Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.
Hammett
Frederic Forrest
Jimmy Ryan
Peter Boyle
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Marilu Henner
English Eddie Hagedorn
Roy Kinnear
Crystal Ling
Lydia Lei
Eli the Taxi Driver
Elisha Cook Jr.
The Punk
David Patrick Kelly
Lt. O'Mara
R.G. Armstrong
Detective Bradford
Richard Bradford
Gary Salt
Jack Nance
Fong Wei Tau
Michael Chow
Donaldina Cameron
Sylvia Sidney
Doc Fallon
Elmer Kline
Pops
Royal Dano
Old Man in Pool Hall
Samuel Fuller
Barber
Lloyd Kino
Frank the News Vendor
Fox Harris
Chinese Laundress
Rose Wong
Lady in the Library
Liz Roberson
French Sailor
Jean-François Ferreol
Young Chinese Girl
Alison Hong
Chinese Girl in Fong's
Patricia Kong
Miss Cameron's Assistant
Lisa Lu
Bank Guard
Andrew Winner
Chinese Bouncer
Kenji Shibuya
Fong's Guard
James Quinn
Bartender in Cookies' Bar
Mark Anger
Police Projectionist
James Devney
Pool Room Attendant
Hank Worden
Neighborhood Kid #1
Christopher Day
Neighborhood Kid #2
Ciceley Rush
Man in Boardroom #1
Chris Alcaide
Man in Boardroom #2
Ben Breslauer
Man in Boardroom #3
James Brodhead
Man in Boardroom #4
John Hamilton
Man in Boardroom #5
John T. Spiotta
Man in Boardroom #6
Ross Thomas