Sejarawan Olahraga Tempur dan Artis Bela Diri
Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Roland V. West bought the rights and directed The Bat (1926) (affiliate link), one of the first “old dark house” mysteries for United Artist in 1926. Arthur Edeson was the cinematographer for both this film and The Old Dark House (1932), which share similar Expressionist elements. Both films are set in large mansions, 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. Dalam film ini, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. Tentu saja, 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(I have included Chapter 4 from my unpublished book, German Expressionism and The Cat and the Canary.)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
Pada tanggal 11, 1931, Fritz Lang’s classic film M (affiliate link) was released in Berlin, Jerman. Besides being on most lists for the top 100 films of all time, Fritz Lang believed his finest film was M (1931). The film is the story of a series of child murders that are occurring in Berlin. The police are determined to catch
Juga dikenal di The Sleeping Kardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Jam Fatal (1931) is the first Sherlock Holmes film (affiliate link) starring Arthur Wontner in the title role. Film ini menyangkut seorang pemuda, yang telah menipu di jembatan untuk mendapatkan kembali kekayaan yang hilang. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed
Pada tanggal 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
Gelap Alibi (1946) adalah salah satu yang terakhir film Charlie Chan dibintangi Sidney Toler. Film ini (affiliate link) and the three subsequent movies made in 1946 difilmkan sementara Toler sedang sekarat akibat kanker. Dia begitu lemah, ia hampir tidak bisa berjalan selama film ini. He somehow managed to make these last four films even though he was 72 tahun
Charlie Chan di Secret Service (1944) adalah film Charlie Chan pertama yang diproduksi oleh Gambar Monogram. Sidney Toler reprises perannya sebagai Inspektur Charlie Chan. Setelah Twentieth-Century Fox memutuskan untuk membatalkan seri setelah Castle in the Desert (1942), Sidney Toler membeli hak produksi. He successfully shopped the rights for the series to Monogram. Sidney Toler made eleven
Sherlock Holmes di Washington (1943) is the third (affiliate link) of twelve Universal Picture productions of the Sherlock Holmes franchise. Basil Rathbone dan Nigel Bruce membintangi sebagai Holmes dan Watson masing-masing dalam dua film untuk Twentieth-Century Fox dan dua belas lebih untuk Universal Pictures. Film ini lagi diatur pada 1940-an. Holmes dan Watson telah melakukan perjalanan ke Washington, D.C. untuk
Charlie Chan di Treasure Island (1939) (affiliate link) adalah Twentieth-Century Fox film ketiga yang dibintangi Sidney Toler sebagai Charlie Chan. Inspector Chan and Jimmy Chan, dimainkan oleh Victor Yung Sen, are flying to the San Francisco World Exposition in 1939 as the film opens. The bergelombang membuat Jimmy sangat gugup. Also on the flight is Charlie’s friend Paul