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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Joulukuun 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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Chief Desmond saa uuden Assistant

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Maanantaina, Joulukuu 15, 1902, St. Louis Poliisi apulaisylilääkäri etsiviä James H. Smith vetäytyi poliisilaitos ottaa kantaa kivihiiliteollisuuden. Päällikkö Etsivä William Desmond yrittänyt vakuuttaa Smith jäädä, mutta hän päätti jäädä eläkkeelle voimassa hänen neljäskymmenes syntymäpäivä lähestyi. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.

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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 films. 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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Vanha Savu Tappiot Benicia Boy

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John Morrissey vaati Maailman Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship kiistanalainen bout Yankee Sullivan lokakuussa 1853. Kun pelaajan murhasyyte hänen osallistumisesta murhaan Bill “Butcher” To, Morrissey päätti puolustaa titteliään vastaan ​​John C. Heenan, “Benicia Boy”. “Vanha Savu” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 1858 bout held in

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