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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Em outubro 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (link 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
Em novembro 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. O filme (link 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
Em novembro 13, 1930, Roland V. Oeste lançou o Whispers Bat (1930) (link de afiliado), 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. Edição ainda dominado como a continuidade ea história
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) é um 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 (link de afiliado) em 1926; que foi lançado em fevereiro 1927 em Londres. It made it to the United States in 1928. The film begins with the
O Mistério do Cabo Espanhol (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Dois primos, Frederic Dannay e Manfred Lee, que escreveu uma série de romances policiais sob o pseudônimo da personagem-título. Neste filme, Ellery Queen é tirar umas férias para a Califórnia com seu amigo Juiz Macklin. Of course, they are not long into their
Em março 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau lançado Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu (affilaite link) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau esqueceu de comprar os direitos para filmar a história da propriedade de Stoker, que quase levou a este filme que está sendo perdido para filmar os espectadores. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture.
Fritz Lang fez um de seus filmes iniciais de crime em 1922. Ele dirigiu o Dr.. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922) (link de afiliado), que decorreu cerca de quatro horas e trinta minutos. Conta a história do Dr.. Mabuse, professor de psicanálise. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. Em
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. Neste filme, Mr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Moto filme, Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), on June 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,