Sentences with phrase «boiled gumshoe»

Brolin's lead lies somewhere between Sam Spade and Walter Neff; his fixer is a hard boiled gumshoe, worn out and spread thin by the absurdities of it all, a true fish out of water.

The omission seems odder still when you consider that this era, the Roaring 20s and Depression 30s, is the great dawning of American culture, from skyscrapers and jazz bands to speakeasies and Scott Fitzgerald, mass production, hard - boiled gumshoes and Hollywood.

Not exact matches

You can travel into the past to discover great characters like Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Maigret and others; journey around the world to other countries and meet Aussie Phryne Fisher, Norwegian Harry Hole and so many others; just relax on your couch and experience the wonders of Hercule Poirot, Lord Peter Wimsey, etc; or hard - boiled, tired gumshoes like Travis McGee and Kinsey Milhone.