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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
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
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
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 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 November 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). Dalam film ini, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Mrs. 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. Di 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