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Columbia Pictiúir’ Sraith Lone Wolf, starring Warren Williams mar Michael lanyard, Is é ceann de mo is fearr leat “B” sraith scannán. Williams imir an thief jewel debonair, a bhealach foircinn i gcónaí ar bun ag cabhrú leis na póilíní a réiteach sraith de coireanna. Counter-Espionage (1942) Tosaíonn le Lanyard pleananna top secret ó Sir Stafford Hart sábháilte ghoid. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to the scene
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. While this story may or may
On May 5, 1898, Throid Yusuf Ismail le Tom Jenkins i Cleveland, Ohio. Níor thug Ismail ach camchuairt ar na Stáit Aontaithe ar feadh sé mhí go luath 1898. Chaith Ismail níos lú ná deich gcluiche ach d’fhág sé cosán scriosta a chuimhnítear go dtí an lá atá inniu ann. Chuaigh Ismail i bhfeidhm go mór ar Evan “Strangler” Lewis a shárú go héasca. Rinne Ismail láidir freisin
An Ialtóg Vampire (1933) Is scannán seánra lúbthachta starring Lionel Atwill. Sofheicse, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, scannán gearr i gceist a bheith ar an appetizer ar an scannán is mó ar bhille dúbailte. Majestic Pictures produced the film, which was directed by Frank R.
Ar Deireadh Fómhair 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 punt. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Tháinig lucht leanúna an bheirt fhear isteach
Ar Iúil 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 to 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
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,
Meán Fómhair 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
“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!” Bhreathnaigh Frank Gotch ar a rival George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hack
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