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 defèt Great Gans nan

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Sou Desanm 8, 1903, Sam Langford goumen reliant ki lejè chanpyon nan boksè nan pwovens li kote l nan Boston, Massachusetts. Anvan yo fè batay Langford, pi ekspè boksè te santi Joe Gans pa t 'ka bat nan yon bout lejitim. Li te fèt nan Baltimore, Maryland, Gans te kapab kraze baryè a pa genyen koulè Mondyal lejè boksè chanpyona a. Sam Langford is often considered

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Should I Kick In Self-Defense?

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After watching the recent mixed martial arts match between Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping, I was reminded of how powerful a set of techniques kicks can be. The leg is much stronger than the arms, so kicks are one of the most powerful techniques in the striking arts. The question is should you use kicks in a self-defense situation. Mwen

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Juve vs. Fantoma (1913)

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Juve vs. Fantoma (1913) is Louis Feuillade’s second film adaptation (lyen afilye) 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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Terror By Night (1946)

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Universal Pictures released the thirteenth (lyen afilye) 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 fim. 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” Poole, 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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