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 (link 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 anos. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Ao longo dos anos, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. Semana passada, the first member of the third generation started with us. To

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Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)

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On July 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Movimento “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Mr. 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. Mr. 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 (link de afiliado) starring John Howard as Drummond. Drummond is once again preparing for his marriage to Phyllis Clavering. As usual, 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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Na terça-feira, Julho 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. For 17 years from 1890

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Charlie Chan’s Shanghai Chest (1948)

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In Shanghai Chest (1948), Inspector Charlie Chan must solve three murders. At each murder scene, police find a dead man’s fingerprints. Charlie Chan must solve both the murders and the mystery of the fingerprints. Monogram Pictures released this enjoyable film on July 11, 1948. The film opens in Judge Armstrong’s house where a burglar is lurking around. The burglar murders

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