Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
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, Huhtikuu
At nearly 70 vuotiaita, Stanislaus Zbyszko made his film debut in Night and the City (1950). Billed as Gregorious, a retired wrestler and the father of London’s wrestling promoter, Zbyszko displayed his wrestling skills, even at his advanced age, in the film’s signature scene. The movie begins with a man chasing Harry Fabian, a London hustler always looking
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) julkaisi Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) marraskuussa 1941. Yksi myöhemmistä Thin Man -elokuvista (affiliate link), elokuva sisältää mielenkiintoisia vinjettejä painifaneille. Nick Charles, played by William Powell, joutuu paikallisen pelirenkaan valtiontutkintaan. Kaksi paikallista painipromoottoria pyörittää uhkapeliä, mikä on elämää matkivaa taidetta, jos
Lokakuun 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
Toukokuun 11, 1931, Fritz Lang’s classic film M (affiliate link) julkaistiin Berliinissä, Saksa. Sen lisäksi, että useimmissa luettelot alkuun 100 elokuvien kaikkien aikojen, Fritz Lang believed his finest film was M (1931). Elokuva on tarina sarja lapsi murhista, joita tapahtuu Berliinissä. The police are determined to catch the killer
Marraskuun 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. Kuitenkin, 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. King Productions julkaisi Killer Dillin (1947), rikoselokuva, jossa ammattipaini Mike Mazurki esittää "Little Joe", kätyri, joka pelaa jengiriidan molemmin puolin. Stuart Erwin näyttelee Johnny "Killer" Dilliä, alusvaatteiden suunnittelija ja myyjä, jota ihmiset pitävät gangsterina. Sekaantuttuaan vahingossa jengisotaan, hänen
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 teki yhden hänen varhaisen rikollisuuden elokuvien 1922. Hän ohjasi Dr. Mabuse: Gambler (1922), joka kesti noin neljä tuntia ja kolmekymmentä minuuttia. Se kertoo tohtori. Mabuse, professori psykoanalyysin. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. In his multiple