La chauve-souris (1926)

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Roland V. Ouest a acheté les droits et réalisé The Bat (1926), l'un des premiers “vieille maison sombre” mystères pour United Artist dans 1926. Arthur Edeson était le directeur de la photographie à la fois pour ce film et The Dark House Vieux (1932), qui partager des éléments expressionnistes similaires. Les deux films sont dans de grandes demeures, which have seen better days. The key to the

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Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919

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Le mardi soir, Février 18, 1919, édition de la St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Conscients qu'un anneau de vol à l'étalage a travaillé quelques magasins de bijoux locaux, Saint-. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the

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Muldoon Too Strong for French Wrestler

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On June 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Californie. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 and 210 pounds during his career.

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Chief Desmond Gets a Confession

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was known for his ability to gain confessions from criminals. Unlike other detectives, who would sometimes use physical intimidation, Desmond eschewed the “third degree”. Chief Desmond believed information obtained by beating suspects was completely unreliable. Desmond would start a discussion with the suspect. After putting him or her at ease, Desmond would let

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F.W. Johannpeter et 1883 Incident du bar

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Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) était mon deuxième arrière-grand-père du côté de ma mère. Il est mort 4 mois avant la naissance de son petit-fils, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Depuis qu'il est mort avant la naissance de mon grand-père, J'avais des informations très limitées sur lui, quand j'ai commencé à faire des recherches sur l'histoire de la famille. Grand-père n'avait aucune histoire verbale

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M.. Moto’s Gamble (1938)

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Peter Lorre reprises his role as Mr. Kentaro Moto, Interpol Agent, in Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938). James Tinling directed this film and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1937). Tinling’s participation caused Lorre to portray Mr. Moto more like Inspector Chan with a little jujitsu thrown in. Dans ce film, M.. Moto donne un cours d'enquête criminelle à plusieurs enquêteurs en herbe, dont

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Lord Barrington Is Beaten Up

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Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. Louis. “Lord F. Seymour Barrington” was a bit of a local celebrity, if an extremely disreputable one, during 1903. After conducting a bigamist marriage on the East Coast, “Lord Barrington” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. Louis. When Barrington

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