Created by Dashiell Hammett At first glance, this 1935 film, based on a Dashiell Hammett short story, sounds like a blast! MISTER DYNAMITE is the titular private eye, an unscrupulous detective from San Francisco hired by a gambler to look into a murder committed in his casino. I figured it would be good for some … Continue reading T.N. Thompson (Mister Dynamite)
Tag: San Bernadino
Vinnie Altobelli
Created by Milton Bass (1923-2014) After a massive heart attack levels him, hot shot San Bernadino cop VINCENT "VINNIE" ALTOBELLI is forced to retire, and is left "walking on eggshells -- afraid of over-exertion, sex and spaghetti" in the 1993 paperback original, The Half-Hearted Detective. So what's a guy to do? Apparently the obvious, non-stressful … Continue reading Vinnie Altobelli