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(I have included Chapter 4 from my unpublished book, German Expressionism and The Cat and the Canary.)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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Oscar and Dorothy Von Burg

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Uncle Oscar Von Burg and Aunt Dorothy Von Burg nee Mosblech were my grandparents’ closest friends. 奶奶埃利斯和姑姑多萝西是姐妹了大约一年半分开年龄. 爷爷埃利斯和奥斯卡叔叔成了亲密的朋友,当他们约会的姐妹. Neither Uncle Oscar nor Grandpa danced, so they would escort Grandma and Aunt

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Tammany Thugs Murder Bill the Butcher

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In July 1854, the World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, challenged William “条例草案屠夫” Poole to a no holds barred street fight. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a

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阿瑟·C·. Clemmings (1913 – 1992)

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阿瑟·C·. Clemmings出生于周四, 四月 3, 1913 在圣. 路易, MO. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. 他被指定为半熟练金属工人. 他的服役期限, 它始于九月 2, 1942, was for the duration of the war plus six months.

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