Counter-Espionage (1942)

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Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “ב '” film series. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) (affiliate link) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to

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מר. Moto in Danger Island (1939)

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באפריל 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Moto “ב '” סרטים. מר. Moto in Danger Island begins with Mr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. מר. Moto, played by Peter Lorre, and several passengers are watching a wrestling match. Twister McGurk, played by Warren Hymer, is wrestling Sailor Sam, played by Ward Bond. מר. Moto

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Lum and Abner Come to Film

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מ 1931 <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "787" = bbox_w "796" = bbox_h "12" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = " 1954, Lum and Abner occupied a spot among the most popular shows during the Old Time Radio era. Chester Lauck and Norris Goff attended the University of Arkansas together. Lauck and Goff later developed their show Lum and Abner based on life in Arkansas. The show struck a cord with many listeners. My wife’s grandmother once told

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Are Vampire Bats Killing People?

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הערפד בת (1933) is a genre bending film (affiliate link) starring Lionel Atwill. לכאורה, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, סרט קצר אמור להיות המנה הראשונה לסרט העיקרי בהצעת חוק כפולה. Majestic Pictures produced the film, which was directed by

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After the Thin Man (1936)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released After The Thin Man (1936), the sequel to the popular Thin Man (1934), on Christmas Day 1936. The film is one of 14 films William Powell and Myrna Loy made together. Powell and Loy play Dashiell Hammet’s characters Nick and Nora Charles respectively. Nick Charles formerly worked as a private detective before marrying the wealthy heiress Nora.

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Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge (1937)

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בדצמבר 16, 1937, Paramount Pictures released the second “Bulldog” Drummond film starring John Howard as Drummond. Ronald Coleman and Ralph Richardson played Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond in the past. By the time Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge (affiliate link) was released, the series had become a formula “ב '” movie franchise. Despite Captain Drummond being married to Phyllis Clavering in The Return

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Killer Dill (1947)

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On August 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, שלו

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שרלוק הולמס והנשק הסודי (1942)

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שרלוק הולמס והנשק הסודי (1942) (affiliate link) is the second of the Universal film versions of the stories and the fourth movie starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. ווטסון. Lionell Atwill עושה הופעה כמו ד"ר. Moriart This movie is set during the early years of World War II, when Holmes sneaks a scientist out

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