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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
The series of the Charlie Chan films starring Warner Oland were probably the strongest films in the Charlie Chan series. Sidney Toler made several good films also but eventually the series would become low-budget “B” films produced by Monogram Pictures. Secret Charlie Chan yn (1936) (cyswllt Affiliate) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values
Mae'r Camel Du (1931) is the oldest surviving Charlie Chan film (cyswllt Affiliate) starring Warner Oland. Yr oedd yr ail ffilm yn y gyfres ar gyfer Fox Films. Y cyntaf, trydydd, pedwerydd a'r pumed ffilmiau yn cael eu colli er bod fersiwn iaith Sbaeneg o Charlie Chan Yn cynnal ar (Tri ar ddeg yn, 1931) yn bodoli. The Black Camel was released on June 21, 1931.
Clywais am Chang Apana mewn featurette ar un o'r setiau Charlie Chan DVD. I knew a real life detective inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. I did not know who the man was. Chang Apana was that man. Chang Apana (born Ah Ping Chang) ar Ragfyr 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan is my favorite Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan is searching for a murderer in a wax museum. The wax museum is a front for a plastic surgeon, who changes the appearance of wanted criminals for a price. The surgeon Dr. Cream, played by C. Henry Gordon, also hosts
Tri ar ddeg yn (1931) is the Spanish language version of Charlie Chan Carries On. Charlie Chan Carries On has not survived or at least has not been found yet, so this film (affliliate link) gives us our only look at the lost film. While it was based on the same story, the film had a completely different cast. Charlie Chan does
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) stars Sidney Toler as Inspector Charlie Chan. Yn y ffilm hon, Inspector Chan is on the trail of the spy Riner. Riner intends to carry out an act of sabotage, when the American fleet passes through the canal. Inspector Chan experiences an unusual situation, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
This movie is the first in a series (cyswllt Affiliate) of six films from Monogram Pictures released between 1938 a 1940. The series was a “B” formula film offering. Byddai'r ffilm wedi cael eu dangos yn gyntaf ar rhaglen ddwbl. Y pum ffilm cyntaf serennu Boris Karloff fel Mr. James Lee Wong, tra yn y ffilm chweched KEYE Luke portreadu
Max Linder (1883-1925) built the Pathe’ Film Studio in the early 1900s. Linder’s comedy influenced Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton. Linder is largely unknown today because his biggest film successes were in the 1910s. Most of his films are considered lost. Film fans today have the benefit of resources like the Internet Archive, which has a number of
What happens is the first commercially successful art film (cyswllt Affiliate). The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) was released in January 1920 becoming a German and international sensation. It marked the beginning of a German film revival during the 1920s The German Expressionist Movement in German art strongly influenced this film. Expressionist paintings were known for buildings sloped at
While it may not be on classic film lists, I love The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) (cyswllt Affiliate). It is an adaptation of the novel (cyswllt Affiliate) gan yr un enw, a ysgrifennwyd gan y Farwnes Orczy. The film concerns an English gentleman, who risks his life to save French aristocrats from the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney married Marguerite, a French woman with