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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
अक्टूबर को 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (affiliate link), 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
I’ve been on an Alan Ladd kick lately. When I was still in college, I watched a number of Alan Ladd films one summer. I’ve been watching them over again the last few weeks on Amazon Prime. I’ll share some of these films over the next few months. The first film I watched was Thunder in the East (1951) starring
I’m continuing with watching some old Alan Ladd movies that I first saw thirty years ago on American Movie Classics (AMC), when they showed classic movies. I recently watched Appointment with Danger (1950), which was as entertaining as I remembered it. Paramount Pictures released Appointment with Danger (affiliate link) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United
Bulldog Drummond’s Secret Police (1939) is the second-to-last Bulldog Drummond film (affiliate link) starring John Howard as Drummond. Drummond is once again preparing for his marriage to Phyllis Clavering. As usual, the marriage plans are disrupted by the revelations of Professor Downey regarding Rockingham Towers, the Drummond Estates. The treasure of an English king is hidden in the catacombs underneath
अगस्त पर 19, 1943, Columbia Pictures released Passport to Suez (1943). Warren William plays Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, for the final time in this film (affiliate link). The film opens in Alexandria, Egypt, where Lanyard has just arrived. Lanyard meets up with his old friend Johnny Booth, a successful cafe’ owner. तथापि, Lanyard’s real purpose is a mission for
जॉन हावर्ड में बुलडॉग Drummond भूमिका संभाल लिया 1937, यह बन गया जब एक “बी” पैरामाउंट पिक्चर्स के लिए फिल्म मताधिकार. पैरामाउंट औसत से अधिक उत्पादन की गुणवत्ता बीमाकृत “बी” चलचित्र. श्रृंखला सामान्य गुणवत्ता की तुलना में अपने उच्च जिसके परिणामस्वरूप अधिक सक्षम अभिनेताओं और अभिनेत्रियों था. बुलडॉग Drummond गिरफ्तार (1939) (affiliate link) was released on January 11, 1939. Besides the
Monogram Pictures released Behind the Mask (1946), the second of three films (affiliate link) based on the popular Shadow radio program, on May 25, 1946. “बी” Film leading actor Kane Richmond returns as Lamont Cranston, the alter ego of the mysterious Shadow. The film begins by following the activities a blackmailing newspaper reporter Jeff Mann, played by James Cardwell. बाद
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were a Broadway comedy team before transitioning to films in 1929. Before Robert Woolsey’s untimely death in 1938, Wheeler and Woolsey made 24 films in 8 साल. Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) was the fourth film (affiliate link) starring Wheeler and Woolsey. Set in Paris during World War I, Half Shot at Sunrise tells the
RKO चित्र दिसंबर को बड़े परदे के लिए डिक ट्रेसी कॉमिक स्ट्रिप चरित्र लाया 1, 1945. फिल्म निश्चित रूप से है जबकि एक “बी” फिल्म डबल बिल पर पहले होने का मतलब, यह अभी भी लोकप्रिय कॉमिक स्ट्रिप के कई प्रशंसकों के हित के लिए हो गया होता. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “बी” फिल्म श्रृंखला. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) (affiliate link) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to