On this day in television history - Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2022):

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Season 1. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: Artificial Souls.

Released January 30, 2022.

Developed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Written by Brandon Auman, Margaret Dunlap, Eugene Son, Alex de Campi.

Based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.

Opening theme: Feel You Now by Alessia Cara.

Music by Michael Hodges, Gerald Trottman.

Cast: Jessica Henwick, Will Yun Lee, Wes Bentley, Samira Wiley, Josh Duhamel, Alessia Cara, Chris Jai Alex, Elias Toufexis, Zehra Fazal, Shinshû Fuji, Takako Honda, Takehito Koyasu, Taiten Kusunoki, Tony Nakajima, Arisa Shida.

On this day in movie history - The Loft (2014):

The Loft

directed by Erik Van Looy,

written by Bart De Pauw and Wesley Strick,

was released in the United States on January 30, 2015.

A remake of Loft (2008), directed by Erik Van Looy.

Music by John Frizzell.

Cast:

Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Isabel Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Rhona Mitra, Valerie Cruz, Kali Rocha, Margarita Levieva, Kristin Lehman, Robert Wisdom, Ric Reitz, Graham Beckel, Kathy Deitch, Dora Madison, Cindi Woods, Laura Cayouette, Barbara Dzikanowice, Kim Ormiston, Misty Ormiston, Griff Furst, Eric Dickinson, Dennis Bagneris, Leticia Jimenez, William Scharpf, Trace Cheramie, Rhonda Floyd Aguillard, Lauren Alexandra, Monica Rene'e Anderson, Hillary Bosarge, Joshua Braud, Felder Charbonnet, Stephanie Claire, Edward J. Clare, Astrid Coppens, Alexander Eldimiati, Emily D. Haley, Gene Kevin Hames Jr., Julie Ann Jones, Allyson Leigh Jordan, Kristal Kincaid, John C. Klein, Cynthia LeBlanc, Elton LeBlanc, Stephen Livaudais, Moses Munoz, Taylor Newman, Jay Oliver, Jessica Poumaroux, Steve Rally, Kerry Sims, Logan Douglas Smith, Aspen Steib, Darren Sumner, Nathan Alan Thomas, Graham Williams.

On this day in movie history - Zero Effect (1998 movie & book):

Zero Effect

directed and written by Jake Kasdan,

based on the short story A Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur Conan Doyle,

released in the United States on January 30, 1998.

Music by The Greyboy Allstars.

Cast: Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Ryan O’Neal, Kim Dickens, Angela Featherstone, Hugh Ross, Sarah DeVincentis, Matt O’Toole, Michele Mariana, Robert Katims, Tyrone Henry, Aleta Barthell, Tapp Watkins, Wendy Westerwelle, Lauren Hasson, Daniel Pershing, David Doty, J.W. Crawford, Fred Parnes, Luisa Sermol, Marvin LaRoy Sanders, Doug Baldwin, Robert Blanche, Margot Demeter, Jerrell D. Hughes, Jake Kasdan, Bill Kelley, Geno Romo, Galen Schrick.

Recommended reading:

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

By Arthur Conan Doyle.

Published by Dover Publications.

Published 2009.

ISBN-10: 0486474917

ISBN-13: 9780486474915

Description:

Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team – the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson – as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth. It's also the least expensive edition available. Featured tales include several of the author's personal favorites: "A Scandal in Bohemia" – in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration – plus "The Speckled Band," "The Red-Headed League," and "The Five Orange Pips." Additional mysteries include "The Blue Carbuncle," "The Engineer’s Thumb," "The Beryl Coronet," "The Copper Beeches," and four others.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988 & 1993)

Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 1. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: 11001001.

Released January 30, 1988.

Directed by Paul Lynch.

Written by Maurice Hurley, Robert Lewin.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Ron Jones.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Carolyn McCormick, Gene Dynarski, Katy Boyer, Alexandra Johnson, Iva Lane, Kelli Ann McNally, Jack Sheldon, Abdul Salaam El Razzac, Ron Brown, Majel Barrett, James G. Becker, Dexter Clay, Jeffrey Deacon, Susan Duchow, Christopher Hall, Nora Leonhardt, Tim McCormack, James McElroy, Lorine Mendell, Brad Phillips.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 6. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Aquiel.

