Гісторык адзінаборстваў і баявы майстар
Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Кастрычнік 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (affiliate link), 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. Адзін з
Лістапада 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. Фільм (affiliate link) 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
Лістапада 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930) (affiliate link), the talkie version of his silent classic, Лятучая мыш (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Аднак, 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
Жыхар: Аповяд London Fog (1927) з'яўляецца адным з ранніх нямых фільмаў Альфрэда Хічкока. It is based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock directed the film (affiliate link) ў 1926; ён быў выпушчаны ў лютым 1927 у Лондане. Ён зрабіў гэта ў ЗША ў 1928. The film begins with the
Іспанскі Каба Таямніца (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Два стрыечных брата, Фрэдэрык Dannay і Манфрэд Лі, , Які напісаў шэраг дэтэктыўных раманаў пад псеўданімам галоўнага персанажа. У гэтым фільме, Эллер Каралева ўзяць адпачынак у Каліфорнію са сваім сябрам Суддзя Маклін. Вядома, they are not long into their
Сакавіка 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau released Nosferatu (1922). Носферату (affilaite link) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau neglected to purchase the rights to film the story from Stoker’s estate, which almost led to this film being lost to film viewers. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture.
Фрыц Ланг зрабіў адзін з яго ранніх фільмаў злачыннасці ў 1922. Ён накіраваў Dr. Мабузе: Гулец (1922) (affiliate link), які бег каля чатырох гадзін і трыццаць хвілін. У ім распавядаецца гісторыя пра Dr. Мабузе, прафесар псіхааналізу. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. У
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. У гэтым фільме, Г-н. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Мота фільм, Г-н. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), on June 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. Many
Since the beginning of commercial film making, production companies are always looking for new content. Film companies have always used popular books as a source of content and inspiration. Since the 1950s, popular television shows provided film adaptations and inspiration. In the early days of talking films, popular radio shows led to many film adaptations. Lum and Abner, Jack Benny,