Evan “O Estrangulador” Lewis Dispoñible

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. En xaneiro de 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to

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Xefe Desmond nabs Par de Pantalóns

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William Desmond prendeu moitos ladróns durante a súa 17 anos de carreira como St. Louis Xefe de Detectives. Desenvolveu unha reputación nacional como “O Ladrón de Taker”. O luns, Outubro 15, 1900, Xefe Desmond quedou coas pantalóns de un ladrón, pero non o propio ladrón. Jonas Washington entrou no curro de Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets

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The Fat Man (1951)

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Since the beginning of commercial film making, production companies are always looking for new content. Film companies have always used popular books as a source of content and inspiration. Since the 1950s, popular television shows provided film adaptations and inspiration. In the early days of talking films, popular radio shows led to many film adaptations. Lum and Abner, Jack Benny,

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