Hammett

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Frederic Forrest Hammett

Peter Boyle Jimmy Ryan

Marilu Henner Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

Roy Kinnear English Eddie Hagedorn

Lydia Lei Crystal Ling