Released January 30, 1993.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Written by Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, Jeri Taylor, René Echevarria, Naren Shankar.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Renée Jones, Wayne Grace, Reg E. Cathey, Majel Barrett, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, John Copage, Friday, Christi Haydon, Kerry Hoyt, Arvo Katajisto, Joyce Robinson, Natalie Wood.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 1. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Time and Again.

Released January 30, 1995.

Directed by Les Landau.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by David Kemper, Michael Piller, Kenneth Biller.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Nicolas Surovy, Joel Polis, Brady Bluhm, Ryan MacDonald, Steve Vaught, Jerry Spicer, Brian Adams, Derek Anthony, Ellen Bradley, Lynne Burnett, Lou Degrado, Janet Dey, Tarik Ergin, Pablo Espinosa, Paul Ganus, Ken Gruz, Kerry Hoyt, Kenneth Jackman, Adams K., Randall Koerv, Ken Lesco, Dennis Madalone, Jordan Monheim, Walter Smith, Simon Stotler, Geo Talegon, Catherine Wong.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 1. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: Sleeping Dogs.

Released January 30, 2002.

Directed by Les Landau.

Written by Fred Dekker, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, Stephen Beck, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, André Bormanis.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Michelle C. Bonilla, Vaughn Armstrong, Jane Bordeaux, Michael Braveheart, Amy Kate Connolly, Mark Correy, Ken Gruz, Jack Guzman, Aldric A. Horton, John Jurgens, Pablo Soriano, Mark Watson.

Star Trek: Picard

Season 1. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Maps and Legends.

Released January 30, 2020.

Directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman, James Duff, Nick Zayas.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Harry Treadaway, Brent Spiner, Orla Brady, David Carzell, Merrin Dungey, Jamie McShane, Sumalee Montano, Maya Eshet, Douglas Tait, Jon Ian Dredge, Matt Freeman, Arlene Rodrigez-Lopez, Richard Scott, Michelle Hurd, David Paymer, Tamlyn Tomita, Wendy Davis, Chelsea Harris, Peyton List, Ann Magnuson, Marti Matulis, Chaka Desilva, Alex Diehl, Kate Fuglei, Harrison Grant, Anthony R. Jones, Paul Keeley, Jason Liles, Meghan Lewis, Brit Manor, Zachary James Rukavina, Douglas Tait, Lil Cory, Damion Poitier, McKenzie Westmore.

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1977):

Space 1999

Season 2. Episode 9.
Episode entitled: All That Glisters.
Released January 30, 1977.
Directed by Ray Austin.
Written by Keith Miles.
Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.
Music by Derek Wadsworth.
Cast: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt, Nick Tate, Patrick Mower, Barbara Kelly.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):

M Squad

Season 2. Episode 18.
Episode entitled: The Jumper.
Released January 30, 1959.
Directed by Allen H. Miner.
Written by Joel Murcott.
Music by Count Basie and Stanley Wilson.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Don Reardon, Patricia Manning, John Goddard, Ward Wood, Jack Bryan, Jack Carr.

Born on this day – Elsa Martinelli:

Elsa Martinelli

Actress

Model

January 30, 1935 – July 8, 2017

Credits:

