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Posts about classic films including many with a combat sports tie-in.
Ganwyd Norman Edward Wescoatt yn Hawaii ym mis Awst 2, 1911, Chwaraeodd “Rusty” Wescoatt bêl-droed i Brifysgol Hawaii cyn chwarae am y tro cyntaf yn Hawaii 1933. Roedd Wescoatt hefyd yn bencampwr nofio. I ddechrau, gwnaeth Wescoatt fwy o newyddion i'w nofio na'i reslo pan deithiodd i'r Unol Daleithiau cyfandirol yn 1935. Ar Sul y Pasg, Ebrill
Ar bron 70 mlwydd oed, Gwnaeth Stanislaus Zbyszko ei ffilm gyntaf yn Night and the City (1950). Wedi'i filio fel Gregori, reslwr wedi ymddeol a thad hyrwyddwr reslo Llundain, Dangosodd Zbyszko ei sgiliau reslo, hyd yn oed yn ei oedran uwch, yng ngolygfa llofnod y ffilm. Mae'r ffilm yn dechrau gyda dyn yn erlid Harry Fabian, hustler o Lundain bob amser yn edrych
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) rhyddhau Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) ym mis Tachwedd 1941. Un o'r ffilmiau Thin Man diweddarach (cyswllt Affiliate), mae'r ffilm yn cynnwys vignettes diddorol ar gyfer cefnogwyr reslo. Nick Charles, played by William Powell, yn cael ei dynnu i mewn i ymchwiliad gwladwriaeth o gylch gamblo lleol. Mae dau hyrwyddwr reslo lleol yn rhedeg y cylch hapchwarae, sef celfyddyd yn dynwared bywyd os
Ar Hydref 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
Ar Fai 11, 1931, Fritz Lang’s classic film M (cyswllt Affiliate) ei ryddhau yn Berlin, Yr Almaen. Yn ogystal â bod ar y rhan fwyaf rhestrau ar gyfer y brig 100 ffilmiau o bob amser, Fritz Lang believed his finest film was M (1931). Mae'r ffilm yn adrodd hanes cyfres o lofruddiaethau blant sy'n digwydd yn Berlin. The police are determined to catch the killer
Ar Dachwedd 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, Mae'r Ystlumod (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Fodd bynnag,, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.
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
On August 2, 1947, Max M. Rhyddhaodd King Productions Killer Dill (1947), ffilm drosedd y mae'r reslwr proffesiynol Mike Mazurki yn ei chwarae "Little Joe", henchman yn chwarae dwy ochr ffrae gang. Mae Stuart Erwin yn serennu fel Johnny “Killer” Dill, dylunydd dillad isaf a gwerthwr, pwy mae pobl yn camgymryd am gangster. Ar ôl ymwneud yn ddamweiniol mewn rhyfel gangiau, ei
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) is one of the five Sherlock Holmes films starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott adapted the Sherlock Holmes novel The Valley of Fear but added to the story to give Professor Moriarty and Col. Sebastian Moran roles in the story. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Fritz Lang made one of his early crime films in 1922. He directed Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922), which ran approximately four hours and thirty minutes. It tells the story of Dr. Mabuse, a professor of psychoanalysis. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. In his multiple