Patrick wrote:
> I don't get that from the book. Spade is a tough,
no
> bullshit guy who drinks wiskey and uses women
when
> one's available. Hammett describes him physically
on
> the first page and he could be describing
Bogart.
Yeah, Bogart the notorious blonde Satan.
Are you sure you've read the first page? It sounds more like
a description of a young but seriously pissed off (and
blonde) Tony Randall to me, with all those Vs.
Not to say Bogart did a bad job in The Falcon -- he didn't --
or that Cortez is a dead ringer -- he's not -- but Bogart's
certainly not the person that comes to mind when you read the
book -- unless you already know of the movie. Bogart's face
is more jowly and droopy than anything Hammett
describes...
I like Bogie as much as the next yegg but here's more heresy
-- I prefer Dick Powell's Marlowe. I thought Bogie's Marlowe
was just reheated Spade, with more wisecracks.
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