Stridssportshistoriker och kampsportare
Posts about films which played first on a double bill between 1931 och 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. The film (affiliate länk) 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 spanska Cape Mystery (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Två kusiner, Frederic Dannay och Manfred Lee, som skrev ett antal deckare under pseudonymen titelteckenet. I denna film, Ellery drottningen tar en semester till Kalifornien med sin vän Domare Macklin. Naturligtvis, 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 denna film, Herr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Moto film, Herr. 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
Sedan början av kommersiella filmskapande, produktionsbolag letar alltid efter nytt innehåll. Filmbolag har alltid använt populära böcker som en källa till innehåll och inspiration. Sedan 1950-talet, populära tv-program som filmanpassningar och inspiration. I början av talande filmer, popular radio shows led to many film adaptations. Lum and Abner, Jack Benny,
På maj 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd återvände till Dick Tracy franchise i Dick Tracy Dilemma (1947). Det var välkomna nyheter för fans av serien, även om Chester Gould var ett anmärkningsvärt undantag. Gould skapade Tracy tecknet för komiska sidan av Detroit Mirror. Efter Chicago Tribune plockade upp komikern för syndikering, Det popularitet exploderade. Gould
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) is one of the final entries (affiliate länk) i “B” filmserie. RKO Pictures tog serien över från Republic Pictures, som släppte den ursprungliga Dick Tracy följetonger i slutet av 1930-talet och början av 1940-talet. RKO Pictures släppt filmen till teatrar på September 26, 1947. RKO tog Boris Karloff in för att spela Gruesome, one
I början 1937, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of its first Dick Tracy serial. Dick Tracy (affiliate länk) consisted of 15 chapters for a total of almost 300 minuter. 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 skapade Dick Tracy komiska remsan i 1931. Ursprungligen publicerat genom Detroit Metro, remsan flyttade till Chicago Tribune där det gjorde papper och Gould rika genom syndikering. Det var bara en tidsfråga innan Dick Tracy gjorde sin debut på vita duken. Ralph Byrd spelade Dick Tracy i fyra 15 chapter serials