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A l'agost 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, seva
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) in November 1941. One of the later Thin Man films (affiliate link), the film contains interesting vignettes for wrestling fans. Nick Charles, played by William Powell, is pulled into a state investigation of a local gambling ring. Two local wrestling promoters run the gambling ring, which is art imitating life if
Va néixer Norman Edward Wescoatt a Hawaii l'agost 2, 1911, "Rusty" Wescoatt va jugar a futbol a la Universitat de Hawaii abans de debutar en la lluita lliure professional a Hawaii durant 1933. Wescoatt també va ser campió de natació. Wescoatt inicialment va fer més notícies per la seva natació que la seva lluita quan va viatjar als Estats Units continentals a 1935. El diumenge de Pasqua, Abril
Gairebé 70 anys d'edat, Stanislaus Zbyszko va debutar al cinema a Night and the City (1950). Presentat com a Gregorious, un lluitador jubilat i pare del promotor de la lluita lliure de Londres, Zbyszko va mostrar les seves habilitats de lluita, fins i tot a la seva avançada edat, en l'escena signa de la pel·lícula. La pel·lícula comença amb un home que persegueix a Harry Fabian, un estafador de Londres sempre buscant
Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
A l'octubre 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men
Al novembre 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). En aquesta pel · lícula, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Sra. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Sra. Stack suspects Dr. Jannery, who operates her hospital, of negligence in the death of
Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” Cicle de cinema. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to the scene
Roland V. West directed fourteen films in his career. Critics consider three of his films to be excellent. West directed the silent thriller The Bat in 1926. West directed his most acclaimed film, Alibi (1929), which resulted in an Oscar nomination for his friend Chester Morris. En 1930, West and Morris again collaborated on his last classic, Els Murmuris Bat,
Republic Pictures produced many quality movie serials in the 1930s and 1940s. One of their finer offerings was Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), a twelve chapter serial (affiliate link) based on the popular comic book super hero. Captain Marvel is known as Shazam today. Billy Batson, played by Frank Coghlan, Jr, accompanies the Malcolm Expedition to Siam. While searching an