Counter-Espionage (1942)

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Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” Ciclo de cine. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. 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. Si bien esta historia puede o puede

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Ismail lucha contra Jenkins

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En mayo 5, 1898, Yusuf Ismail luchó contra Tom Jenkins en Cleveland, Ohio. Ismail sólo estuvo de gira por Estados Unidos durante seis meses a principios de 1898. Ismail luchó menos de diez combates pero dejó un camino de destrucción recordado hasta el día de hoy.. Ismail causó una poderosa impresión al derrotar fácilmente a Evan “Strangler” Lewis.. Ismail también hizo una fuerte

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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En octubre 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 libras. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Los fans de ambos hombres llegaron

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Marvin Hart Wins Vacant Title

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En julio 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 a 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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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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