Certamina ludis Historicus et Martialis Artist
Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Roland V. West ius mercatus et erit vobis directa (1926) (affiliate link), unus ex primis “senex in domo tenebris” Artist occultatum in Iunctus 1926. Erat enim et hoc film cinematographer Edeson Cornelius Fuscus, et antiquus dierum Domus (1932), quae communicant in eadem elementa Expressionist. Et magna in membrana sunt mansiones, which have seen better days. The key
The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) Accommodatio unius Elleriae Reginae conscripserit. Two cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, who wrote a number of detective novels under the pseudonym of the title character. In hoc film, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. Sane, non diu in
(I have included Chapter 4 from my unpublished book, German Expressionism and The Cat and the Canary.)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
May 11, 1931, Fritz Lang’s classic film M (affiliate link) deliberatus fuit in Berlin, Germania. Praeterquam enim quod in libris maxime ad summum 100 membrana omnium tempus, Fritz Lang believed his finest film was M (1931). Mauris gravida enim pluerat seriem caedes Romae fieri, quae. The police are determined to catch
Also known at The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Venere fata, (1931) is the first Sherlock Holmes film (affiliate link) starring Arthur Wontner in the title role. Film de puero, qui in ponte lucretur opes recuperare amissam. Professor Moriarty utitur in notitia puer conatus ad INTERMINOR Ronald Adair, portrayed
In 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
Tenebrarum Alibi (1946) Charlie est ultimus Chen membrana starring Sidney Toler. Hoc film (affiliate link) and the three subsequent movies made in 1946 sunt filmed at Toler moriens a cancer. Et factum est ita infirma, dum haec membrana vix ambulare. He somehow managed to make these last four films even though he was 72 annis
Charlie est in Chan Secret Service (1944) Charlie est in primo per Chan Duis adipiscing monogramma. Sidney Toler vltra ipse munus suum exercet, ut esset visitator Charlie Chan. Postquam hercle amet Fox placuit series castrum in deserto (1942), Sidney Toler emit iura productio. Qui feliciter shopped iura pro serie Monogram. 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. ut
Thesaurus insula ad Charlie Chan (1939) (affiliate link) tertium est incon-Sidney starring amet Fox Toler sicut Charlie Chan. Inspector Chan and Jimmy Chan, porro Victor Sen Yung, are flying to the San Francisco World Exposition in 1939 as the film opens. In eros est, ut striatum Jimmy magno. Also on the flight is Charlie’s friend Paul