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 Mengalahkan The Great Gans

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Pada tanggal 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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Kepala Desmond Gets Asisten Baru

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Pada hari Senin, Desember 15, 1902, St. Polisi Louis Asisten Kepala Detektif James H. Smith pensiun dari kepolisian untuk mengambil posisi di industri batubara. Kepala Detektif William Desmond berusaha untuk meyakinkan Smith untuk tinggal tapi ia memutuskan untuk pensiun dari gaya sebagai ulang tahun keempat puluh nya mendekati. 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 film. 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 Asap Mengalahkan Benicia Boy

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John Morrissey menyatakan Dunia Bare Knuckle prizefighting Championship dalam pertarungan kontroversial dengan Yankee Sullivan pada bulan Oktober 1853. Setelah mengalahkan tuduhan pembunuhan atas partisipasinya dalam pembunuhan Bill “The Butcher” Untuk, Morrissey memutuskan untuk mempertahankan gelar melawan John C. Heenan, “yang Benicia Boy”. “Old Asap” Morrissey mengalahkan Heenan di Oktober 1858 bout held in

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St. Polisi Menangkap Louis Indiana pelarian

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St. Kapolda Louis Detektif William Desmond membuat banyak penjahat yang sulit berbicara atas karirnya. John Huey, pembunuh Indiana, bukan salah satu dari kasus-kasus ini. Huey bebas berbicara dengan Desmond tentang masa pidana. Huey melarikan diri dari Indiana setelah menjalani 13 tahun untuk pembunuhan di 1874. John Huey datang ke Lyon, Indiana 1874 sebagai 22 tahun.

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St. Louis Police Nab Robber of Policeman

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Pada hari Senin, Maret 5, 1900, St. Louis Police Officers Thomas Meagher and Thomas Degnan apprehended men who robbed an East St. Louis Officer of his gun. Ed Sullivan, sebuah 22 year-old transient, robbed an East St. Louis Police Officer of his gun, jewelry and possessions in late February 1900. Officer Thomas Meagher observed Sullivan and Harry Davis walking near Olive

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