Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Post about classic films and films related to combat sports and history.
August 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, his
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) veröffentlichte Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) im November 1941. Einer der späteren Thin Man-Filme (affiliate link), Der Film enthält interessante Vignetten für Wrestling-Fans. Nick Charles, played by William Powell, wird in eine staatliche Untersuchung eines örtlichen Glücksspielrings verwickelt. Zwei örtliche Wrestling-Promoter leiten den Glücksspielring, Das ist Kunst, die das Leben imitiert, wenn
August als Norman Edward Wescoatt auf Hawaii geboren 2, 1911, „Rusty“ Wescoatt spielte Football für die University of Hawaii, bevor er dort sein professionelles Wrestling-Debüt gab 1933. Wescoatt war auch ein Schwimmmeister. Wescoatt machte zunächst mehr Neuigkeiten für sein Schwimmen als für sein Wrestling, als er in die kontinentalen Vereinigten Staaten reiste 1935. Am Ostersonntag, April
Bei fast 70 Jahren, Stanislaus Zbyszko gab sein Filmdebüt in Night and the City (1950). Als Gregorious in Rechnung gestellt, ein pensionierter Wrestler und der Vater von Londons Wrestling-Promoter, Zbyszko zeigte seine Wrestling-Fähigkeiten, auch in seinem fortgeschrittenen Alter, in der Signaturszene des Films. Der Film beginnt mit einem Mann, der Harry Fabian jagt, ein Stricher aus London, der immer auf der Suche ist
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
Am Oktober 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
On November 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). In diesem Film, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Frau. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Frau. 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” film series. 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. In 1930, West and Morris again collaborated on his last classic, Die Bat Whispers,
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