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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
På maj 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd återvände till Dick Tracy franchise i Dick Tracy Dilemma (1947). Det var välkomna nyheter för fans av serien, även om Chester Gould var ett anmärkningsvärt undantag. Gould skapade Tracy tecknet för komiska sidan av Detroit Mirror. Efter Chicago Tribune plockade upp komikern för syndikering, Det popularitet exploderade. Gould
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) is one of the final entries (affiliate länk) i “B” filmserie. RKO Pictures tog serien över från Republic Pictures, som släppte den ursprungliga Dick Tracy följetonger i slutet av 1930-talet och början av 1940-talet. RKO Pictures släppt filmen till teatrar på September 26, 1947. RKO tog Boris Karloff in för att spela Gruesome, one
I början 1937, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of its first Dick Tracy serial. Dick Tracy (affiliate länk) consisted of 15 chapters for a total of almost 300 minuter. Ralph Byrd played the popular comic book detective Dick Tracy. In this serial, the Spider, whose true identity is unknown, leads a gang of criminals dedicated to enriching themselves and
H.G. Wells skrev historien om saker som kommer, which was turned into a film (affiliate länk) i 1936. Filmen öppnar under julen 1940 i Everytown (uppenbarligen London) precis innan krigsutbrottet. Kriget varar nästan trettio år innan “Airmenna” ledd av John Cabal, tidigare bosatt i Everytown, leads the survivors to victory over the
Chester Gould skapade Dick Tracy komiska remsan i 1931. Ursprungligen publicerat genom Detroit Metro, remsan flyttade till Chicago Tribune där det gjorde papper och Gould rika genom syndikering. Det var bara en tidsfråga innan Dick Tracy gjorde sin debut på vita duken. Ralph Byrd spelade Dick Tracy i fyra 15 chapter serials
På Augusti 20, 1938, Republic Pictures released the second Dick Tracy serial, Dick Tracy Returns (1938). Ralph Byrd returns to the role of Dick Tracy. In this series, Dick Tracy battles crime boss Pa Stark and his five sons. Pa Stark involves himself in almost every criminal enterprise in the city over the 15 chapters of the series. From car
På Oktober 14, 1938, 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation released the fifth of eight Mr. Moto Films starring Peter Lorre as Interpol Policeman Kentaro Moto. In Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938), Herr. Moto infiltrates a prison and helps a prisoner escape to discover the plans of his criminal organization. Herr. Moto breaks international criminal Paul Brissac, played by Leon Ames, out of
På julafton, 1937, the second Mr. Moto film, Thank You, Herr. Moto (1937) staring Peter Lorre, debuted. International Agent Mr. Moto strives to protect Chinese cultural treasures from international criminals. The Seven Scrolls will reveal the hiding place for the Tomb of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan’s warriors reportedly buried great treasure with their dead leader. Herr. Moto’s friend Prince
På Januari 27, 1939, Columbia Pictures released the first of the Lone Wolf films, The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939). Warren William plays the “Lone Wolf” Michael Lanyard, a former safe burglar and jewel thief. The film opens with two men kidnapping Lanyard off the streets of Washington, D.C. A mysterious man asks Lanyard to burglarize a safe but he
Monogram Pictures released So’s Your Aunt Emma! (1942) on April 17, 1942. Zasu Pitts stars as Aunt Emma Bates. In her youth, Aunt Emma was engaged to up-and-coming professional fighter Jim O’Banion. Her sister didn’t approve of the match, so they sent her on a trip to break up the couple. Aunt Emma regretted it and starts following the career