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Posts about films that played second on a double bill and drew the paying customers between 1931 e 1949.
Quasi 70 anni, Stanislaus Zbyszko ha fatto il suo debutto cinematografico in Night and the City (1950). Presentato come Gregorious, un wrestler in pensione e padre del promotore di wrestling di Londra, Zbyszko ha mostrato le sue abilità nel wrestling, anche alla sua età avanzata, nella scena caratteristica del film. Il film inizia con un uomo che insegue Harry Fabian, un imbroglione londinese sempre alla ricerca
Ottobre 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (link di affiliazione), 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. One of
Novembre 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930) (link di affiliazione), the talkie version of his silent classic, La Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Tuttavia, 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
The Lodger: Una storia del London Fog (1927) è uno dei primi film muti di Alfred Hitchcock. It is based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock directed the film (link di affiliazione) in 1926; è stato rilasciato nel mese di febbraio 1927 a Londra. It made it to the United States in 1928. The film begins with the
In marzo 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau released Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu (affilaite link) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau trascurato di acquistare i diritti per filmare la storia dal tenuta di Stoker, che quasi portato a questo film viene perso al cinema gli spettatori. La vedova di Stoker citato successo Murnau e la società cinematografica tedesca che ha prodotto il film.
Fritz Lang made one of his early crime films in 1922. He directed Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922) (link di affiliazione), which ran approximately four hours and thirty minutes. It tells the story of Dr. Mabuse, a professor of psychoanalysis. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. In
H.G. Wells wrote the story of Things to Come, which was turned into a film (link di affiliazione) in 1936. The film opens during Christmas 1940 in Everytown (obviously London) right before the outbreak of war. The war lasts almost thirty years before “the Airmen” led by John Cabal, a former resident of 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, interpretato da 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
In maggio 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 (link di affiliazione) opens with Inspector Hornleigh dictating his memoirs to
Dicembre 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. Following the rule in