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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) is the final entry in “B” film series. RKO Pictures took the series over from Republic Pictures, who released the original Dick Tracy serials in the late 1930s and early 1940s. RKO Pictures released the film to theaters on September 26, 1947. RKO brought Boris Karloff in to play Gruesome, one of Dick Tracy’s arch
På tirsdag, Juli 4, 1916, former St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond passed away after an illness of two years. Desmond was in Alexian Brothers Hospital from October 1915 until his death on Independence Day 1916. The 59-year-old Desmond left a 12-year-old son, William Desmond, Jr. Chief Desmond’s wife died several years before him. For 17 years from 1890
Når Twentieth Century-Fox besluttet at droppe Charlie Chan serien efter Castle in the Desert (1942), Sidney Toler købte rettighederne til serien og tog det til Monogram Pictures. Efter at 11 film med Twentieth Century-Fox, Toler ville gøre 11 Charlie Chan film med Monogram Pictures. Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) was the ninth film that Toler made for Monogram
When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the
1909 var sandsynligvis det værste år af Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman liv. Han mistede begge sine ti måneder gamle datter Ida May Zimmerman og hans anden kone Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Før Parker død i Cape Giraurdeau Tornado af 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909
When I started martial arts in my mid-twenties, I thought my skill level would always continue to improve even as I aged. Since I regularly lifted weights, performed cardio and stretched, I thought I could battle Father Time to a draw. Like so many combat athletes before me, I discovered Father Time beats us all. Om vi vil se i øjnene
På November 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. The St. Louis Ærkebispedømmet indviede kirken
Den internationale Wrestling turnering fandt sted i to faser mellem maj 19, 1915 og december 31, 1915. Halvtreds brydere ville konkurrere i den første fase af turneringen, herunder verdens græsk-romerske Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Den anden rate havde 40 brydere, herunder op og kommende stjerne Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Den
Monogram Pictures released Behind the Mask (1946), the second of three films based on the popular Shadow radio program, on May 25, 1946. “B” Film leading actor Kane Richmond returns as Lamont Cranston, the alter ego of the mysterious Shadow. The film begins by following the activities a blackmailing newspaper reporter Jeff Mann, played by James Cardwell. Efter at have truet flere
On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Louis’ South Side. Det er ikke klart, om Charles Sanders handlinger tiltrak Printz' opmærksomhed, eller Printz faldt lige over Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz gik hen til Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When