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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
På Oktober 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (affiliate länk), 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. Ett av
På November 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. The film (affiliate länk) 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
På November 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930) (affiliate länk), the talkie version of his silent classic, The Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Emellertid, 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
The Lodger: En berättelse om London Fog (1927) är en av Alfred Hitchcocks tidiga stumfilmer. It is based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock directed the film (affiliate länk) i 1926; Det släpptes i februari 1927 i London. Det gjorde det till USA i 1928. The film begins with the
Den spanska Cape Mystery (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Två kusiner, Frederic Dannay och Manfred Lee, som skrev ett antal deckare under pseudonymen titelteckenet. I denna film, Ellery drottningen tar en semester till Kalifornien med sin vän Domare Macklin. Naturligtvis, they are not long into their
På mars 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau Tillstånd Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu (affilaite link) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau försummat att köpa rättigheterna att filma berättelsen från Stoker dödsbo, vilket nästan ledde till denna film går förlorad för att filma tittare. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture.
Fritz Lang gjorde en av hans tidiga brotts filmer 1922. Han riktade Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922) (affiliate länk), som körde ungefär fyra timmar och trettio minuter. Den berättar historien om Dr. Mabuse, professor i psykoanalys. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. I
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. I denna film, Herr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Moto film, Herr. 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
Sedan början av kommersiella filmskapande, produktionsbolag letar alltid efter nytt innehåll. Filmbolag har alltid använt populära böcker som en källa till innehåll och inspiration. Sedan 1950-talet, populära tv-program som filmanpassningar och inspiration. I början av talande filmer, popular radio shows led to many film adaptations. Lum and Abner, Jack Benny,