For Sam Spade, neither crime nor virtue pays ; ;

Finally, in The Maltese Falcon among others, the clash between detective and police is carried to its logical conclusion: Sam Spade becomes the chief murder suspect.

In 1945, probably almost every American not only knew who Sam Spade was, but had some kind of emotional feeling about him.

But since 1945, Sam Spade has undergone a metamorphosis ; ;

Everyone knows that private detectives in real life are not like Sam Spade and Pat Novak, but the real and the imaginary musician are closely linked.

The iconic noir counterpart to the femme fatale, the private eye, came to the fore in films such as The Maltese Falcon ( 1941 ), with Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade, and Murder, My Sweet ( 1944 ), with Dick Powell as Philip Marlowe.

From the trailer, Bogart as Sam Spade in Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon ( 1941 film ) | The Maltese Falcon

Bogart's sharp timing and facial expressions as private detective Sam Spade were praised by the cast and director as vital to the quick action and rapid-fire dialogue.

Edwards ' hard-boiled private detective scripts for Richard Diamond, Private Detective became NBC's answer to Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, reflecting Edwards's unique humor.

The main character, Sam Spade, appears only in this novel and in three lesser known short stories, yet is widely cited as the crystallizing figure in the development of the hard-boiled private detective genre – Raymond Chandler's character Philip Marlowe, for instance, was strongly influenced by Hammett's Spade.

Sam Spade combined several features of previous detectives, most notably his cold detachment, keen eye for detail, and unflinching determination to achieve his own justice.

Sam Spade and Miles Archer are hired by a Miss Wonderly to follow a man, Floyd Thursby, who has allegedly run off with Wonderly's younger sister.

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* Satan Met a Lady ( 1936 ), a light-comedy adaptation starring Bette Davis and Warren William, with Sam Spade becoming " Ted Shane ".

In addition, there have been many spoofs and sequels, including 1975's The Black Bird, a spoof featuring George Segal as Sam Spade, Jr., and Elisha Cook Jr. and Lee Patrick reprising their roles from the 1941 film.

Discovering The Maltese Falcon and Sam Spade: The Evolution of Dashiell Hammett's Masterpiece, Including John Huston's Movie with Humphrey Bogart.

* The Apartment of Dashiell Hammett and Sam Spade

* Staden vid tidens ände eller Sam Spade i kamp mot entropin ( 1993 )

In the 1976 film, Sam Spade ( from The Maltese Falcon ) becomes Sam Diamond, Hercule Poirot becomes Milo Perrier, etc.

Raffles ; Professor Challenger ; Richard Hannay ; Bulldog Drummond ; the evil Fu Manchu and his adversary, Sir Denis Nayland Smith ; G-8 ; The Shadow ; Sam Spade ; Doc Savage's cousin Patricia Savage, and one of his five assistants, Monk Mayfair ; The Spider ; Nero Wolfe ; Mr. Moto ; The Avenger ; Philip Marlowe ; James Bond ; Lew Archer ; Travis McGee ; Monsieur Lecoq ; and Arsène Lupin.

* Howard Duff, the actor best known as the radio voice of Sam Spade and later as Det.

Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade ( The Maltese Falcon ), Nick and Nora Charles ( The Thin Man ), and the Continental Op ( Red Harvest and The Dain Curse ).

As Fran's fiancé calls off the wedding, Sam joins his former wife on her voyage back to New York.

In Dogpatch, Daisy Mae concludes that the reason she couldn't win Abner is that she, at age seventeen, is too old and no longer beautiful, and Marryin ' Sam joins her lament (" I'm Past My Prime ").

Joon joins Benny and Mike's poker game, and loses a bet that commits Sam to live with the Pearls.

Sam joins the X-Men on a rescue mission and Genosha's government is toppled.

As Jack joins the others at the raft, Sam discovers a paralyzed Gordon and notices the spider bite on his arm.

He joins Dan Reeves, Sam Wyche, Mike Ditka, Forrest Gregg and Tom Flores.

Susan joins the Harvey Girls, and is soon their leader in fighting against the attempts by Trent's business partner, Judge Sam Purvis ( Preston Foster ), to scare them off and the animosity of the dance hall girls / prostitutes, led by Em ( Angela Lansbury ), who is in love with Trent and sees Susan as a rival.

