Last Updated on 3 January 2026
Movies and mini-series based on Dashiell Hammett’s novels and short stories
| Year | Title of Movie | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Roadhouse Nights | Novel “Red Harvest” |
| 1931 | City Streets | Story |
| 1931 | The Maltese Falcon | Based on the Novel |
| 1934 | The Thin Man | From the Novel |
| 1934 | Woman in the Dark | Story |
| 1935 | Mister Dynamite | Story “On the Make” |
| 1935 | The Glass Key | Novel |
| 1936 | Satan Met a Lady | Based on the Novel “The Maltese Falcon” |
| 1936 | From the Thin Man | From the Story |
| 1939 | Another Thin Man | From the Story |
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon | Based on the Novel |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man | From the Story |
| 1942 | The Glass Key | Novel |
| 1943 | Watch on the Rhine | Screenplay |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | From the Story |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man | From the Story |
| 1978 | The Dain Curse | Novel |
| 1978 | La ciudad maldita | Novel “Red Harvest” |
| 1981 | The Wizard of Malta | Novel “The Maltese Falcon” |
| 1986 | Bande | From the Novel “The Glass Key” |
| 2002 | No Good Deed | From the Story “The House in Turk Street” |
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