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Posts about films that played second on a double bill and drew the paying customers between 1931 dan 1949.
At nearly 70 tahun, Stanislaus Zbyszko made his film debut in Night and the City (1950). Billed as Gregorious, a retired wrestler and the father of London’s wrestling promoter, Zbyszko displayed his wrestling skills, even at his advanced age, in the film’s signature scene. The movie begins with a man chasing Harry Fabian, a London hustler always looking
Pada bulan Oktober 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (link affiliate), 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
Pada November 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930) (link affiliate), the talkie version of his silent classic, The Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Walau bagaimanapun, 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
Yang Penginap: Satu Kisah London Kabus (1927) adalah salah satu filem-filem awal Alfred Hitchcock senyap. It is based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock directed the film (link affiliate) in 1926; ia dikeluarkan pada bulan Februari 1927 di London. Ia berjaya ke Amerika Syarikat pada 1928. The film begins with the
Pada Mac 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau dibebaskan Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu (mengasah pautan) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau diabaikan untuk membeli hak untuk filem cerita dari estet Stoker ini, yang hampir membawa kepada filem ini yang hilang untuk filem penonton. Balu Stoker itu berjaya didakwa Murnau dan syarikat filem Jerman yang dihasilkan filem itu.
Fritz Lang made one of his early crime films in 1922. He directed Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922) (link affiliate), 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. Dalam
H.G. Wells wrote the story of Things to Come, which was turned into a film (link affiliate) 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, digambarkan oleh 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
Pada 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 (link affiliate) opens with Inspector Hornleigh dictating his memoirs to
Pada Disember 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