Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Post about classic films and films related to combat sports and history.
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
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
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
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
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
Marraskuun 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). Tässä elokuvassa, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Rouva. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Rouva. 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. Sisään 1930, West and Morris again collaborated on his last classic, The 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