publication date: Monday, October 3, 2011 (part of Fall 2011)

category: Movies

clue: The star of the first film noir, soon to be the highest-paid star in the world, didn't mind calling his detective character a spade.

explanation: Bogart starred in The Maltese Falcon. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Ryan Dunn, and Sarah Kyle

Goo Noir: Hard-boiled detective fiction inspired some of Hollywood's darkest films in the 1940s and 50s. These writers and stars epitomized the genre that dwelled in the shadows of the human soul.

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