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På marts 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau released Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau forsømt at købe rettighederne til at filme historien fra Stokers ejendom, som næsten førte til denne film går tabt til film seerne. Stokers enke held sagsøgt Murnau og den tyske filmselskab, der producerede filmen. Den
George Collins, den anden bankrøver involveret i EU, MO bankrøveri på December 26, 1902, forsøgt at undslippe St. Louis Jail i januar 1904. Udover at arbejde med de andre fanger om at lave et hul i væggen i fængsel, he also arranged with a prison guard to have saws smuggled to him. Collins intended to use
On Thanksgiving Weekend 1944, Paramount Pictures released One Body Too Many, a comedy-mystery film starring Jack Haley. Haley famously played the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939). The film also starred Jean Parker, Lyle Talbot, Douglas Fowley and Bela Lugosi in supporting roles. One Body Too Many begynder med millionær Cyrus J. Rutherfords arvinger samledes for at høre
Når de fleste elever starter former træning, deres hovedfokus er på at lære den rigtige rækkefølge af teknikkerne til at udføre mønsteret på den foreskrevne måde. Det er usædvanligt, at en begynder eller endda mellemstuderende tænker for meget over, hvad de laver med teknikkerne, og hvad de forsvarer sig imod. Er teknikken lige frem eller
In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
Minor film company Conn Pictures Company released Tough to Handle (1937) on May 24, 1937. Director S. Roy Luby pairs “B” film stars Kane Richmond and Frankie Darro in this story of phony lottery tickets. Grandpa Sanford believe he won the lottery. Grandpa will be able to use the money to improve the circumstances of his grandchildren, Mike, af spillet
On September 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Louis’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. The St. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Louis’ South
Jeg ønskede at skrive om en af mine yndlingsfilm, The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935). It is an adaptation of the novel by the same name, written by Baroness Orczy. Filmen (affiliate link) vedrører en engelsk jævnaldrende, der risikerer sit liv ved at gemme franske aristokrater fra guillotinen. Historien kompliceres af det faktum, at den jævnaldrende er gift med
Julius “Onkel Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Onkel Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee had the challenge of raising her two-year-old son Gilbert as a single
I 1880, William Muldoon would become World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the Greco-Roman style after defeating Thiebaud Bauer, the reigning champion. Before he would accomplish this feat, Muldoon had to pay his dues and prepare for the title tilt with Bauer. I 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former