Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Frederic ForrestHammett
- Peter BoyleJimmy Ryan
- Marilu HennerKit Conger / Sue Alabama
- Roy KinnearEnglish Eddie Hagedorn
- Lydia LeiCrystal Ling
- Elisha Cook Jr.Eli the Taxi Driver
- David Patrick KellyThe Punk
- R. G. ArmstrongLt. O'Mara
- Richard BradfordDetective Bradford
- Jack NanceGary Salt
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