Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)

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When Twentieth Century-Fox decided to drop the Charlie Chan series after Castle in the Desert (1942), Sidney Toler purchased the rights to the series and took it to Monogram Pictures. After making 11 films with Twentieth Century-Fox, Toler would make 11 Charlie Chan films with Monogram Pictures. Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) was the ninth film that Toler made for Monogram

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Langford Defeats The Great Gans

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On December 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered

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Juve vs. Fantomas (1913)

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Juve vs. Fantomas (1913) is Louis Feuillade’s second film adaptation (affiliate link) of the popular crime series by Marcell Allain and Pierre Souvestre. Rene Navarre plays the role of Fantomas and his many aliases. Edmund Breon portrays Inspector Juve. George Melchior plays the role of Jerome Fandor, a young journalist, who assists Juve in his investigations of Fantomas. Juve and

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Vorsitzender Desmond Erstellt eigenen Geheimnis

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St. Louis Kripochef William Desmond hat ein bisschen ein Rätsel im Januar 1903, when he attempted to sneak off and get married. Es war um die 45-jährige Desmond erste Ehe sein. Vorsitzender Desmond war Hannah McLaughlin heiraten, die Tochter eines lokalen Baumeister. Das Paar war in Südkalifornien Flitterwochen vor der Rückkehr nach St. Louis

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Vorsitzender Desmond bekommt einen neuen Assistenten

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Am Montag, Dezember 15, 1902, St. Louis Police Assistant Chief of Detectives James H. Smith zog sich von der Polizeidienststelle, um eine Position in der Kohleindustrie zu nehmen. Kripochef William Desmond versucht, Smith zu überzeugen, zu bleiben, entschied er sich, aus der Kraft in den Ruhestand zu seinem vierzigsten Geburtstag näherte, aber. Smith stellte eine empfehlenswerte Aufzeichnung als Desmonds Assistent.

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Terror By Night (1946)

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Universal Pictures released the thirteenth (affiliate link) of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on February 1, 1946. Twentieth Century-Fox produced the first two films. Universal produced the final 12 Filme. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs hires Holmes to

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Old Smoke Defeats Benicia Boy

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John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” Bis Zur, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 1858 bout held in

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St. Louis Police Nab Robber of Policeman

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Am Montag, März 5, 1900, St. Louis Polizisten Thomas Meagher und Thomas Degnan genommen Männer, die East St raubt. Louis Vorsitzender der seine Waffe. Ed Sullivan, a 22 jährige transiente, beraubt ein East St. Louis Polizist seine Waffe, Schmuck und Besitzungen Ende Februar 1900. Officer Thomas Meagher observed Sullivan and Harry Davis walking near Olive

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