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Ar Dachwedd 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. The film (cyswllt Affiliate) 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

Dirgelwch Cape Sbaeneg (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Mae dau cefndryd, Frederic Dannay a Manfred Lee, a ysgrifennodd nifer o nofelau ditectif o dan y ffugenw gymeriad teitl. Yn y ffilm hon, Ellery Frenhines yn cymryd gwyliau i California gyda'i ffrind Barnwr Macklin. Wrth gwrs, 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. Yn y ffilm hon, Mr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including

Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Ffilm Moto, Mr. 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 and Abner, Jack Benny,

Ar Fai 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). It was welcome news for fans of the franchise although Chester Gould was a notable exception. Gould created the Tracy character for the comic page of the Detroit Mirror. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. Gould

Dick Tracy Yn cwrdd erchyll (1947) is one of the final entries (cyswllt Affiliate) yn “B” cyfres ffilm. Cymerodd RKO Pictures y gyfres drosodd o Weriniaeth Lluniau, a rhyddhawyd y serials Dick Tracy gwreiddiol ar ddiwedd y 1930au a'r 1940au cynnar. RKO Pictures rhyddhau y ffilm i theatrau ar Fedi 26, 1947. Daeth RKO Boris Karloff mewn i chwarae erchyll, one

In early 1937, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of its first Dick Tracy serial. Dick Tracy (cyswllt Affiliate) consisted of 15 chapters for a total of almost 300 cofnodion. 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