Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
William Powell’s fifth turn as S.S. Van Dine’s detective Philo Vance may have been his best. The Kennel Murder Case (1933) finds Philo Vance trying to solve the murder of Archer Coe. Coe had many enemies but the greatest mystery for Vance is how Coe was murdered in a locked room. Vance a assisté à une exposition canine avec Coe et son
Ollie J. Zimmerman was the third son born to my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman and his second wife Mollie Bollinger. Ollie and his twin sister Dollie were born on either April 27, 1906 or April 27, 1907. Since Ollie’s headstone says “1906”, I’m going with April 27, 1906 as his birthdate. Dans 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, quand Mellie
Charlie Chan au Panama (1940) étoiles Sidney Toler comme inspecteur Charlie Chan. Dans ce film, Inspecteur Chan est sur la piste de l'espion Riner. Riner a l'intention de commettre un acte de sabotage, lorsque la flotte américaine passe par le canal. Inspecteur Chan connaît une situation inhabituelle, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
Eugene “Gène” Août Johannpeter est né en mai 20, 1908, Jules et Berthe Johannpeter. Il était le deuxième fils de l'oncle Jules et la tante Bertha. Son frère aîné était Julius “Punks” William Johannpeter, Jr., qui a volé le courrier de Lambert terrain avec Charles Lindbergh. “Punks” était de sept ans de plus que Gene. Mon grand-père, Gilbert P. Ellis, lived
Le jeudi, Janvier 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, un de St. Louis’ hommes les plus riches, propriété immobilière résidentielle et autres actifs évalués à 2 millions de dollars. Cooper aspirait à être le plus grand propriétaire immobilier à St. Louis. Il
Sur Juillet 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
Sur Mars 19, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures released the second film starring the Old Time Radio comedy team Lum and Abner. The Bashful Bachelor (1942) starred Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody, the owners of the Jot’Em Down Store in Arkansas. Dans ce film (affiliate link), longtime bachelor Lum Edwards wants to become a hero
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Cependant, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Les combats professionnels au XIXe siècle jouissaient d'une mauvaise réputation en dehors du monde.
On June 27, 1941, Producer’s Releasing Corporation (République populaire de Chine) released Double Cross (1941). The film is a starring vehicle for Kane Richmond, who displays his usual rugged toughness backed up by intelligence. Dans ce film, Richmond plays Police Officer Jim Murray, the son of a Police Captain. At the beginning of the film, Jim Murray’s friend Steve Bronson, another police officer,
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Agriculteur” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 livres. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg a lutté