Murder at the Baskervilles (1937)

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Arthur Wontner is arguably the best film portrayer of Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). The film was released in the United Kingdom in 1937 but was not released in America until January 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the

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Gotch Krossar Jenkins för avdelning

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På torsdag, Januari 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins försvarade sitt amerikanska brottningsmästerskap mot en blivande brottare från Iowa. After the first fall, fansen insåg att det var den tuffaste matchen av 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 hade besegrat Gotch's

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, November 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

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Den spanska Cape Mystery (1935)

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Den spanska Cape Mystery (1935) är en anpassning av en av Ellery Queen-romanerna. Två kusiner, Frederic Dannay och Manfred Lee, som skrev ett antal deckare under pseudonymen titelteckenet. I denna film, Ellery drottningen tar en semester till Kalifornien med sin vän Domare Macklin. Naturligtvis, de är inte långt inne i sina

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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I januari 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.

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