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Posts about films which played first on a double bill between 1931 i 1949.
Born Norman Edward Wescoatt in Hawaii on August 2, 1911, “Rusty” Wescoatt played football for the University of Hawaii before making his professional wrestling debut in Hawaii during 1933. Wescoatt was also a swimming champion. Wescoatt initially made more news for his swimming than his wrestling when he traveled to the continental United States in 1935. On Easter Sunday, Abril
Al novembre 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. The film (affiliate link) opens with a death row inmates escape from the prison on the day of his execution. After he jumps from the prison wall to the top of the train, a plane with a rope ladder picks up the prisoner. While the
El Misteri del cap espanyol (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Dos cosins, Frederic Dannay i Manfred Lee, qui va escriure una sèrie de novel · les policíaques sota el pseudònim de el personatge del títol. En aquesta pel · lícula, Ellery Queen està prenent unes vacances a Califòrnia amb el seu amic el jutge Macklin. Per descomptat, they are not long into their
Peter Lorre reprises his role as Mr. Kentaro Moto, Interpol Agent, in Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938). James Tinling directed this film and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1937). Tinling’s participation caused Lorre to portray Mr. Moto more like Inspector Chan with a little jujitsu thrown in. En aquesta pel · lícula, Sr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Pel·lícula Moto, Sr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), on June 24, 1938. Lou Breslow and John Patrick set the film in Cambodia allowing Twentieth-Century Fox to use stock footage of the recently discovered ruins of Angkor Wat. The discovery of Angkor Wat captured the attention of the American public. Many
Since the beginning of commercial film making, production companies are always looking for new content. Film companies have always used popular books as a source of content and inspiration. Since the 1950s, popular television shows provided film adaptations and inspiration. In the early days of talking films, popular radio shows led to many film adaptations. Lum i Abner, Jack Benny,
Al maig 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd va tornar a la franquícia de Dick Tracy en el dilema de Dick Tracy (1947). Va ser una bona notícia per als fans de la franquícia encara Chester Gould va ser una notable excepció. Gould va crear el personatge de Tracy per a la pàgina de còmic del Mirall Detroit. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. Gould
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) is one of the final entries (affiliate link) en “B” Cicle de cinema. RKO Pictures va prendre el relleu de la sèrie Republic Pictures, qui va donar a conèixer els serials originals Dick Tracy a la fi de 1930 i principis de 1940. RKO Pictures va estrenar la pel·lícula als cinemes el setembre 26, 1947. RKO va portar Boris Karloff a jugar Gruesome, one
A principis de 1937, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of its first Dick Tracy serial. Dick Tracy (affiliate link) consisted of 15 chapters for a total of almost 300 acta. Ralph Byrd played the popular comic book detective Dick Tracy. In this serial, the Spider, whose true identity is unknown, leads a gang of criminals dedicated to enriching themselves and
Chester Gould created the Dick Tracy comic strip in 1931. Originally published through the Detroit Metro, the strip moved to the Chicago Tribune where it made the paper and Gould rich through syndication. It was only a matter of time before Dick Tracy made his debut on the silver screen. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials