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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. Charlie Chan’s Secret (1936) (lyen afilye) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values
Chamo nan Nwa (1931) is the oldest surviving Charlie Chan film (lyen afilye) starring Warner Oland. It was the second film in the series for Fox Films. Premye a, third, fourth and fifth films are lost although a Spanish language version of Charlie Chan Carries On (Yo te Trèz, 1931) does exist. The Black Camel was released on June 21, 1931.
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) on December 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan is my favorite Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan is searching for a murderer in a wax museum. 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
Yo te Trèz (1931) se vèsyon an lang Panyòl nan Charlie Chan Pote Sou. Charlie Chan Pote Sou pa te siviv oswa omwen pa te jwenn ankò, so this film (affliliate link) gives us our only look at the lost film. Pandan ke li te baze sou menm istwa a, fim nan te gen yon jete konplètman diferan. Charlie Chan does
Charlie Chan nan Panama (1940) zetwal Sidney Toler kòm Enspektè Charlie Chan. Nan sa a fim, Enspektè Chan se sou santye an nan espyon la Riner. Riner gen entansyon pote soti nan yon zak sabotaj, lè flòt Ameriken an pase nan kannal la. Enspektè Chan fè eksperyans yon sitiyasyon etranj, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
This movie is the first in a series (lyen afilye) of six films from Monogram Pictures released between 1938 ak 1940. The series was a “B” formula film offering. Ta fim nan yo te montre premye sou yon bòdwo doub. Senk premye fim sa yo joue Boris Karloff kòm Mr. James Lee Wong, while in the sixth film Keye Luke portrayed
Max Linder (1883-1925) bati Pathe la 'Film Studio nan kòmansman ane 1900 yo. Linder’s comedy influenced Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd ak buste 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
Kisa k ap pase se premye Commerce siksè fim nan atizay (lyen afilye). Kabinè a nan Dr. Caligari (1920) te lage nan mwa janvye 1920 vin tounen yon sansasyon Alman ak entènasyonal. 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) (lyen afilye). It is an adaptation of the novel (lyen afilye) pa menm non yo, ekri pa Baroness 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