ɐ fˈɪlm sˈɪɹiz fˈɑːloʊd, fˈiːtʃɚɹɪŋ ðə mˈeɪn kˈæɹɪktɚz nˈɪk ænd nˈoːɹə tʃˈɑːɹlz, ænd hˈæmɪt wʌz hˈaɪɚd tə pɹəvˈaɪd skɹˈɪpts fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈuː.
A film series followed, featuring the main characters Nick and Nora Charles, and Hammett was hired to provide scripts for the first two.