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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
En outubro 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (enlace de afiliado), 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
En novembro 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. The film (enlace de afiliado) 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
En novembro 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930) (enlace de afiliado), the talkie version of his silent classic, The Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Porén, 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: A Story of the London Fog (1927) é un dos primeiros filmes mudos de Alfred Hitchcock. It is based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock directed the film (enlace de afiliado) en 1926; que foi lanzado en febreiro 1927 en Londres. Fíxoo a Estados Unidos en 1928. The film begins with the
O Misterio do Cabo Español (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Dous primos, Frederic Dannay e Manfred Le, que escribiu unha serie de novelas policiais baixo o pseudónimo do personaxe-título. Nesta película, Ellery Queen é tirar unhas vacacións para a California co seu amigo Xuíz Macklin. Por suposto, they are not long into their
En marzo 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau lanzado Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu (affilaite link) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau esqueceu de mercar os dereitos para filmar a historia da propiedade de Stoker, que case levou a esta película que está a ser perdido para filmes os espectadores. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture.
Fritz Lang fixo un dos seus filmes iniciais de crime en 1922. El dirixiu o Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922) (enlace de afiliado), que tivo lugar preto de catro horas e trinta minutos. Conta a historia do Dr. Mabuse, profesor de psicanálise. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. En
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. Nesta película, Mr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Moto película, Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), en xuño 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,