Adaptation of the original "Last Man Standing" by Dashiell Hammett, author of The Maltese Falcon
Type:
Feature
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
120pp
Genre:
Action, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Budget:
Blockbuster
Age Rating:
13+
Based On:
Dashiell Hammett's serialized and published novel, 1929, now public domain.
Copyright Details:
The original novel was serialized, then published by Dashiell Hammett in 1929. Now in public domain, the script is copyright 2025 by Clayton Emery.
Synopsis/Details

Adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's RED HARVEST, the original "Last Man Standing". The Continental Op infiltrates and destroys the mobs holding a city hostage, and ultimately himself... . Based on the 1929 crime novel by Dashiell Hammett, now public domain.

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Submitted: 2025-Nov-25
Last Updated: 2026-Jan-23
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The Writer: Clayton Emery

Professional writer and technical writer for 30 years. Wrote 20+ Dungeons & Dragons novels, Robin Hood retelling, and numerous mystery shorts that appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Martin Greenberg anthologiies, Mammoth collections, and elsewhere. One screenwriting credit, "The Republic", filmed with Sean Young and Marc Singer, but never finished. Go to bio
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