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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Ar Hydref 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (cyswllt Affiliate), 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. One of
Ar Dachwedd 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. The film (cyswllt Affiliate) 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
Ar Dachwedd 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930) (cyswllt Affiliate), the talkie version of his silent classic, Mae'r Ystlumod (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Fodd bynnag,, 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
Mae'r Lletywr: Stori o'r Niwl Llundain (1927) yn un o ffilmiau mud cynnar Alfred Hitchcock. It is based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock directed the film (cyswllt Affiliate) yn 1926; iddo gael ei ryddhau ym mis Chwefror 1927 yn Llundain. It made it to the United States in 1928. The film begins with the
Dirgelwch Cape Sbaeneg (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Mae dau cefndryd, Frederic Dannay a Manfred Lee, a ysgrifennodd nifer o nofelau ditectif o dan y ffugenw gymeriad teitl. Yn y ffilm hon, Ellery Frenhines yn cymryd gwyliau i California gyda'i ffrind Barnwr Macklin. Wrth gwrs, they are not long into their
Ar Fawrth 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau Nosferatu rhyddhau (1922). Nosferatu (affilaite link) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau esgeuluso i brynu'r hawliau i ffilmio'r stori o ystâd Stoker, sydd bron wedi arwain at y ffilm hon yn cael ei golli i ffilmio gwylwyr. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture.
Fritz Lang made one of his early crime films in 1922. He directed Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922) (cyswllt Affiliate), which ran approximately four hours and thirty minutes. It tells the story of Dr. Mabuse, a professor of psychoanalysis. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. Yn
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. Yn y ffilm hon, Mr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Ffilm Moto, Mr. 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,