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Sam Spade, as hard as nails and the smartest guy in the room

  • Written by Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland
Sam Spade, as hard as nails and the smartest guy in the roomHumphrey Bogart as Sam Spade (1941).IMDB

In a new series, writers pay tribute to fictional detectives on page and on screen.

Hard-boiled doesn’t come close to describing Sam Spade.

He’s the original Private Investigator on which all other PIs are based. You’ll be very glad to have him on your side, and terrified to have him as your...

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