Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Die spanische Cape Geheimnis (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Zwei Cousins, Frederic Dannay und Manfred Lee, , die eine Reihe von Kriminalromanen unter dem Pseudonym der Titelfigur, schrieb. In diesem Film, Ellery Queen ist ein Urlaub nach Kalifornien mit seinem Freund Richter Macklin. Natürlich, they are not long into their
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) ist einer der fünf Sherlock Holmes Filme mit Arthur Wontner als Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott passte die Sherlock-Holmes-Roman Das Tal der Angst, aber hinzugefügt, um die Geschichte von Professor Moriarty und Col geben. Sebastian Moran Rollen in der Geschichte. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Während berühmt für die Bekämpfung von John L. Sullivan in der letzten WM-Boxkampf unter Bare Knuckle Regeln bestritten, Jake Kilrain nahm auch in vielen behandschuhten Kämpfe Teil. Berufsboxkampf wurde Übergang von Bare Knuckle Regeln Kämpfe unter den Queensberry-Regeln behandschuhten (Anfang Amateur- und Profiboxen) im späten 19. Jahrhundert. wie Sullivan, Kilrain würde in dem großen Kampf
Im Januar 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Würger” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.
Paul Pons war der griechisch-römischen Ringkampf-Champion von Frankreich in den 1890er Jahren. Er gewann ein Turnier in den Folies Bergère-gewinnen, bevor ein Turnier in Russland 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons aktiviert auf dieser Bekanntheit durch die Eröffnung einer Fitnessstudio zu trainieren Ringer und starke Männer. Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of
In 1934, Charles Arthur “Hübscher Junge” Floyd beendet seine kriminelle Karriere in einem East Liverpool, nach einem Ohio Maisfeld mit FBI-Agenten und lokalen Strafverfolgungsbehörden herausschießen. Jedoch, Im Dezember 1925, er war Häftling Nummer 29078 am Missouri Penitentiary. Die 21-jährige Floyd hatte gerade den Kroeger Grocery und Baking Company Hauptbüro auszurauben verurteilt worden
Am Oktober 16, 1920, Special Officers Preston Anslyn and William A. Moller were following two burglars in the 3800 block of Juanita Avenue during a heavy fog. One or both burglars shot the officers from a gangway as they walked onto the lawn of a house, where they thought the burglars entered. The officers both suffered fatal wounds, which killed
I’m continuing with watching some old Alan Ladd movies that I first saw thirty years ago on American Movie Classics (AMC), when they showed classic movies. I recently watched Appointment with Danger (1950), which was as entertaining as I remembered it. Paramount Pictures released Appointment with Danger (affiliate link) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United
Running a pawn shop has always been a tough business because you constantly have to be on the look out for thieves attempting to pawn their stolen goods in your shop. In the late 19th Century, police detectives worked with pawn shops, as they do today, to try to stop the fencing of goods. In August 1885, future St. Louis