Appointment with Danger (1950)

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I’m continuing with watching some old Alan Ladd movies that I first saw thirty years ago on American Movie Classics (AMC), when they showed classic movies. I recently watched Appointment with Danger (1950), which was as entertaining as I remembered it. Paramount Pictures released Appointment with Danger (enlace de afiliado) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United

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Passing the Torch

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This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 20 años de edad. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. A través de los años, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. La semana pasada, the first member of the third generation started with us. To

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Sr.. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)

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En julio 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Movimiento “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Sr.. Moto Takes a Vacation finds Mr. Moto accompanying the Queen of Sheba’s Crown from its discovery in an Egyptian archaeological site to a San Francisco museum. Sr.. Moto suspects the arch criminal Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, intends

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Bulldog Drummond’s Secret Police (1939)

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Bulldog Drummond’s Secret Police (1939) is the second-to-last Bulldog Drummond film (enlace de afiliado) starring John Howard as Drummond. Drummond is once again preparing for his marriage to Phyllis Clavering. Como siempre, the marriage plans are disrupted by the revelations of Professor Downey regarding Rockingham Towers, the Drummond Estates. The treasure of an English king is hidden in the catacombs underneath

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William Desmond Passes Away

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El martes, Julio 4, 1916, former St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond passed away after an illness of two years. Desmond was in Alexian Brothers Hospital from October 1915 until his death on Independence Day 1916. The 59-year-old Desmond left a 12-year-old son, William Desmond, Jr. Chief Desmond’s wife died several years before him. Para 17 years from 1890

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