Category: <span>Film</span>

Mamamatay na Dill (1947)

Oktubre 28, 2024 Ken Zimmerman JR. Film

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Sa Agosto 2, 1947, Max M. Inilabas ng King Productions ang Killer Dill (1947), isang pelikulang krimen na ginampanan ng propesyonal na wrestler na si Mike Mazurki bilang "Little Joe", isang alipores na naglalaro sa magkabilang panig ng away ng gang. Si Stuart Erwin ay gumaganap bilang Johnny "Killer" Dill, isang lingerie designer at salesperson, na napagkakamalang gangster ang mga tao. Matapos ang aksidenteng pagkakasangkot sa kanyang sarili sa isang gang war, kanya

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B Mga pelikula, Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling, Makipag-ugnayan

Anino ng Lalaking Payat (1941)

Setyembre 2, 2024 Ken Zimmerman JR. Film

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) naglabas ng Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) noong Nobyembre 1941. Isa sa mga susunod na pelikulang Thin Man (affiliate link), naglalaman ang pelikula ng mga kawili-wiling vignette para sa mga tagahanga ng wrestling. Nick Charles, played by William Powell, ay nakuha sa isang pagsisiyasat ng estado ng isang lokal na singsing sa pagsusugal. Dalawang lokal na tagataguyod ng wrestling ang nagpapatakbo sa ring ng pagsusugal, which is sining gumagaya sa buhay kung

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Makipag-ugnayan, Mga Pelikulang Tampok

Rusty Wescoatt, Athletics at Acting

Enero 23, 2023 Ken Zimmerman JR. Film

Ipinanganak si Norman Edward Wescoatt sa Hawaii noong Agosto 2, 1911, Naglaro ng football si "Rusty" Wescoatt para sa Unibersidad ng Hawaii bago ginawa ang kanyang propesyonal na wrestling debut sa Hawaii noong 1933. Si Wescoatt ay kampeon din sa paglangoy. Si Wescoatt sa una ay gumawa ng mas maraming balita para sa kanyang paglangoy kaysa sa kanyang pakikipagbuno nang maglakbay siya sa kontinental ng Estados Unidos noong 1935. Sa Linggo ng Pagkabuhay, Abril

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Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling, Makipag-ugnayan

Night and the City (1950)

Mayo 30, 2022 Ken Zimmerman JR. Film

Sa halos 70 taong gulang, Ginawa ni Stanislaus Zbyszko ang kanyang debut sa pelikula sa Night and the City (1950). Sinisingil bilang Gregorious, isang retiradong wrestler at ang ama ng wrestling promoter ng London, Ipinakita ni Zbyszko ang kanyang kakayahan sa pakikipagbuno, kahit na sa kanyang katandaan, sa signature scene ng pelikula. Nagsimula ang pelikula sa isang lalaking humahabol kay Harry Fabian, laging naghahanap ng isang London hustler

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Makipag-ugnayan, Mga Pelikulang Tampok

Alias the Champ (1949)

Agosto 31, 2020 Ken Zimmerman JR. Film

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

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B Mga pelikula, Makipag-ugnayan

The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)

Mayo 14, 2020 Ken Zimmerman JR. Film

Noong Oktubre 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

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B Mga pelikula

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941)

Abril 16, 2020 Ken Zimmerman JR. Film

Noong Nobyembre 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). Sa ganitong film, 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

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B Mga pelikula

Counter-Espionage (1942)

Pebrero 13, 2020 Ken Zimmerman JR. Film

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

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B Mga pelikula

Corsair (1931)

Enero 16, 2020 Ken Zimmerman JR. Film

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. Sa 1930, West and Morris again collaborated on his last classic, The Bat Whispers,

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Mga Pelikulang Tampok

Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

Disyembre 30, 2019 Ken Zimmerman JR. Film

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

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B Mga pelikula

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