Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Am Oktober 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (affiliate link), 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
On November 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. The film (affiliate link) opens with a death row inmates escape from the prison on the day of his execution. After he jumps from the prison wall to the top of the train, a plane with a rope ladder picks up the prisoner. While the
On November 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930) (affiliate link), the talkie version of his silent classic, Die Fledermaus (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Jedoch, 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
The Lodger: Eine Geschichte der London Fog (1927) ist eine von Alfred Hitchcock frühen Stummfilme. It is based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock directed the film (affiliate link) in 1926; es wurde im Februar veröffentlicht 1927 in London. Das machte es für die Vereinigten Staaten in 1928. The film begins with the
Die spanische Cape Geheimnis (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Zwei Cousins, Frederic Dannay und Manfred Lee, , die eine Reihe von Kriminalromanen unter dem Pseudonym der Titelfigur, schrieb. In diesem Film, Ellery Queen ist ein Urlaub nach Kalifornien mit seinem Freund Richter Macklin. Natürlich, they are not long into their
Im März 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau Nosferatu veröffentlicht (1922). Nosferatu (affilaite link) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau versäumt, die Rechte zu kaufen, um die Geschichte aus Stokers Immobilien filmen, die fast bis dieser Film die Zuschauer verloren Film-LED. Stokers Witwe erfolgreich verklagt Murnau und die deutsche Filmfirma, die den Film produziert.
Fritz Lang bei einem seiner frühen Kriminalfilme 1922. Er leitete Dr.. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922) (affiliate link), die etwa vier Stunden und 30 Minuten lief. Es erzählt die Geschichte von Dr.. Mabuse, Professor für Psychoanalyse. Darüber hinaus ist er der Anführer einer kriminellen Ring in der Form von Professor Moriarty von der Sherlock Holmes Serie. In
Peter Lorre reprises his role as Mr. Kentaro Moto, Interpol Agent, in Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938). James Tinling directed this film and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1937). Tinling’s participation caused Lorre to portray Mr. Moto more like Inspector Chan with a little jujitsu thrown in. In diesem Film, Herr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Moto film, Herr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), Juni 24, 1938. Lou Breslow and John Patrick set the film in Cambodia allowing Twentieth-Century Fox to use stock footage of the recently discovered ruins of Angkor Wat. The discovery of Angkor Wat captured the attention of the American public. Many
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,