Counter-Espionage (1942)

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Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, у галоўнай ролі Уорэн Уільямс як Майкл талреп, гэта адна з маіх любімых “B” фільм серыі. Уільямс гуляў шаноўны каштоўнасць злодзея, хто-то заўсёды сканчаецца дапамагчы паліцыі вырашыць шэраг злачынстваў. Counter-Espionage (1942) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to the scene

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Ad Santel Brings The Pain

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Ad Santel gained his reputation as a dangerous catch wrestler from his frequent bouts with judoka from Japan during the 1910s and a story from the second George Hackenschmidt training camp for the Frank Gotch rematch. According to legend, Frank Gotch paid Santel, a skilled submission wrestler, $5,000.00 to injure Hackenschmidt’s knee in training. Хоць гэтая гісторыя можа і можа

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Ісмаіл Рэстлз Джэнкінс

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Мая 5, 1898, Юсуф Ісмаіл змагаўся з Томам Джэнкінсам у Кліўлендзе, Ohio. Ісмаіл гастраляваў па Злучаных Штатах толькі паўгода ў пачатку 1898. Ісмаіл правёў менш за дзесяць паядынкаў, але пакінуў шлях разбурэння, які памятаюць па гэты дзень. Ісмаіл зрабіў моцнае ўражанне, лёгка перамогшы Эвана «Душыцеля» Люіса. Ісмаіл таксама зрабіў моцны

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Are Vampire Bats Killing People?

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Кажан-вампір (1933) гэта жанр гнуткія фільм з удзелам Ліянэля Atwill. Нібыта, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, кароткаметражны фільм прызначаецца, каб быць закуска для асноўнага фільма на двайны рахунак. Majestic Фотаздымкі прадзюсарам фільма, які быў накіраваны Frank R.

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Кастрычнік 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Масачусэтс. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 фунты. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Прыехалі прыхільнікі абодвух мужчын

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Марвін Харт Перамог вакантны тытул

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On July 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 для 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the

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George Washington Story (1843 – 1903)

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My second great-grandfather George Washington Story was born in August 1843 to Gilford Dudley Story and his second wife Nancy Jane Story nee Womack. George was born in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. He was the fourth of Dudley’s and Nancy’s nine children. George Washington Story married his first wife and my second great-grandmother Malinda Davis on November 26, 1863,

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The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

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On September 16, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Most Dangerous Game (1932), a film about a big game hunter becoming the hunted. Joel McCrea plays big game hunter Bob Rainsford. Rainsford is on a yacht off the South American coast discussing his latest hunt, when another guest asks him, “Do you ever think how the tiger felt?” Rainsford laughs at

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Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt Available

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“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!Фрэнк Готч паглядзеў на свайго суперніка Джорджа Хакеншміта, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt

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Sunset Blvd. (1950)

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Being both a fan and film historian, I was aware of Sunset Blvd.‘s reputation in film circles. Billy Wilder’s 1950 film tells the sad story of a forgotten silent film star Norma Desmond. William Holden is a screen writer, who stumbles upon her crumbling mansion and agrees to help fix her screenplay. Norma believes the screenplay will lead to a

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