Hammett movies

This is a list of movies based on either Hammett's work or an original screen story written by him. Many are available on DVD and it's interesting to compare the different interpretations. The best-known, of course, is John Huston's 'The Maltese Falcon', which cast Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade and became the benchmark for private-eye movies.

ROADHOUSE NIGHTS.
Starring Helen Morgan (pictured), Charles Ruggles, Fred Koheler and Jimmy Durante.
Paramount, 1930.
Screenplay by Garrett Fort.
(Based on RED HARVEST.)

CITY STREETS.
Starring Gary Cooper (pictured), Sylvia Sidney and Paul Lukas.
Paramount, 1931.
Screenplay by Oliver H.P. Garrett from an adaptation by Max Marcin.
(Original story by Hammett.)

THE MALTESE FALCON.
Starring Bebe Daniels (pictured), Ricardo Cortez and Una Merkel.
Warner Brothers, 1931.
Screenplay by Maude Fulton, Lucien Hubbard and Brown Holmes.

THE THIN MAN.
Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton and Cesar Romero.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1934.
Screenplay by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich.

WOMAN IN THE DARK.
Starring Fay Wray (pictured), Ralph Bellamy and Melvyn Douglas.
RKO Radion, 1934.
Screenplay by Sada Cowan.

MISTER DYNAMITE.
Starring Edmund Lowe, Jean Dixon and Victor Varconi.
Universal, 1935.
Screenplay by Doris Malloy and Harry Clork.
(Original story by Hammett.)

THE GLASS KEY.
Starring George Raft, Edward Arnold, Claire Dodd, Ray Milland, Rosalind Keith and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams.
Paramount, 1935.
Screenplay by Kathryn Scola and Kubec Glasmon.

SATAN MET A LADY.
Starring Bette Davis, Warren William, Alison Skipworth and Arthur Treacher.
Warner Brothers, 1936.
Screenplay by Brown Holmes.
(Based partially on 'The Maltese Falcon'.)

AFTER THE THIN MAN.
Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart and Elissa Landi.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1936.
Screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.
(Original story by Hammett.)

ANOTHER THIN MAN.
Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Nat Pendleton, Virginia Grey and Otto Kruger.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.
Screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.
(Original story by Hammett.)

SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN.
Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson and Donna Reed.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941.
Screenplay by Irving Beecher and Harry Kurnitz.
(Based on Hammett's characters.)

THE MALTESE FALCON.
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor, Gladys George and Elisha Cook Jnr.
Warner Brothers, 1941.
Screenplay by John Huston.

THE GLASS KEY.
Starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lane, Brian Donlevy and Bonita Granville.
Paramount, 1942.
Screenplay by Jonathan Latimer.

THE THIN MAN GOES HOME.
Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson and Gloria DeHaven.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944.
Screenplay by Robert Riskin and Dwight Taylor.
(Based on Hammett's characters.)

SONG OF THE THIN MAN.
Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn, Dean Stockwell and Gloria Grahame.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947.
Screenplay by Steve Fisher and Nat Perrin.
(Based on Hammett's characters.)

THE FAT MAN.
Starring J. Scott Smart (pictured), Julie London and Rock Hudson.
Universal-International, 1951.
Screenplay by Harry Essex and Leonard Lee.
(Based on Hammett's character.)

THE DAIN CURSE.
Starring James Coburn, Hector Elizondo, Jean Simmons and Jason Miller.
CBS, 1978.
(Television movie.)

MILLER'S CROSSING.
Starring Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Albert Finney.
20th Century Fox, 1990.
Written by Joel and Ethan Coen.
(Inspired by THE GLASS KEY.)

LAST MAN STANDING.
Starring Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, William Sanderson and Christopher Walken.
New Line Cinema, 1996.
Written by Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa and Walter Hill.
(Inspired by RED HARVEST.)

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	ROADHOUSE NIGHTS. Starring Helen Morgan (pictured), Charles Ruggles, Fred Koheler and Jimmy Durante. Paramount, 1930. Screenplay by Garrett Fort. (Based on RED HARVEST.)
	CITY STREETS. Starring Gary Cooper (pictured), Sylvia Sidney and Paul Lukas. Paramount, 1931. Screenplay by Oliver H.P. Garrett from an adaptation by Max Marcin. (Original story by Hammett.)
	THE MALTESE FALCON. Starring Bebe Daniels (pictured), Ricardo Cortez and Una Merkel. Warner Brothers, 1931. Screenplay by Maude Fulton, Lucien Hubbard and Brown Holmes.
	THE THIN MAN. Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton and Cesar Romero. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1934. Screenplay by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich.
	WOMAN IN THE DARK. Starring Fay Wray (pictured), Ralph Bellamy and Melvyn Douglas. RKO Radion, 1934. Screenplay by Sada Cowan.
	MISTER DYNAMITE. Starring Edmund Lowe, Jean Dixon and Victor Varconi. Universal, 1935. Screenplay by Doris Malloy and Harry Clork. (Original story by Hammett.)
	THE GLASS KEY. Starring George Raft, Edward Arnold, Claire Dodd, Ray Milland, Rosalind Keith and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams. Paramount, 1935. Screenplay by Kathryn Scola and Kubec Glasmon.
	SATAN MET A LADY. Starring Bette Davis, Warren William, Alison Skipworth and Arthur Treacher. Warner Brothers, 1936. Screenplay by Brown Holmes. (Based partially on 'The Maltese Falcon'.)
	AFTER THE THIN MAN. Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart and Elissa Landi. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1936. Screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. (Original story by Hammett.)
	ANOTHER THIN MAN. Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Nat Pendleton, Virginia Grey and Otto Kruger. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939. Screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. (Original story by Hammett.)
	SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN. Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson and Donna Reed. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941. Screenplay by Irving Beecher and Harry Kurnitz. (Based on Hammett's characters.)
	THE MALTESE FALCON. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor, Gladys George and Elisha Cook Jnr. Warner Brothers, 1941. Screenplay by John Huston.
	THE GLASS KEY. Starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lane, Brian Donlevy and Bonita Granville. Paramount, 1942. Screenplay by Jonathan Latimer.
	THE THIN MAN GOES HOME. Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson and Gloria DeHaven. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944. Screenplay by Robert Riskin and Dwight Taylor. (Based on Hammett's characters.)
	SONG OF THE THIN MAN. Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn, Dean Stockwell and Gloria Grahame. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947. Screenplay by Steve Fisher and Nat Perrin. (Based on Hammett's characters.)
	THE FAT MAN. Starring J. Scott Smart (pictured), Julie London and Rock Hudson. Universal-International, 1951. Screenplay by Harry Essex and Leonard Lee. (Based on Hammett's character.)
	THE DAIN CURSE. Starring James Coburn, Hector Elizondo, Jean Simmons and Jason Miller. CBS, 1978. (Television movie.)
	MILLER'S CROSSING. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Albert Finney. 20th Century Fox, 1990. Written by Joel and Ethan Coen. (Inspired by THE GLASS KEY.)
	LAST MAN STANDING. Starring Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, William Sanderson and Christopher Walken. New Line Cinema, 1996. Written by Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa and Walter Hill. (Inspired by RED HARVEST.)