Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Roland V. West kocht de rechten en regisseerde The Bat (1926) (affiliate link), een van de eerste “oud donker huis” mysteries voor United Artist in 1926. Arthur Edeson was de cameraman voor zowel deze film en The Old Dark House (1932), die vergelijkbaar zijn expressionistische elementen te delen. Beide films zijn in grote herenhuizen, 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. In deze film, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. Natuurlijk, 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(I have included Chapter 4 from my unpublished book, German Expressionism and The Cat and the Canary.)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
Op mei 11, 1931, Fritz Lang’s classic film M (affiliate link) werd uitgebracht in Berlijn, Duitsland. Naast het feit dat op de meeste lijsten voor de top 100 films aller tijden, Fritz Lang believed his finest film was M (1931). De film is het verhaal van een reeks kind moorden die plaatsvinden in Berlijn. The police are determined to catch
Ook bekend bij The Sleeping kardinaal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) is the first Sherlock Holmes film (affiliate link) starring Arthur Wontner in the title role. De film betreft een jonge man, die is vals spelen bij de brug naar zijn verloren schat te herwinnen. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed
Op 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
Dark Alibi (1946) is one of the last Charlie Chan films starring Sidney Toler. Deze film (affiliate link) and the three subsequent movies made in 1946 were filmed while Toler was dying from cancer. He was so weak, he could barely walk during these films. He somehow managed to make these last four films even though he was 72 jaren
Charlie Chan in de Secret Service (1944) wordt de eerste Charlie Chan film geproduceerd door Monogram Pictures. Sidney Toler reprises zijn rol als inspecteur Charlie Chan. Na Twentieth-Century Fox besloten om de serie na het kasteel te annuleren in de Woestijn (1942), Sidney Toler kocht de productierechten. He successfully shopped the rights for the series to 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 en Nigel Bruce starred als Holmes en Watson respectievelijk in twee films van Twentieth-Century Fox en twaalf meer voor Universal Pictures. Deze film wordt opnieuw ingesteld in de jaren 1940. Holmes and Watson have traveled to Washington, D.c. naar
Charlie Chan bij Treasure Island (1939) (affiliate link) is de derde Twentieth-Century Fox film met Sidney Toler als Charlie Chan. Inspector Chan and Jimmy Chan, gespeeld door Victor Sen Yung, are flying to the San Francisco World Exposition in 1939 as the film opens. De hobbelige rit maakt Jimmy erg nerveus. Also on the flight is Charlie’s friend Paul