadliness of,
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and employment,
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fiction about,
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impact on Hammett’s view of life,
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living arrangements necessitated by,
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postwar convalescence,
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and refusal to drive,
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relapse of 1926,
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