A hard-boiled detective created by Dashiell Hammett, Sam Spade embodies 1930s noir in *The Maltese Falcon*. Writers and filmmakers use his cynical, morally complex persona as a template for gritty crime fiction. Literature enthusiasts and screenwriters benefit from studying his iconic tough-guy dialogue and unflinching code, which revolutionized detective storytelling and influenced characters like Philip Marlowe.
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