I am a Hammett and Bogart fan, but I've never heard whether or not Hammett even saw this movie.
People that know about Hammett know he was a, er, complicated guy. Would not shock me if he never bothered to see it
Can't help you as to what Hammett thought of this movie, but I do remember reading that Howard Duff, who played Spade on radio once met Lilliam Hellman at a party and decided to ask her if Hammeett liked the radio show. "Dash?" she said. "I don't think he's ever listened to it."
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next time i see him, i'll ask.
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