Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Posts about classic films including many with a combat sports tie-in.
Born Norman Edward Wescoatt in Hawaii on August 2, 1911, “Rusty” Wescoatt played football for the University of Hawaii before making his professional wrestling debut in Hawaii during 1933. Wescoatt was also a swimming champion. Wescoatt initially made more news for his swimming than his wrestling when he traveled to the continental United States in 1935. On Easter Sunday, Aprill
Peaaegu 70 aastat, Stanislaus Zbyszko debüteeris filmis Öö ja linn (1950). Arveldati kui Gregorious, pensionil maadleja ja Londoni maadluse edendaja isa, Zbyszko näitas oma maadlusoskusi, isegi oma kõrges eas, filmi tunnusstseenis. Film algab mehega, kes jälitab Harry Fabianit, Londoni hustler, kes alati otsib
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) avaldas Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) novembris 1941. Üks hilisemaid Thin Mani filme (affiliate link), film sisaldab maadlusfännidele huvitavaid vinjete. Nick Charles, played by William Powell, on kaasatud kohaliku hasartmänguringi riikliku uurimise alla. Hasartmänguringi juhivad kaks kohalikku maadluse edendajat, mis on elu imiteeriv kunst, kui
Oktoobril 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
Mail 11, 1931, Fritz Lang’s classic film M (affiliate link) ilmus Berliinis, Saksamaa. Lisaks sellele, et kõige nimekirjad top 100 filme kogu aeg, Fritz Lang uskusid oma parimat film oli M (1931). Film on lugu rea lapse mõrvu, mis toimuvad Berliinis. The police are determined to catch the killer
On November 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Siiski, 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 ettevõtted otsisid sisu esimestel päevadel televisioon. Lisaks vanemate filme ja mõned saade firma toodangut, spordi olid allikaks programmeerimine paljud telejaamad. 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
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, tema
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 tegi üks tema varajase kuritegevuse filmid 1922. Ta lavastas Dr. Mabuse: Gambler (1922), mis kestis umbes neli tundi ja kolmkümmend minutit. See räägib dr. Mabuse, professor psühhoanalüüsi. Ta on ka liider kriminaalmenetluse ring hallituse professor Moriarty on Sherlock Holmes seeria. In his multiple