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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
באוקטובר 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. One of
בנובמבר 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. The film (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
בנובמבר 13, 1930, רולנד V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930) (affiliate link), the talkie version of his silent classic, בת (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. אולם, 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
הדייר: סיפורה של לונדון הערפל (1927) הוא אחד מהסרטים האילמים המוקדמים של אלפרד היצ'קוק. It is based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock directed the film (affiliate link) בתוך 1926; הוא שוחרר בחודש פברואר 1927 בלונדון. It made it to the United States in 1928. The film begins with the
The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) הוא עיבוד לאחד הרומנים של אלרי קווין. Two cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, who wrote a number of detective novels under the pseudonym of the title character. בסרט זה, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. כמובן, הם לא הרבה זמן לתוך שלהם
On March 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau released Nosferatu (1922). נוספרטו (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.
Fritz Lang made one of his early crime films in 1922. He directed Dr. מבוזה: The Gambler (1922) (affiliate link), which ran approximately four hours and thirty minutes. It tells the story of Dr. מבוזה, a professor of psychoanalysis. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. בתוך
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. בסרט זה, מר. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Moto film, מר. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), ביוני 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,