Alles Glück dieser Erde (1994); Arrivederci Roma (1990); Astuzia per astuzia (1979); Atelier (1986–1987); Blood and Roses (1960); Cabiria, Priscilla e le alter (1999); Candy (1968); Captain Blood (1960); Ciao, ciao bambina! (Piove) (1959); Cinépanorama (1964); Come imparai ad amare le donne (1966); Costa Azzurra (1959); De l'amour (1964); Diamonds Are Brittle (1965); Domenica in (2006); Donatella (1956); Elsa Martinelli: Il a pris (1968); Every Man Is My Enemy (1967); Festival di Sanremo (1951); Four Girls in Town (1957); French Mistress (1968); Gala de l'Unicef (1966); Gala de l'union (1965–1973); Garofano rosso (1976); Hail, Mafia (1965); Hatari! (1962); Here's Hollywood (1961–1962); Hinter der Leinwand (1964); I piaceri del sabato notte (1960); If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969); Il barone (1995); Il carro armato dell'8 settembre (1960); La araucana (1971); La grande farandole (1967); La menace (1961); La mina (1958); La part des lions (1971); L'amica (1969); Le palmarès des chansons (1965); L'or du duc (1965); L'ultima scena (2011); L'uomo col microfono (2005); Madigan's Millions (1968); Maldonne (1969); Marco the Magnificent (1965); Maroc 7 (1967); Once Upon a Crime... (1992); One on Top of the Other (1969); Orgoglio (2004–2006); OSS 117 prend des vacances (1970); Paris aktuell (1969); Pelle viva (1962); Pigmalione 88 (1988); Pop Age (1966); Prisoner of the Volga (1959); Rampage (1963); Reflets de Cannes (1958); Return of the Saint (1979); Rice Girl (1956); Samedi soir (1971); Se vincessi cento milioni / L'indossatrice (1954); Sono un fenomeno paranormale (1985); Stowaway Girl (1957); The 10th Victim (1965); The Belle Star Story / No Time for Love (1968); The Big Night (1959); The Bob Hope Show (1956); The Eamonn Andrews Show (1966); The Indian Fighter (1955); The Last Diva (2018); The Oldest Profession / Les Nuits romaines (1967); The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962); The Pleasure Pit (1969); The Red and the Black (1954); The Rogues (1964); The Trial (1962); The V.I.P.s (1963); Tunis Top Secret (1959); Un amore a Roma (1960); Upshaw (1967); V.I.P.-Schaukel / Solarium Transatlantique (1971); Woman Times Seven / Super Simone (1967).

Born on this day – Gene Hackman:

Gene Hackman

Actor

Writer

Producer

January 30, 1930 – February 26, 2025

Credits:

Books:

Escape from Andersonville (2008); Justice for None (2004); Payback at Morning Peak (2011); Pursuit (2013); Wake of the Perdido Star (1999).

Movies and television:

