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An lóistéara: A Scéal na Ceo Londain (1927) Is é ceann de na scannáin go luath adh Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock filmed an adaptation of the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock stiúrthóir an scannáin i 1926. It was released in February 1927 i Londain. It did not make it to the United States until
Sherlock Holmes i Péarla Báis (1944) Is é an naoú cheithre scannáin starring sa tsraith Basil Rathbone mar Sherlock Holmes. Sa scannán seo, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, a bhí ag 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
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
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) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better
Tá roinnt de na sean-scannáin Basil Rathbone mar Sherlock Holmes ar fáil le déanaí ar DVDanna agus ar sruthú. The Universal series, is well done for a “B” sraith scannán. This film would have warmed the audience up for the main feature like Double Indemnity (1944). Sa The Scarlet Claw (1944), Sherlock Holmes, played by Rathbone, is in Quebec,
Cad a tharlaíonn é an chéad scannán ealaíne tráchtála rathúil. An Comh-Aireachta an Dr. Caligari (1920) scaoileadh i mí Eanáir 1920 bheith ina ceint na Gearmáine agus idirnáisiúnta. It marked the beginning of the German film revival during the 1920s The German Expressionist Movement in German art strongly influenced this film. Tharraing péintéirí Eispriseanachais foirgnimh le fána corruillinneacha, oddly shaped furniture,
“B” films resulted from Hollywood distribution companies implementing a double bill or two movies screening strategy at theaters they owned. Nuair a thug ar an Spealadh Mór lucht scannán chun tús scannáin idir forgoing 1930 agus 1932, Hollywood studios, a rialú go fóill a tháirgeadh agus a dháileadh, 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) 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