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Posts about films which played first on a double bill between 1931 og 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, April
På November 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. Filmen (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
Den spanske Cape Mystery (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. To fætre, Frederic Dannay og Manfred Lee, der skrev en række kriminalromaner under pseudonymet titelrollen. I denne film, Ellery dronning tager en ferie til Californien med sin ven Dommer Macklin. Selvfølgelig, 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. I denne film, Mr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Moto film, 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,
Den maj 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd tilbage til Dick Tracy franchise i Dick Tracy dilemma (1947). Det var gode nyheder for fans af franchisen selv Chester Gould var en bemærkelsesværdig undtagelse. Gould skabte Tracy tegn for den komiske side af Detroit Mirror. Efter Chicago Tribune afhentet tegneserien for syndikering, det popularitet eksploderede. Gould
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) is one of the final entries (affiliate link) i “B” film series. RKO Pictures took the series over from Republic Pictures, who released the original Dick Tracy serials in the late 1930s and early 1940s. RKO Pictures released the film to theaters on September 26, 1947. RKO brought Boris Karloff in to play Gruesome, one
In early 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 minutter. 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