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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Roland V. West köpt rättigheterna och regisserade The Bat (1926) (affiliate länk), ett av de första “gamla mörka hus” mysterier för United Artist in 1926. Arthur Edeson var filmfotograf för både denna film och den gamla mörka hus (1932), som har liknande expressionistiska element. Båda filmerna anges i stora herrgårdar, som har sett bättre dagar. Nyckeln
Den spanska Cape Mystery (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Två kusiner, Frederic Dannay och Manfred Lee, som skrev ett antal deckare under pseudonymen titelteckenet. I denna film, Ellery drottningen tar en semester till Kalifornien med sin vän Domare Macklin. Naturligtvis, 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(I have included Chapter 4 from my unpublished book, German Expressionism and The Cat and the Canary.)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
På maj 11, 1931, Fritz Lang’s classic film M (affiliate länk) släpptes i Berlin, Tyskland. Förutom att vara på de flesta listor för toppen 100 filmer genom tiderna, Fritz Lang believed his finest film was M (1931). Filmen är berättelsen om en serie barnamord som uppstår i Berlin. The police are determined to catch
Also known at The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) is the first Sherlock Holmes film (affiliate länk) starring Arthur Wontner in the title role. The film concerns a young man, who has been cheating at bridge to regain his lost wealth. 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
Mörk Alibi (1946) is one of the last Charlie Chan films starring Sidney Toler. This film (affiliate länk) and the three subsequent movies made in 1946 filmades medan Toler var döende i cancer. Han var så svag, Han kunde knappt gå under dessa filmer. Han lyckades på något sätt att göra dessa sista fyra filmerna, även om 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 in Washington (1943) is the third (affiliate länk) 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. till
Charlie Chan på Treasure Island (1939) (affiliate länk) är den tredje Twentieth-Century Fox film från Sidney Toler som Charlie Chan. Inspector Chan and Jimmy Chan, spelad av Victor Sen Yung, are flying to the San Francisco World Exposition in 1939 as the film opens. Den omak gör Jimmy väldigt nervös. Also on the flight is Charlie’s friend Paul