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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Roland V. West købte rettighederne og instrueret The Bat (1926) (affiliate link), en af de første “gamle mørke hus” mysterier for United Artist in 1926. Arthur Edeson var filmfotograf for både denne film og Den Gamle Mørk House (1932), der deler lignende ekspressionistiske elementer. Begge film er i store palæer, which have seen better days. The key
Den spanske Cape Mystery (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. To fætre, Frederic Dannay og Manfred Lee, der skrev en række kriminalromaner under pseudonymet titelrollen. I denne film, Ellery dronning tager en ferie til Californien med sin ven Dommer Macklin. Selvfølgelig, they are not long into their
(I have included Chapter 4 from my unpublished book, German Expressionism and The Cat and the Canary.) Leni and Karl Freund are the bridge between German Expressionism and American Expressionism. Freund was an art and film director on such films as The Golem (1920) and Metropolis (1927). He brought the distinct look of Expressionism to Dracula (1931) and The Mummy
Den maj 11, 1931, Fritz Lang’s classic film M (affiliate link) blev udgivet i Berlin, Tyskland. Udover at være på de fleste lister toppen 100 film af alle tid, Fritz Lang believed his finest film was M (1931). Filmen er historien om en række barn mord, der finder sted i Berlin. The police are determined to catch
Også kendt på The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) is the first Sherlock Holmes film (affiliate link) starring Arthur Wontner in the title role. Filmen omhandler en ung mand, der har været snyd på broen for at genvinde sin tabte formue. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed
På juli 12, 1939, Paramount Pictures released the final film in their “B’ series adaptation of the Bulldog Drummond story. Bulldog Drummond’s Bride (1939) starred John Howard for the seventh final and time as Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond. Heather Angel returns as Phyllis Clavering, Drummond’s long time fiance. Phyllis has given Bulldog Drummond one last chance to marry her or
Mørk Alibi (1946) is one of the last Charlie Chan films starring Sidney Toler. Denne film (affiliate link) and the three subsequent movies made in 1946 blev filmet mens Toler var ved at dø af kræft. Han var så svag, Han kunne næsten ikke gå i løbet af disse film. Han formåede på en måde at gøre disse sidste fire film, selvom han var 72 år
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) is the first Charlie Chan film produced by Monogram Pictures. Sidney Toler reprises his role as Inspector Charlie Chan. After Twentieth-Century Fox decided to cancel the series after Castle in the Desert (1942), Sidney Toler bought the production rights. He successfully shopped the rights for the series to Monogram. Sidney Toler made eleven
Sherlock Holmes i Washington (1943) is the third (affiliate link) of twelve Universal Picture productions of the Sherlock Holmes franchise. Basil Rathbone og Nigel Bruce spillede som Holmes og Watson i henholdsvis to film for Twentieth-Century Fox og tolv mere for Universal Pictures. Denne film er atter i 1940'erne. Holmes og Watson er rejst til Washington, D.C. til
Charlie Chan ved Treasure Island (1939) (affiliate link) er den tredje Twentieth-Century Fox film stjernespækket Sidney Toler som Charlie Chan. Inspector Chan and Jimmy Chan, af Victor Sen Yung spillet, are flying to the San Francisco World Exposition in 1939 as the film opens. The bumpy ride is making Jimmy very nervous. Also on the flight is Charlie’s friend Paul