Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
El Misterio del cabo español (1935) es una adaptación de una de las novelas de Ellery Queen. Dos primos, Frederic Dannay y Manfred Lee, quien escribió una serie de novelas policíacas bajo el seudónimo de el personaje del título. En esta película, Ellery Queen está tomando unas vacaciones a California con su amigo el juez Macklin. Of course, 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) es una de las cinco películas de Sherlock Holmes protagonizada por Arthur Wontner como Sherlock Holmes. Directora Leslie S. Hiscott adaptó la novela de Sherlock Holmes El valle del terror, pero añade a la historia para darle el profesor Moriarty y Col. Papeles Sebastian Moran en la historia. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Si bien era famoso por luchar contra John L.. Sullivan en la última pelea por el campeonato mundial disputada bajo las reglas del nudillo desnudo, Jake Kilrain también participó en muchos combates con guantes.. Las peleas de premios estaban pasando de las reglas de nudillos desnudos a peleas con guantes bajo las Reglas del Marqués de Queensberry. (primeros boxeo amateur y profesional) a finales del siglo XIX. como sullivan, Kilrain pelearía en mayor
En enero 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” 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 fue el campeón de lucha grecorromana de Francia en la década de 1890. Él ganó un torneo en el Folies-Bergère, antes de ganar un torneo en Rusia en 1898. Estas victorias le permitieron reclamar el Campeonato Mundial de Lucha Grecorromana.. Pons aprovechó esta notoriedad mediante la apertura de un gimnasio para los luchadores de tren y de los hombres fuertes. Pons’ La victoria fue particularmente notable debido a
In 1934, Pretty Boy Floyd’s St “Pretty Boy Floyd’s St” Pretty Boy Floyd’s St, Pretty Boy Floyd’s St. Sin embargo, Pretty Boy Floyd’s St 1925, Pretty Boy Floyd’s St 29078 Pretty Boy Floyd’s St. Floyd, de 21 años, acababa de ser declarado culpable de robar en la oficina principal de Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company.
En octubre 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, que mató
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 (enlace de afiliado) 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