Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) je adaptacija jednog od romana Ellery Queen. Two cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, who wrote a number of detective novels under the pseudonym of the title character. U tom filmu, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. Naravno, nisu dugo u svom
U prosincu 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) is one of the five Sherlock Holmes films starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott prilagodili Sherlock Holmes roman dolini straha, ali je dodao da se u priči dati profesor Moriarty i Kol. Sebastian Moran roles in the story. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Dok je bio poznat po borbi protiv Johna L. Sullivan u posljednjoj borbi za nagradu na svjetskom prvenstvu koja se natjecala prema pravilima golih nogu, Jake Kilrain također je sudjelovao u mnogim borbama u rukavicama. Borba za nagradu prelazila je s pravila golih zglobova na borbe u rukavicama prema pravilima Markiza od Queensberryja (rani amaterski i profesionalni boks) u kasnom 19. stoljeću. Kao Sullivan, Kilrain bi se borio u majoru
In January 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Davitelj” 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 bio hrvanju grčko-rimskim prvak Francuske u 1890. On je osvojio turnir u Folies-Bergeres pred osvajanjem turnira u Rusiji 1898. Ove pobjede omogućile su mu da osvoji svjetsko prvenstvo u hrvanju grčko-rimskim stilom. Pons kapitaliziraju na ovoj očitost otvaranjem teretanu trenirati hrvača i jakih muškaraca. Pons’ pobjeda je bila posebno značajna zbog
U 1934, Charles Arthur “Lijep dečko” Floyd je svoju kriminalnu karijeru završio u istočnom Liverpoolu, Polje kukuruza u Ohiju nakon pucnjave s agentima FBI-a i lokalnim službenicima za provođenje zakona. Međutim, u prosincu 1925, bio je zatvorenik broj 29078 u kaznionici Missouri. 21-godišnji Floyd upravo je bio osuđen za pljačku glavnog ureda Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company
Prvog listopada 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