Category Archives: The Glass Key

Johnny Caspar is the most obvious element in the Coen Brothers attempt to magnify ethnic differences in Miller’s Crossing. In order to succeed in the business, Giovani Gaspari had to change his name to something a bit more Anglo. Even … Continue reading →

I first saw Millers Crossing when I was 12 or 13, so watching it a decade later was like having a dream come back to me after years of faint recollections. Of course it had the recognizable faces I see … Continue reading →

In adding to the evidence that Yojimbo is dealing with a more mythic narrative than The Glass Key, I think viewers need to look no further than a striking difference between Sanjuro and Ed. While both of them are very … Continue reading →

Right off the bat, let me say that Toshiro Mifune is spectacular, the single best actor in the Eastern hemisphere. Whether the man is maliciously pompous, heroically headstrong, or full of arrows, Mifune has a presence that is often memorable … Continue reading →

I understand how the trailer for The Glass Key tried to pass it off, especially relating it to Hammett’s popular Thin Man series. Ed and Paul certainly had lighter demeanors and more personality. There’s that phrase ringing in my mind … Continue reading →

In 1941, a full year before the Glass Key was released, John Huston’s adaptation of another Dashiell Hammett novel considerably altered the cinematic tradition forever. His combination of a hard boiled detective story with visual cues taken from German expressionism (shadows, smoke … Continue reading →

Edit:I decided to find a drink mix for a Silver Fizz. Enjoy the weekend you heels! When Paul walks out of Ned Beaumont’s and Janet’s life, he mumbles something about luck. Fortune, not the material kind, is a very important characteristic that … Continue reading →