Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) es la última entrada en “B” Ciclo de cine. RKO Pictures tomó el relevo de la serie Republic Pictures, quien dio a conocer los seriales originales Dick Tracy a finales de 1930 y principios de 1940. RKO Pictures estrenó la película a los cines el septiembre 26, 1947. RKO trajo Boris Karloff en jugar Gruesome, one of Dick Tracy’s arch
El martes, Julio 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. Para 17 years from 1890
Cuando Twentieth Century-Fox decidió abandonar la serie de Charlie Chan después de Castillo en el Desierto (1942), Sidney Toler compró los derechos de la serie y se lo llevó a Monogram Pictures. Después de hacer 11 películas con Twentieth Century-Fox, Toler haría 11 Películas de Charlie Chan con Monogram Pictures. Sombras sobre 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 probablemente fue el peor año de la vida de Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman. Él perdió a sus diez meses de edad, hija de Ida May Zimmerman y su segunda esposa Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Antes de la muerte de Parker en el Cabo Giraurdeau Tornado de 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. Sólo puedo imaginar lo difícil 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. Si queremos enfrentar
En noviembre 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. El St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church
Se produjo el Torneo Internacional de Lucha Libre en dos fases entre mayo 19, 1915 y diciembre 31, 1915. Cincuenta luchadores competirán en la primera fase del torneo como World grecorromana Campeón Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. La segunda entrega tuvo 40 luchadores incluidos ascendentes y que vienen estrella Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. La
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. Después de amenazar a varios
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. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz walked up to Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When