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Fritz Lang made one of his early crime films in 1922. He directed Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922), 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. In his multiple
Dissabte, Novembre 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 acta. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem posseït
On Thursday, Gener 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins va defensar el seu campionat de lluita americà contra un lluitador prometedor d'Iowa. After the first fall, els aficionats es van adonar que era el partit més dur del c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins havia derrotat a Gotch
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novembre 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman
Henry Moses Dufur va ser campió mundial de lluita de coll i colze de pes pesat durant la dècada de 1870. Per 1855, Dufur es va retirar de la lluita professional per exercir la seva professió a temps complet de sastre de roba. Fins i tot durant la seva carrera de lluita lliure, Dufur treballava de sastre. Dufur va dir al corresponsal de The Boston Globe que va néixer a Richford, Vermont al juny 5, 1943. Aquesta data de
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
Al segle XIX, most states banned bare-knuckled prizefighting and professional gloved boxing. Police often arrested fighter, managers, and promoters to stop prizefighting. A unique aspect of geography turned St. Louis into an ideal fight venue to get around the authorities’s activity to stop professional prizefighting. In the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois, the river’s current created a handful
Al gener 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so Santel 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 va ser el campió de lluita grecoromana de França en la dècada de 1890. Ell va guanyar un torneig en el Folies-Bergère, abans de guanyar un torneig a Rússia en 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons va aprofitar aquesta notorietat mitjançant l'obertura d'un gimnàs per als lluitadors de tren i dels homes forts. Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of
En 1934, Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd ended his criminal career in an East Liverpool, Ohio corn field after a shoot out with FBI agents and local law enforcement officers. Però, in December 1925, he was inmate number 29078 at the Missouri Penitentiary. The 21-year-old Floyd had just been convicted of robbing the Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company main office