The Crime Doctor’s Courage (1945)

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Warner Baxter returns for a fourth time as Dr. Robert Ordway in The Crime Doctor’s Courage (1945). The newly married third wife of Gordon Carson asks Dr. Ordway to look into his first two wives’ mysterious deaths. Authorities declared both cases to be accidents. Kathleen Carson, played by Hillary Brooke, has begun to doubt the official verdict. Dr.. Ordway arrives

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Juve versus Fantomas (1913)

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Juve vs. Fantomas (1913) is Louis Feuillade’s second film adaptation of the popular crime series by Marcell Allain and Pierre Souvestre. Rene Navarre plays the role of Fantomas and his many aliases. Edmund Breon portrays Inspector Juve. George Melchior plays the role of Jerome Fandor, a young journalist, who assists Juve in his investigations of Fantomas. Juve and Fandor are

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Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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Na quinta-feira, Setembro 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. After trying to illicit payment, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assigned to the

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John L. Sullivan Arrested

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Na terça-feira, Novembro 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, Novembro 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with

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Será que Muldoon Duck McMahon?

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Em março 22, 1881, Luta Greco-Romana Campeão do Mundo William Muldoon conheceu Collar-and-Elbow Campeão do Mundo John McMahon, no Jardim Esplanada, em Nova York. Muldoon e McMahon se reuniram em uma melhor de dois-out-of-three-cai jogo. A primeira queda foi conduzida por regras greco-romanos. A segunda queda seria contestada usando regras de colarinho-e-cotovelo. O último outono seria decidido através do que o The New York

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