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Op Oktober 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (Koste skakel), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. Een van

Op November 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930) (Koste skakel), the talkie version of his silent classic, Die Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Egter, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story

Die Lodger: 'N verhaal van die London Fog (1927) is een van Alfred Hitchcock se vroeë stil films. It is based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock directed the film (Koste skakel) in 1926; dit is in Februarie vrygestel 1927 in London. It made it to the United States in 1928. The film begins with the

Op Maart 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau vrygestel Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu (affilaite link) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau verwaarloos die regte aan te koop om die storie te film van Stoker se boedel, wat byna gelei het tot hierdie film verlore kykers na die film. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture.

Fritz Lang het een van sy vroeë misdaad films in 1922. Hy gerig Dr. Mabuse: Die Gambler (1922) (Koste skakel), wat ongeveer vier uur en dertig minute gehardloop. Dit vertel die verhaal van Dr. Mabuse, 'n professor van die psigoanalise. Hy is ook die leier van 'n kriminele ring in die vorm van Professor Moriarty van die Sherlock Holmes-reeks. In

H.G. Wells het die verhaal van dinge om te kom, which was turned into a film (Koste skakel) in 1936. Die film tydens Kersfees open 1940 in Everytown (natuurlik London) reg voor die uitbreek van die oorlog. Die oorlog duur byna dertig jaar voor “die vlieëniers” gelei deur John Cabal, 'n voormalige inwoner van Everytown, leads the survivors to victory over the

Laura (1944) is the story of an ambitious young woman pulled into the middle of a murder investigation by both amorous suitors and jealous women. Laura Hunt, uitgebeeld deur Gene Tierney, is an advertising executive about to marry a shiftless seducer, Shelby Carpenter, portrayed by Vincent Price. To complicate matters, her aunt Anne Treadwell is in love with the seducer

Op Mei 17, 1941, Twentieth Century – Fox released the third and last Inspector Hornleigh feature film, Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It. The series blends comedy and crime drama to create a unique product. Gordon Harker plays Inspector Hornleigh, while Alistair Sims reprises his role as Sgt. Bingham. The film (Koste skakel) opens with Inspector Hornleigh dictating his memoirs to

Op Desember 1, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939), the second film in the three film series. Gordon Harker starred as Scotland Yard Inspector Hornleigh. The film opens in Brighton-on-the-Sea, where a storm has kept Inspector Hornleigh and his assistant Sergeant Bingham, played by Alastair Sim, inside for their first few vacation days. Na aanleiding van die reël in