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Stanar: Priča o londonskoj magli (1927) je jedan od Alfreda Hitchcocka ranih nijemih filmova. Hitchcock filmed an adaptation of the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock režirao film u 1926. It was released in February 1927 u Londonu. It did not make it to the United States until
Sherlock Holmes u Pearl of Death (1944) je deveta od četrnaest filmova u seriji glumi Basil Rathbone kao Sherlock Holmes. U tom filmu, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, played by 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
Prvi put sam čuo o Chang Apana u featurette na jednom od Charlie Chan DVD seta. 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 Apàça (born Ah Ping Chang) on 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. Charlie Chan’s Secret (1936) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better
A number of the old Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes movies have recently become available on DVDs and streaming. The Universal series, is well done for a “B” film series. This film would have warmed the audience up for the main feature like Double Indemnity (1944). In the The Scarlet Claw (1944), Sherlock Holmes, played by Rathbone, is in Quebec,
Ono što se događa je prvi komercijalno uspješan art film. Kabinet dr.. Caligari (1920) objavljen je u siječnju 1920 postao njemački i međunarodna senzacija. It marked the beginning of the German film revival during the 1920s The German Expressionist Movement in German art strongly influenced this film. Expressionist painters drew buildings sloped at odd angles, oddly shaped furniture,
“B” films resulted from Hollywood distribution companies implementing a double bill or two movies screening strategy at theaters they owned. Kad je Velika depresija dovela filmske onaj koji ide za početak forgoing filmova između 1930 i 1932, Hollywood studios, koja još uvijek kontrolira proizvodnju i distribuciju, 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) Louis Feuillade drugi film adaptacija popularne serije zločina Marcell Allain i Pierre Souvestre. Rene Navarre igra ulogu Fantômas i njegovih brojnih pseudonime. Edmund Breon glumi inspektora Juve. George Melchior igra ulogu Jerome Fandor, Mlada novinarka, koji pomaže Juve u svojim istraživanjima Fantômas. Juve i Fandor su
Max Linder (1883-1925) izgrađena je pathe 'filmski studio u ranim 1900-ih. Linder’s comedy influenced Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd i 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