Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Post about classic films and films related to combat sports and history.
Juu ya Agosti 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions ilitoa Killer Dill (1947), filamu ya uhalifu ambayo mwanamieleka kitaaluma Mike Mazurki anacheza "Little Joe", mshikaji anayecheza pande zote mbili za ugomvi wa genge. Stuart Erwin anaigiza kama Johnny "Killer" Dill, mbunifu wa nguo za ndani na muuzaji, ambao watu wanamkosea kuwa jambazi. Baada ya kujihusisha kwa bahati mbaya katika vita vya magenge, yake
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) iliyotolewa Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) mwezi Novemba 1941. Moja ya filamu za baadaye za Thin Man (affiliate kiungo), the film contains interesting vignettes for wrestling fans. Nick Charles, played by William Powell, is pulled into a state investigation of a local gambling ring. Two local wrestling promoters run the gambling ring, which is art imitating life if
Alizaliwa Norman Edward Wescoatt huko Hawaii mnamo Agosti 2, 1911, "Rusty" Wescoatt alicheza mpira wa miguu katika Chuo Kikuu cha Hawaii kabla ya kucheza mchezo wake wa kwanza wa mieleka huko Hawaii wakati wa mchezo wa mieleka. 1933. Wescoatt pia alikuwa bingwa wa kuogelea. Hapo awali Wescoatt alitangaza habari nyingi zaidi za kuogelea kwake kuliko pambano lake la mieleka aliposafiri kwenda Marekani katika bara. 1935. Siku ya Jumapili ya Pasaka, Aprili
Karibu 70 umri wa miaka, Stanislaus Zbyszko alifanya filamu yake ya kwanza katika Night and the City (1950). Inatozwa kama Gregorious, mwanamieleka mstaafu na baba wa promota wa mieleka wa London, Zbyszko alionyesha ujuzi wake wa kupigana, hata katika umri wake mkubwa, katika eneo la saini ya filamu. Filamu inaanza na mwanamume anayemfukuza Harry Fabian, mwanahustler wa London anatafuta kila wakati
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
Mnamo Oktoba 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
Novemba 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). Katika filamu hii, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Bibi. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Bibi. 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. In 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 kiungo) 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