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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 deltog i en hundutställning med Coe och hans
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. I 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, när Mellie
Charlie Chan i Panama (1940) stjärnorna Sidney Toler som inspektör Charlie Chan. I denna film, Inspektör Chan är på spåren spionen Riner. Riner för avsikt att genomföra en akt av sabotage, när den amerikanska flottan passerar genom kanalen. Inspektör Chan upplever en ovanlig situation, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
Eugene “Gene” Augusti Johannpeter föddes den 20, 1908, Julius och Bertha Johannpeter. Han var den andra sonen till farbror Jules och faster Bertha. Hans äldre bror var Julius “Punks” William Johannpeter, Jr, som flög post från Lambert Field tillsammans med Charles Lindbergh. “Punks” was seven years older than Gene. Min farfar, Gilbert P. Ellis, lived
På torsdag, Januari 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, en av St. Louis’ rikaste män, ägde bostadsfastigheter och andra tillgångar värderade till 2 miljon dollar. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Han
På Juli 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 till 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
På 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. I denna film (affiliate länk), 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. Emellertid, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professionella strider på 1800-talet hade ett dåligt rykte utanför
On June 27, 1941, Producer’s Releasing Corporation (Kina) released Double Cross (1941). The film is a starring vehicle for Kane Richmond, who displays his usual rugged toughness backed up by intelligence. I denna 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 “Farmer” 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 pounds. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg brottades in