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- proper noun The fictional detective created by Dashiell Hammett who was protagonist of The Maltese Falcon.
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Examples
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"Sam Spade," she said, looking up, waving me in, apparently pleased to see me.
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"Sam Spade," she said, looking up, waving me in, apparently pleased to see me.
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Among his output are some 50 or more books on tape featuring portrayals of 'Sam Spade' in The Maltese Falcon for Random House, and 'Stone Barrington,' the hero of the very popular Stu
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At 4:45 pm: Originally conceived as a second Sam Spade novel, Mr. Dynamite is the most rarely seen of all films based on Hammett's work.
Thomas Gladysz: Dashiell Hammett at Film Noir Festival Thomas Gladysz 2012
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Exec producer Andrew Marlowe confirms a February sweeps installment will find Castle and Beckett imagining themselves in the 1940s, with Nathan Fillion suited up as a Sam Spade—type PI and Stana as a gangster's moll.
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But this Iraq war vet proves as honor-bound and purpose-driven as Sam Spade.
And Then There Were Ten Tom Nolan 2011
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Like Sam Spade and Nick Charles, he's a private detective, but he has none of their allure.
Entrancing Tales Of Dislocation Jerome Charyn 2011
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After teething on the Hardy Boys, I moved on early to the hard stuff, starting with Sherlock Holmes and, via a number of workmanlike franchise tecs and a smattering of gentlemen investigators, ending up at Marlowe and Sam Spade.
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TERRY GROSS, host: Like Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple and Sam Spade, Charlie Chan is one of the immortal detectives in fiction.
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TERRY GROSS, host: Like Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple and Sam Spade, Charlie Chan is one of the immortal detectives in fiction.
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