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The Lodger: Une histoire de la London Fog (1927) est l'un des premiers films muets d'Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock filmed an adaptation of the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock a dirigé le film en 1926. It was released in February 1927 à Londres. It did not make it to the United States until
Sherlock Holmes dans The Pearl of Death (1944) est le neuvième des quatorze films de la série mettant en scène Basil Rathbone comme Sherlock Holmes. Dans ce film, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, joué par Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. He is aided in his crimes by accomplices Naomi Drake and The
I first heard about Chang Apana in a featurette on one of the Charlie Chan DVD sets. 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) sur Décembre 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
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 Chan’s Secret (1936) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better
Un certain nombre de vieux films de Basil Rathbone comme Sherlock Holmes sont récemment devenus disponibles sur DVD et en streaming. The Universal series, is well done for a “B” série de films. This film would have warmed the audience up for the main feature like Double Indemnity (1944). Dans la griffe écarlate (1944), Sherlock Holmes, played by Rathbone, is in Quebec,
Ce qui se passe est le premier film d'art succès commercial. Le Cabinet du Dr. Caligari (1920) a été publié en Janvier 1920 devenir une sensation allemande et internationale. Il a marqué le début du renouveau du film allemand dans les années 1920, le mouvement expressionniste allemand de l'art allemand a fortement influencé ce film. Les peintres expressionnistes ont attiré des bâtiments en pente aux angles étranges, oddly shaped furniture,
“B” films resulted from Hollywood distribution companies implementing a double bill or two movies screening strategy at theaters they owned. Lorsque la Grande Dépression a conduit les cinéphiles à commencer renoncer films entre 1930 and 1932, Hollywood studios, qui contrôle toujours la production et de la distribution, came up with the idea of showing two films back-to-back to give customers more bang for their
Being both a fan and film historian, I was aware of Sunset Blvd.‘s reputation in film circles. Billy Wilder’s 1950 film tells the sad story of a forgotten silent film star Norma Desmond. William Holden is a screen writer, who stumbles upon her crumbling mansion and agrees to help fix her screenplay. Norma believes the screenplay will lead to a
Juve vs. Fantomas (1913) is Louis Feuillade’s second film adaptation of the popular crime series by Marcell Allain and Pierre Souvestre. Rene Navarre plays the role of Fantomas and his many aliases. Edmund Breon portrays Inspector Juve. George Melchior plays the role of Jerome Fandor, a young journalist, who assists Juve in his investigations of Fantomas. Juve and Fandor are
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