George Pelecanos wrote:
> One last film to mention with regards to this Red
Harvest business: the Coen
> Brothers' Miller's Crossing. The Coens actually drew
from both Red Harvest
> and The Glass Key for this one. Joel and Ethan broke
with the tradition
> begun by Hammett and carried on by Kurosawa and
Leone, and gave their
> protagonist a name (Tom Reagan), but the source
material, once again,
> remained uncredited.
>
> Pelecanos
Great to see George P. on the list! Welcome!
For me, personally, the striking "resemblances" to Hammett's
work (to say nothing of the Ladd version of THE GLASS KEY)
and the complete lack of acknowledgment in the credits made
MILLER'S CROSSING a difficult pill to swallow.
TL
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