Cat and the Canary (1927)

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(I have included Chapter 4 from my unpublished book, German Expressionism and The Cat and the Canary.) Leni and Karl Freund are the bridge between German Expressionism and American Expressionism. Freund was an art and film director on such films as The Golem (1920) and Metropolis (1927). He brought the distinct look of Expressionism to Dracula (1931) and The Mummy

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Tammany Thugs Murder Bill the Butcher

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I juli 1854, Verdens Bareknuckle prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, utfordret William “Bill the Butcher” Poole til en ingen har utestengt gatekamp. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, en deltidsPrizeFighter seg. Morrissey made a

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