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The novel writer Dashiell Hammett is involved in the investigation of the mysterious disappearance of a beautiful Chinese cabaret actress in San Francisco.
Based in part on detective-fiction writer Dashiell Hammetts early experiences as a Pinkerton detective, this moderately-noir film has Hammett (using his little-known first name, Sam) involved in an elaborate extortion plot by his former detective agency mentor, Jimmy Ryan. Ryan shows up at Hammetts San Francisco digs searching for a mysterious Chinese girl, Crystal Ling. He calls in a marker from Hammetts days at the detective agency to get his help in finding the girl, who turns out to be a very sexy and shrewd former prostitute and porn star. She has photographs of San Franciscos most influential citizens engaged in sexual fantasy with her and she means to turn them into a million-dollar payday. The tubercular Hammett must cope with an unfriendly police force, a mysterious gunsel intent on inflicting serious harm, and betrayal by supposed friends; to save the reputations of the powerful while tweaking their collective noses.
Frederic Forrest
Hammett
Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
Kit Conger
Roy Kinnear
English Eddie Hagedorn
Elisha Cook Jr.
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Lydia Lei
Crystal Ling
R.G. Armstrong
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Richard Bradford
Detective Bradford
Michael Chow
Fong Wei Tau
David Patrick Kelly
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Donaldina Cameron
Jack Nance
Gary Salt
Elmer Kline
Doc Fallon
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Fox Harris
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Rose Wong
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