Sejarawan Olahraga Tempur dan Artis Bela Diri
Posts about classic films including many with a combat sports tie-in.
Lahir Norman Edward Wescoatt di Hawaii pada bulan Agustus 2, 1911, “Rusty” Wescoatt bermain sepak bola untuk Universitas Hawaii sebelum melakukan debut gulat profesionalnya di Hawaii pada tahun tersebut 1933. Wescoatt juga seorang juara renang. Wescoatt awalnya membuat lebih banyak berita tentang renangnya daripada gulatnya ketika dia melakukan perjalanan ke benua Amerika Serikat pada tahun 2017 1935. Pada hari Minggu Paskah, April
Hampir 70 tahun, Stanislaus Zbyszko membuat debut filmnya di Night and the City (1950). Ditagih sebagai Gregorious, seorang pensiunan pegulat dan ayah dari promotor gulat London, Zbyszko menunjukkan kemampuan gulatnya, bahkan di usia lanjutnya, dalam adegan khas film tersebut. Film dimulai dengan seorang pria yang mengejar Harry Fabian, seorang penipu London yang selalu mencari
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) merilis Bayangan Manusia Kurus (1941) pada bulan November 1941. Salah satu film Thin Man selanjutnya (affiliate link), film tersebut berisi sketsa yang menarik bagi para penggemar gulat. Nick Charles, played by William Powell, ditarik ke dalam penyelidikan negara terhadap jaringan perjudian lokal. Dua promotor gulat lokal menjalankan arena perjudian, yang merupakan seni meniru kehidupan jika
Pada Oktober 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
Pada tanggal 11, 1931, Fritz Lang’s classic film M (affiliate link) was released in Berlin, Jerman. Besides being on most lists for the top 100 films of all time, Fritz Lang believed his finest film was M (1931). The film is the story of a series of child murders that are occurring in Berlin. The police are determined to catch the killer
Pada November 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, The Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. However, 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
Pada Agustus 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, -nya
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) adalah salah satu dari lima film Sherlock Holmes yang dibintangi Arthur Wontner sebagai Sherlock Holmes. Direktur Leslie S. Hiscott diadaptasi novel Sherlock Holmes The Valley of Fear tetapi ditambahkan ke cerita untuk memberikan Profesor Moriarty dan Col. Peran Sebastian Moran dalam cerita. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Fritz Lang membuat salah satu film kejahatan awal di 1922. Dia mengarahkan Dr. Mabuse: Gambler The (1922), yang berlangsung sekitar empat jam dan tiga puluh menit. Ini bercerita tentang Dr. Mabuse, seorang profesor psikoanalisis. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. In his multiple