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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. Rúnda Charlie Chan ar (1936) (nasc affiliate) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values
An Camel Dubh (1931) is the oldest surviving Charlie Chan film (nasc affiliate) starring Warner Oland. Ba é an dara scannán sa tsraith Fox Films. An chéad, tríú, ceathrú agus an cúigiú scannáin atá caillte cé Déanann leagan Spáinnis teanga Charlie Chan ar an (Déag a bhí, 1931) Níl ann. The Black Camel was released on June 21, 1931.
Chuala mé an chéad faoi Chang Apana i featurette ar cheann de na sraitheanna 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 December 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
Charlie Chan ag an Músaem céir (1940) starring Sidney Toler mar go bhfuil Charlie Chan mo scannán is fearr leat Charlie Chan. Charlie Chan ag cuardach le haghaidh dúnmharfóir i músaem céir. Is é an músaem céir tosaigh do Máinlia plaisteach, a athraíonn an chuma ar choirpigh ag iarraidh ar phraghas. The surgeon Dr. Cream, played by C. Henry Gordon, also hosts
Déag a bhí (1931) Is é an leagan teanga na Spáinne Charlie Chan Déanann Ar. Charlie Chan Déanann nach bhfuil ar mhair nó ar a laghad nach bhfuil curtha ar fáil go fóill, so this film (affliliate link) gives us our only look at the lost film. Cé go raibh sé bunaithe ar an scéal céanna, the film had a completely different cast. Charlie Chan does
Charlie Chan i Panama (1940) réaltaí Sidney Toler mar Chigire Charlie Chan. Sa scannán seo, Tá Cigire Chan ar an rian na Spy RINER. Ar intinn RINER a dhéanamh gníomh sabotage, nuair a théann an gcabhlach Mheiriceá tríd an chanáil. Taithí Cigire Chan staid neamhghnách, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
This movie is the first in a series (nasc affiliate) of six films from Monogram Pictures released between 1938 agus 1940. The series was a “B” formula film offering. The film would have been shown first on a double bill. The first five films starred Boris Karloff as Mr. James Lee Wong, while in the sixth film Keye Luke portrayed
Max Linder (1883-1925) tógadh an Pathe 'Scannán Stiúideo sna 1900s luatha. Linder’s comedy influenced Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd agus 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
Cad a tharlaíonn é an chéad scannán ealaíne tráchtála rathúil (nasc affiliate). An Comh-Aireachta an Dr. Caligari (1920) scaoileadh i mí Eanáir 1920 bheith ina ceint na Gearmáine agus idirnáisiúnta. 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) (nasc affiliate). It is an adaptation of the novel (nasc affiliate) ag an ainm céanna, scríofa ag Banbharún 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