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American Masters
Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer
Season 13
Episode 5
In less than ten years he would be turning these experiences into some of the most popular detective stories of his time. Unlike the intellectualized mysteries of earlier detective novels, Hammett’s less-than-glamorous realism transformed the genre into a serious response to the urban culture of the times.
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Explores the life, works and beliefs of the late writer and civil rights activist.