Tim Zanetti Jr., son of Tim Zanetti, some time later joins the military-funded Project 7734, under the command of General Sam Lane, upon discovering a subproject aptly named Project Breach, dealing with a powerful weapon, a planet breaker.

Classically-trained violinist Joshua Bell joins bluegrass musicians Sam Bush and Mike Marshall and the versatile Meyer on the album.

Producer Max Zettler joins creator Sam Liebeskind along with talent, Valerie Cardaci, Hilary Moser, Scott Grapin, Marissa DeMais, and Alex Venino in this refined version of support for community education.

The panel's action depends on the return of Representative James W. Trimble, Democrat of Arkansas, who has been siding with Speaker Sam Rayburn's forces in the Rules Committee in moving bills to the floor.

* 1836 – Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

* 1836 – Texas Revolution: The Battle of San Jacinto – Republic of Texas forces under Sam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

* April 18 – American Revolution: Paul Revere and William Dawes, instructed by Dr. Joseph Warren, ride from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Sam Adams that British forces are coming to take them prisoner and to seize colonial weapons and ammunition in Concord.

The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto, where the Texian army under General Sam Houston routed the Mexican forces with a surprise attack.

Knowing that it is only a matter of time before Sauron rebuilds his forces for another attack, Gandalf and Aragorn decide to draw out the hosts of Mordor with an assault on the Black Gate, providing a distraction so that Frodo and Sam may have a chance of reaching Mount Doom and destroy the One Ring, unseen by the Eye of Sauron.

Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican forces in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes.

The following month, Phoumi cooperated with Free French forces when they briefly seized the town of Sam Neua, but subsequently he joined the anti-colonialist Lao Issara movement and worked closely with the Viet Minh to oppose the return of French authority in Indochina.

The protagonist, Sam, who has developed the ability to manipulate electromagnetic forces, is a renegade crewman who has rejected godhood.

Earlier that year, Liberian forces had killed Sam Bockarie, a leading member of the RUF in Sierra Leone, in a shootout under Taylor's orders.

As these forces prepared to invade, including elements of the 82nd Airborne already in the air, a diplomatic element led by former President Jimmy Carter, U. S. Senator Sam Nunn and retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell persuaded the leaders of Haiti to step down and allow the elected officials to return to power.

One early program advertisement read: " The battle to reclaim America from the forces of darkness continues with hosts Janeane Garofalo and Sam Seder.

Although the character Dr. Sam Beckett was not in the armed forces, the other main character in Quantum Leap, former Naval Aviator, Vietnam prisoner of war and retired Rear Admiral Albert " Al " Calavicci, was.

These were carried out under the command of an Australian-trained soldier, Sam Kauona, who had defected from the Papuan defence forces to become Ona's right hand man.

While Butch, Ivy, Peek, and Sam fight Tinkle's cat forces, Lou frees the Brodys and Calico ( who was betrayed by Tinkles ), revealing he can speak in the process.

After the Alamo fell to Santa Anna's forces the Texians received orders from General Sam Houston to fall back to Victoria.

Castrillón saw no further fighting until April 21, 1836, when Texas General Sam Houston launched a surprise attack on Mexican forces at the Battle of San Jacinto.

Bugs then begs Sam not to beat him, pulls out a whip ( disguised as a banjo string ), and forces it into Sam's hands, making Sam look guilty.

Sam Houston leads the forces fighting for Texas independence and needs time to build an army.

* Richard Boone as General Sam Houston, leader of the Texas army, who hopes the stand at the Alamo will gain him time to gather troops to repel Santa Anna's forces.

Located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, ARSOUTH forces include aviation, intelligence, communication, and logistics units.

As a result of the 2005 BRAC, the US Department of Defense has moved most medical training for all branches of the armed forces to Fort Sam Houston of Joint Base San Antonio.

During the ensuing battle with Cadadorian forces, Sam Rey, a Sigil-Bearer from another planet entirely, appears in midair ; she rescues him and he returns the favor by helping in the fight with Cadador.