DramaThriller

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.

"He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it."

Credits

Frederic ForrestHammett

Peter BoyleJimmy Ryan

Marilu HennerKit Conger / Sue Alabama

Roy KinnearEnglish Eddie Hagedorn

Lydia LeiCrystal Ling