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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Roland V. West kupio prava i režirao Šišmiš (1926) (affiliate link), jedan od prvih “stara mračna kuća” tajne za United Artist u 1926. Arthur Edeson je snimatelj i za ovaj film, a stari mračna kuća (1932), koji dijele slične ekspresionističkih elemenata. Oba filma su postavljena u velikim vilama, which have seen better days. The key
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. U tom filmu, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. Naravno, 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(I have included Chapter 4 from my unpublished book, German Expressionism and The Cat and the Canary.)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
Svibnja 11, 1931, Fritz Lang’s classic film M (affiliate link) objavljen je u Berlinu, Njemačka. Osim što je na većini lista za vrh 100 filmova svih vremena, Fritz Lang believed his finest film was M (1931). Film je priča o seriji ubojstava djece koja se događaju u Berlinu. The police are determined to catch
Poznat po The Sleeping kardinala, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatalna Sat (1931) is the first Sherlock Holmes film (affiliate link) starring Arthur Wontner in the title role. Film se odnosi na mladića, koji je varao na mostu povratiti svoje izgubljene bogatstvo. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed
On July 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
Tamno Alibi (1946) je jedan od posljednjih Charlie Chan filmovima glumi Sidney Toler. Ovaj film (affiliate link) and the three subsequent movies made in 1946 su snimani dok Toler umirao od raka. On je bio toliko slab, Jedva je mogla hodati u tim filmovima. He somehow managed to make these last four films even though he was 72 godina
Charlie Chan u tajnoj službi (1944) je prvi Charlie Chan film u produkciji Monogram Pictures. Sidney Toler pojavljuje u ulozi inspektora Charlie Chan. Nakon Twentieth-Century Fox odlučila je otkazati seriju nakon dvorcu u pustinji (1942), Sidney Toler kupila proizvodne prava. Uspješno je kupovala prava za seriju na monogramom. Sidney Toler made eleven
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) is the third (affiliate link) of twelve Universal Picture productions of the Sherlock Holmes franchise. Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce starred as Holmes and Watson respectively in two films for Twentieth-Century Fox and twelve more for Universal Pictures. This film is again set in the 1940s. Holmes and Watson have traveled to Washington, D.C. to
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) (affiliate link) is the third Twentieth-Century Fox film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. Inspector Chan and Jimmy Chan, glumi Victor Sen Yung, 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