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On August 19, 1943, Columbia Pictures released Passport to Suez (1943). Warren William plays Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, for the final time in this film. The film opens in Alexandria, Egypt, where Lanyard has just arrived. Lanyard meets up with his old friend Johnny Booth, a successful cafe’ owner. Totuși, Lanyard’s real purpose is a mission for British Intelligence.
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. Louis’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Moto de film, Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), on June 24, 1938. Lou Breslow and John Patrick set the film in Cambodia allowing Twentieth-Century Fox to use stock footage of the recently discovered ruins of Angkor Wat. The discovery of Angkor Wat captured the attention of the American public. Multe
Aprilie 27, 2015, I had the honor of promoting my sons to Black Ranks in our system of self-defense. I promoted my oldest son Kenneth to 2nd Degree Black Rank. Kenneth was the first student I promoted to Black Rank on April 27, 2013. Over the past year and a half, Kenneth și cu mine am lucrat la o
On St. Patrick’s Day, Martie 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisani de la înec
La sfârșitul anilor 1990, Bunicul meu, Gilbert Ellis, locuia cu mătușa Maureen mea și unchiul Dale. Ei au decis să aibă o mare garaj / șopron instalat, așa bunicul și unchiul meu ar avea un atelier de lucru. Ei au avut vărsat adunat și angajat o companie electric local pentru a rula de energie electrică la atelierul. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on
În 1904, St. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 St. Louis’ Worlds Fair. While the Fair brought lots of tourists to town, criminals also made their way to the Gateway City. The man tasked with taking care of the security at the Fair and dealing with the increased criminal element in town was St. Louis’
Septembrie 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. Louis. At the Cheltenham stop, Frisco brakeman Sam Robertson and former brakeman Muncie Ray also boarded. The men boarded the train with the intent of robbing the train at Sandy Cut, two miles east of Pacific, MO. Când trenul s-a apropiat
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Totuși, the Paramount Studio executive thought it would be better as a talking picture. The studio delayed the release until they could add sound to the film. The addition of sound was not without its challenges. Din păcate, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, avut
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Wrestler mai de temut a secolului al 19-lea. Evan Lewis era un expert supunere calificat în timpul legitim perioada de wrestling profesionist, deși el a luat parte la câteva prestabilite meciuri. In January 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “sugruma pe Sorakichi la