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The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Two cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, who wrote a number of detective novels under the pseudonym of the title character. Dalam film ini, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. Tentu saja, 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) adalah salah satu dari lima film Sherlock Holmes yang dibintangi Arthur Wontner sebagai Sherlock Holmes. Direktur Leslie S. Hiscott diadaptasi novel Sherlock Holmes The Valley of Fear tetapi ditambahkan ke cerita untuk memberikan Profesor Moriarty dan Col. Peran Sebastian Moran dalam cerita. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Sementara terkenal untuk memerangi John L. Sullivan di kejuaraan dunia terakhir prizefight diperebutkan di bawah aturan buku jari telanjang, Jake Kilrain juga mengambil bagian dalam banyak serangan bersarung. Prizefighting itu transisi dari aturan buku jari telanjang untuk serangan bersarung bawah Marquess of Queensberry Aturan (amatir awal dan tinju profesional) di Abad 19-an. seperti Sullivan, Kilrain akan bertarung di utama
Pada bulan Januari 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Pencekik” 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 adalah Juara Gulat Greco-Roman Perancis di tahun 1890-an. Ia memenangkan turnamen di Folies-Bergeres sebelum memenangkan sebuah turnamen di Rusia di 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons memanfaatkan ketenaran ini dengan membuka gym untuk melatih pegulat dan laki-laki yang kuat. Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of
Di 1934, Charles Arthur “Bocah Cantik” Floyd mengakhiri karir kriminalnya di Liverpool Timur, Ladang jagung Ohio setelah baku tembak dengan agen FBI dan petugas penegak hukum setempat. However, pada bulan Desember 1925, dia nomor narapidana 29078 di Penjara Missouri. Floyd yang berusia 21 tahun baru saja dihukum karena merampok kantor utama Perusahaan Kelontong dan Kue Kroeger
Pada 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, yang membunuh
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