Историк на бойните спортове и майстор на бойните изкуства
Over the next three weeks, I will be releasing posts, which are excerpts from the book I’m currently working on and one from a previously published book. The following unedited story is from the book I’m working on which will be released in the Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph proved elusive after his Independence Day escape from the
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) е базиран в приключението на Мъсгрейв ритуал. В кратката история беше публикувана в The Strand Magazine през май 1893. По-късно е бил съставен в Мемоарите на Шерлок Холмс. In the story, the Musgrave Mansion held a secret that even it’s inhabitants did not know. This film follows the same plot line
Малко събития шокираха Св. Луис като служебната смърт на лейт. Сидни Сиърс през юни 1924. За почти 30 години, Lt. Сиърс беше смятан за най-добрия изстрел с пистолет на St. Louis РПУ. В 1904, Сиърс беше и национален шампион на САЩ по стрелба с пистолет. За някой да убие лейт. Сиърс в престрелка се смяташе за невъзможна.
Кейт Шопен, дъщеря на виден френски семейство и в момента местен автор, срина в Св. Louis 1904 World панаир на август 20, 1904. Madame Шопен е само 54 години и получил мозъчен кръвоизлив или аневризъм. Тя почина в дома си на McPherson Avenue на август 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.
I’ve been on an Alan Ladd kick lately. When I was still in college, I watched a number of Alan Ladd films one summer. I’ve been watching them over again the last few weeks on Amazon Prime. I’ll share some of these films over the next few months. The first film I watched was Thunder in the East (1951) в главната роля
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Since fans only considered Clarence Whistler skilled enough to really threaten his reign, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. On May 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, който
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
The first three ranks in the Zimmerman Self-Defense System are Yellow Belt, Orange Belt, and Green Ranks. These ranks represent the beginning curriculum. The intermediate ranks are Blue Belt and Purple Ranks. The advanced ranks are Brown and Red Ranks. After training for a minimum of 4 years and being at least 16 години, a student can test for
When Twentieth Century-Fox decided to drop the Charlie Chan series after Castle in the Desert (1942), Sidney Toler purchased the rights to the series and took it to Monogram Pictures. After making 11 films with Twentieth Century-Fox, Toler would make 11 Charlie Chan films with 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