Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
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 participat la o expoziție câine cu Coe și ai lui
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. În 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, when Mellie
Charlie Chan în Panama (1940) stele Sidney Toler ca Inspector Charlie Chan. În acest film, Inspector Chan este pe urmele spionul Riner. Riner intenționează să efectueze un act de sabotaj, în cazul în care flota americană trece prin canalul. Inspector Chan experimentează o situație neobișnuită, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
Eugene “Gene” August Johannpeter was born on May 20, 1908, to Julius and Bertha Johannpeter. He was the second son of Uncle Jules and Aunt Bertha. His older brother was Julius “Punks” William Johannpeter, Jr., who flew the mail out of Lambert Field along with Charles Lindbergh. “Punks” was seven years older than Gene. Bunicul meu, Gilbert P. Ellis, lived
Joi, Ianuarie 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, one of St. Louis’ wealthiest men, owned residential real estate and other assets valued at 2 milioane de dolari. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. He
Iulie 3, 1905, Marvin Hart a intrat în lupta pentru titlul mondial vacant ca o 3 la 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
La martie 19, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures released the second film starring the Old Time Radio comedy team Lum and Abner. 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. În acest film (affiliate link), burlac de multă vreme Lum Edwards vrea să devină un erou
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. Totuși, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of
On June 27, 1941, Producer’s Releasing Corporation (RPC) released Double Cross (1941). The film is a starring vehicle for Kane Richmond, who displays his usual rugged toughness backed up by intelligence. În acest 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 “Agricultor” 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 de lire sterline. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg s-a luptat