Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Op Oktober 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (Koste skakel), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. Een van
Op November 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. The film (Koste skakel) opens with a death row inmates escape from the prison on the day of his execution. After he jumps from the prison wall to the top of the train, a plane with a rope ladder picks up the prisoner. While the
Op November 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930) (Koste skakel), the talkie version of his silent classic, Die Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Egter, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story
Die Lodger: 'N verhaal van die London Fog (1927) is een van Alfred Hitchcock se vroeë stil films. It is based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock directed the film (Koste skakel) in 1926; dit is in Februarie vrygestel 1927 in London. It made it to the United States in 1928. The film begins with the
Die Spaanse Cape Mystery (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Twee neefs, Frederic Dannay en Manfred Lee, wat 'n aantal speurder romans onder die skuilnaam van die titel karakter geskryf. In hierdie film, Ellery Queen neem 'n vakansie na Kalifornië saam met sy vriend Regter Macklin. Natuurlik, they are not long into their
Op Maart 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau vrygestel Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu (affilaite link) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau verwaarloos die regte aan te koop om die storie te film van Stoker se boedel, wat byna gelei het tot hierdie film verlore kykers na die film. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture.
Fritz Lang het een van sy vroeë misdaad films in 1922. Hy gerig Dr. Mabuse: Die Gambler (1922) (Koste skakel), wat ongeveer vier uur en dertig minute gehardloop. Dit vertel die verhaal van Dr. Mabuse, 'n professor van die psigoanalise. Hy is ook die leier van 'n kriminele ring in die vorm van Professor Moriarty van die Sherlock Holmes-reeks. In
Peter Lorre reprises his role as Mr. Kentaro Moto, Interpol Agent, in Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938). James Tinling directed this film and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1937). Tinling’s participation caused Lorre to portray Mr. Moto more like Inspector Chan with a little jujitsu thrown in. In hierdie film, Mnr. Moto gee 'n kriminele ondersoekklas aan verskeie ontluikende ondersoekers, insluitend
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Moto fliek, Mnr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), Junie 24, 1938. Lou Breslow and John Patrick set the film in Cambodia allowing Twentieth-Century Fox to use stock footage of the recently discovered ruins of Angkor Wat. The discovery of Angkor Wat captured the attention of the American public. Baie
Sedert die begin van die kommersiële film maak, produksie maatskappye is altyd op soek na nuwe inhoud. Film maatskappye het altyd gebruik populêre boeke as 'n bron van die inhoud en inspirasie. Sedert die 1950's, gewilde TV-programme verskaf film aanpassings en inspirasie. In die vroeë dae van praat films, gewilde radioprogramme gelei tot baie film aanpassings. Lum en Abner, Jack Benny,