Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
Nel settembre 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. Lo hanno mandato in un manicomio di Washington
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone returns as Holmes in the eleventh of fourteen turns as the English sleuth. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “La” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. After they
John L. Sullivan era il premio dei pesi massimi campione di combattimento di transizione. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was
Sam McVey stanchi della mancanza di opportunità per i combattenti neri negli Stati Uniti nel corso del primo Novecento. McVey decise di partire per l'Europa in 1907, dove ha combattuto fino 1911. McVey ha combattuto in Australia per altri tre anni prima di tornare negli Stati Uniti. Questo breve film di highlight dalla Francia in 1911 con “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Agosto 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty scoperto Willis Garner svaligiato l'ufficio di Schickle, Harrison e Howard Iron Company a 912 S. Twelfth Street a St. Louis, Missouri. La società di ferro impiegato Garner, che ha lanciato un martello alla testa di Doherty. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Ottobre 6, 1890, barbieri locali Luther Duncan e Bob Henderson uscirono a N. 11th Street per risolvere una lite. Questa zona di St. Louis era conosciuto come “Profondo Morgan”. “Profondo Morgan” was home to bordello, flop di case e il più duro afro-americani saloon in città, Forte’ Berlina. Sia Duncan e Henderson erano barbieri nero, who worked in
Dicembre 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 p.m. Cashier Robert Hofferkamp approached the men. The men produced revolvers and told Hofferkamp and his assistant to throw up their hands. The men took $10,000 from the office in what would be a multi-million dollar heist today. The robbers tied up and
Ed “Strangler” Lewis è uno dei due migliori wrestler professionisti americani di tutti i tempi. Mentre Lewis era un legittimo lottatore di sottomissione, chi potrebbe battere chiunque in una gara di wrestling, ha lavorato quasi esclusivamente in partite di esibizione prestabilite. In 1929, ha preso parte a una partita con un giocatore di football professionista diventato wrestler, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg era sul Providence Steam Roller,
Dicembre 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered
Peter Lorre reprises his role as Mr. Kentaro Moto, Interpol Agent, in Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938). James Tinling directed this film and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1937). Tinling’s participation caused Lorre to portray Mr. Moto more like Inspector Chan with a little jujitsu thrown in. In questo film, Sig.. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including