100 Years at the Movies (1994); 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994); 7 Nights to Remember (1966); A Backyard Story (2010); A Bridge Too Far (1977); A Covenant with Death (1967); A Look at Liv (1979); A Word on Westerns (2018); ABC Late Night (1974); ABC News Breakfast (2024); ABC's Wide World of Sports (1991); Absolute Power (1997); AFI Life Achievement Award (1981–2008); AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (2008); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends (1999); Al Pacino, le Bronx et la fureur (2022); All Access: On the Set of 'Crimson Tide' (1995); All Access: The Showdown of 'Enemy of the State' (2006); All Night Long (1981); All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger (2002); America at the Movies (1976); American Masters (1998–2000); America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions (2007); And the Oscar Goes to... (2014); Another Woman (1988); Antz (1998); Arena (2000); At Long Last Cole (1975); Backstory (2000); Banning (1967); Bat*21 (1988); Behind Enemy Lines (2001); Big Audio Dynamite: E=MC2 (1985); Biography (1994–2003); Bite the Bullet (1975); Blow up: Le web magazine cinéma d'Arte (2020); Bonnie and Clyde (1967); Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (2000); Bravo Profiles (2000); Brenner (1959–1964); Cannes: Through the Eyes of the Hunter (2001); CBS Mornings (1990–1995); CBS Playhouse (1968); Century of Cinema (1995); Charlie Rose (1999); Ciné regards (1981); Cinema (1972); Cinéma cinémas (1986); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2014); Cisco Pike (1971); Class Action (1991); Clint Eastwood on Westerns (1992); Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (2021); Colors of Courage: Sons of New Mexico, Prisoners of Japan (2002); Community Shelter Planning (1967); Company Business (1991); Crimson Tide (1995); De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros (2001); Dieter & Andreas (1989); Dinah! (1975); Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (2008); Directions (1966); Doctors' Wives (1971); Downhill Racer (1969); Earth and the American Dream (1992); East Side/West Side (1963); Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (1992); Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013); Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014); En Büyük Yumruk (1983); Enemy of the State (1998); Enemy of the State: Production (1999); Entertainment Tonight (1986–1987); Eureka (1983); Exploring the Scene: Hackman & Hoffman Together (2004); Extreme Measures (1996); Fan des années 80 (2010); Faye (2024); Femmes Fatales: Sharon Stone (1998); Film '73 (1973–1977); First to Fight (1967); For the Small Schools (2015); French Connection II (1975); FRO Thizzle Reviews (2022); Full Moon in Blue Water (1988); Gene Wilder: Loved, Remembered (2017); Geronimo: An American Legend (1993); Get Shorty (1995); Get Shorty: Look at Me (2005); Get Shorty: Wiseguys and Dolls (2005); Good Morning America (1986–1989); Hackman on Doyle (2009); Hawaii (1966); Hawk (1966); HBO First Look (2000–2003); Heartbreakers (2001); Heartbreakers: Deleted Scenes (2001); Heartbreakers: Laffs & Gaffes (2001); Heist (2001); Heroes of Iwo Jima (2001); Hidden City (2003); Hollywood Greats (2004); Hollywood Insider (2020–2021); Hollywood Remembers (2000); Hollywood Science (2006); Hollywood Squares (1971); Hoosier History: The Truth Behind the Legend (2005); Hoosiers (1986); I Am Burt Reynolds (2020); I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009); I Never Sang for My Father (1970); I Spy (1968); Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004); Inside the Actors Studio (2001 / 2003); Insight (1968); Iron Horse (1967); Island of Hope, Island of Tears (1989); It Happened That Way (2004); It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994); Jet 7 (1998); Ken Adam - Production Designer (1990); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1959–1962); Larry King Live (2004); Late Night with David Letterman (1988); Le journal de 20 heures (2000); Les Chroniques du Mea (2014); Lilith (1964); Look Up and Live (1962 / 1963); Loose Cannons (1990); Lucky Lady (1975); Mad Dog Coll (1961); Making Frankensense of 'Young Frankenstein' (1996); Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (2001); Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'the French Connection' (2001); March or Die (1977); Marooned (1969); Maury (1995); Miami Blues (1990); Missing Reel (2014); Mississippi Burning (1988); Misunderstood (1984); Morning Joe (2023–2025); Naked City (1963); Narrow Margin (1990); Night Moves (1975); Night of 100 Stars II (1985); Nightlife (1987); No Sleep TV3 (2016); No Way Out (1987); Off the Cuff: Hackman & Hoffman (2004); Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist (1974); Page to Screen (2002); Postcards from the Edge (1990); Power (1986); Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (2006); Prime Cut (1972); Reds (1981); Remembering Gene Wilder (2023); Revista de cine (1979); Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' (2008); Ride with Terror (1963); Riot (1969); Route 66 (1963); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1972); Runaway Jury (2003); Scarecrow (1973); Shadow on the Land (1968); Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (1998); Showbiz Today (1996); Shurtleff on Acting (1994); Silent Times (2018); Sinatra Reviews (2022); Sky Sports World Championship Boxing (1991); Speed Fever (1978); Split Decisions (1988); Split Screen (1999); Sports on the Silver Screen (1997); Sunday, Sunday (1986); Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024); Superman (1978); Superman II (1980); Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006); Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987); Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (2001); Tallahassee 7000 (1961); Target (1985); That's Hollywood (1978); The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards (1994); The 30th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1973); The 31st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1974); The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968); The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1984); The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971); The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972); The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973); The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1989); The 46th Annual Tony Awards (1992); The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1993); The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984); The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986); The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987); The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003); The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989); The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993); The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994); The Apprenticeship of Ted Kotcheff (2025); The Best of Hollywood (1998–2018); The Birdcage (1996); The Chamber (1996); The Conversation (1974); The David Frost Show (1969); The Defenders (1961–1963); The Directors (2001); The Domino Principle / aka The Domino Killings (1977); The DuPont Show of the Week (1963); The F.B.I. (1967); The Factor (2008); The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995); The Firm (1993); The French Connection (1971); The Godfather and the Mob (2006); The Gypsy Moths (1969); The Hunting Party (1971); The Invaders (1967); The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002); The Making of 'Crimson Tide' (1995); The Making of 'Enemy of the State' (2006); The Making of 'Heartbreakers' (2001); The Making of 'Runaway Jury' (2004); The Making of 'Superman II' (1982); The Making of Superman: The Movie (1980); The Manipulators (1977); The Merv Griffin Show (1971–1975); The Mexican (2001); The Mike Douglas Show (1975–1977); The Movie Show (1995); The Movies (2019); The Oscars (2017); The Package (1989); The Playboy Murders (2024); The Poseidon Adventure (1972); The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000); The Quick and the Dead (1995); The Replacements (2000); The Return of the Movie Movie (1972); The Role That Changed My Life (2020); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1998); The Royal Tenenbaums (2001); The Secret World of Antz (1998); The Siskel & Ebert 500th Anniversary Special (1989); The Sky Divers (1969); The South Bank Show (1983); The Split (1968); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1972–1984); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992–1995); The Trials of O'Brien (1966); The Unforgettable Russell Harty (2012); The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima (2016); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019); Today (1990); Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000); Twice in a Lifetime (1985); Twilight (1998); Two of a Kind (1983); Uncommon Valor (1983); Under Fire (1983); Under Suspicion (2000); Unforgiven (1992); V.I.P.-Schaukel (1975 / 1978); Valerie (2019); Vol de nuit (2000); We, the Marines (2017); Welcome to Mooseport (2004); Welcome to the Basement (2015); Wogan (1986); Wogan: The Best Of (2015); Wyatt Earp (1994); Wyatt Earp: Walk with a Legend (1994); Young Frankenstein (1974); Young Frankenstein: It's Alive! Creating a Monster Classic (2008); Zandy's Bride (1974).

