Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
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. Charlie Chans Geheimnis (1936) (affiliate link) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values
The Black Camel (1931) is the oldest surviving Charlie Chan film (affiliate link) starring Warner Oland. Es war der zweite Film in der Reihe für Fox Filme. Die erste, dritte, vierten und fünften Filme sind verloren, obwohl eine spanische Sprachversion von Charlie Chan Carries On (Dreizehn waren, 1931) nicht vorhanden. The Black Camel was released on June 21, 1931.
Ich zum ersten Mal auf einem der Charlie Chan DVD-Sets gehört zu Chang Apana in einem Featurette. 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) am Dezember 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
Charlie Chan im Wachsfigurenkabinett (1940) mit Sidney Toler als Charlie Chan ist mein Lieblings Charlie-Chan-Film. Charlie Chan ist auf der Suche nach einem Mörder in einem Wachsmuseum. 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
Dreizehn waren (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) Sterne Sidney Toler als Inspektor Charlie Chan. In diesem Film, Inspektor Chan ist auf der Spur des Spionage Riner. Riner durchführen will, ein Akt der Sabotage, wenn die amerikanische Flotte durch den Kanal gelangt. Inspektor Chan erlebt eine ungewöhnliche Situation, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
This movie is the first in a series (affiliate link) of six films from Monogram Pictures released between 1938 und 1940. The series was a “B” formula film offering. Der Film würde zuerst auf einer Doppel-Rechnung gezeigt worden sind,. Die ersten fünf Filmen zu sehen wie Herr Boris Karloff. James Lee Wong, während in der sechsten Film Keye Luke dargestellt
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 (affiliate link). 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) (affiliate link). It is an adaptation of the novel (affiliate link) mit dem gleichen Namen, von Baroness Orczy geschrieben. 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