Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Mnamo Oktoba 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (affiliate kiungo), 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. Moja ya
Novemba 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. filamu (affiliate kiungo) 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
Novemba 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930) (affiliate kiungo), the talkie version of his silent classic, Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Hata hivyo, 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: A Story of the London Fog (1927) is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s early silent films. It is based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock directed the film (affiliate kiungo) katika 1926; it was released in February 1927 katika London. It made it to the United States in 1928. The film begins with the
The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Two cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, who wrote a number of detective novels under the pseudonym of the title character. Katika filamu hii, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. Bila shaka, they are not long into their
On Machi 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau iliyotolewa Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu (affilaite link) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau usahau kununua haki ya filamu hadithi kutoka mali Stoker ya, ambayo karibu kuongozwa na filamu hii kupotea kwa filamu watazamaji. Mjane Stoker ya mafanikio sued Murnau na Ujerumani kampuni ya filamu zinazozalishwa mwendo picha.
Fritz Lang alifanya moja ya filamu yake mapema uhalifu katika 1922. Alielekeza Dk. Mabuse: Gambler (1922) (affiliate kiungo), ambayo mbio takriban masaa manne na dakika thelathini. Ni anaelezea hadithi ya Dk. Mabuse, profesa wa kisaikolojia. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. 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. Katika filamu hii, Mr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Moto movie, 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,