Born on this day – Marilyn Buferd:

Marilyn Buferd

Actress

January 30, 1925 – March 27, 1990

Credits:

Adorable Creatures (1952); Beauties of the Night (1952); Don't Touch the Loot (1954); Earl Carroll Vanities (1945); Fame and the Devil (1949); Fuoco nero (1951); George White's Scandals (1945); Gioventù alla sbarra (1953); Highway Patrol (1956); Io sono il capataz (1951); La cieca di Sorrento (1953); L'inafferrabile 12 (1950); Mademoiselle Gobete (1952); Maracatumba... ma non è una rumba! (1949); Of Human Bondage (1946); Orient Express (1954); Queen of Outer Space (1958); Schlitz Playhouse (1957); Strange Stories (1956); The Anatomy of Love / Segment: Don Corradino (1954); The Ford Television Theatre (1955); The Machine to Kill Bad People (1952); The Millionaire (1957); The Unearthly (1957); The Wayward Wife (1953); The Woman Who Came from the Sea (1954); Tototarzan (1950); Viva il cinema! (1952); Without Reservations (1946).

Born on this day – Claudia Drake:

Claudia Drake

Actress

Singer

January 30, 1918 – October 19, 1997

Credits:

Wagon Train (1958); Calypso Joe (1957); Your Favorite Story (1954–1955); Cavalcade of America (1955); Day of Triumph (1954); Northern Patrol (1953); Racket Squad (1950); The Pace That Thrills (1952); The Cisco Kid (1951); The Cowboy and the Indians (1949); Indian Agent (1948); Lady at Midnight (1948); The Return of Rin Tin Tin (1947); Renegade Girl (1946); Lone Star Moonlight (1946); Lawless Breed (1946); The Gentleman from Texas (1946); The Face of Marble (1946); Live Wires (1946); Detour (1945); The Crimson Canary (1945); Why Girls Leave Home (1945); Bedside Manner (1945); The Lady Confesses (1945); Enemy of Women (1944); Campus Rhythm (1943); False Colors (1943); Border Patrol (1943); Reunion in France (1942); Flying with Music (1942); No Greater Sin (1941); Footlight Parade (1933); Old King Cole (1933).

Recommended reading - The Big Knockover and Other Stories by Dashiell Hammett (1981):

The Big Knockover and Other Stories

By Dashiell Hammett.

Published by Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.

Published 1981.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0140029419

ISBN-13: 978-0140029413

Description:

Nine short stories. Includes the unfinished novel, Tulip, and a memoir by Lillian Hellman. Short, thick-bodied, mulishly stubborn, and indifferent to physical pain, Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op was the prototype for generations of tough-guy detectives. He is also the hero of most of the nine stories in this volume. The Op's one enthusiasm is doing his job, and in The Big Knockover the jobs entail taking on a gang of modern-day freebooters, a vice-ridden hell's acre in the Arizona desert, and the bank job to end all bank jobs, along with such assorted grifters as Babe McCloor, Bluepoint Vance, Alphabet Shorty McCoy, and the Dis-and-Dat Kid.

George R. R. Martin, on books:

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone,

if it is to keep its edge.

- George R. R. Martin.