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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) (link di affiliazione) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values
Il cammello nero (1931) is the oldest surviving Charlie Chan film (link di affiliazione) interpretato da Warner Oland. E 'stato il secondo film della serie per Fox Films. Il primo, terzo, fourth and fifth films are lost although a Spanish language version of Charlie Chan Carries On (Tredici erano, 1931) non esiste. 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) dicembre 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
Charlie Chan al Museo delle Cere (1940) starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan is my favorite Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan è alla ricerca di un assassino in un museo delle cere. Il museo delle cere è un fronte di un chirurgo plastico, che cambia l'aspetto dei criminali ricercati per un prezzo. Il chirurgo Dr. Crema, played by C. Henry Gordon, also hosts
Tredici erano (1931) is the Spanish language version of Charlie Chan Carries On. Charlie Chan Carries On has not survived or at least has not been found yet, so this film (affliliate link) gives us our only look at the lost film. While it was based on the same story, the film had a completely different cast. Charlie Chan does
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) stelle Sidney Toler come ispettore Charlie Chan. In questo film, Ispettore Chan è sulle tracce della spia Riner. Riner intende effettuare un atto di sabotaggio, quando la flotta americana passa attraverso il canale. L'ispettore Chan vive una situazione insolita, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
This movie is the first in a series (link di affiliazione) of six films from Monogram Pictures released between 1938 e 1940. The series was a “B” formula film offering. Il film sarebbe stato mostrato prima su un doppio disegno di legge. I primi cinque film recitato Boris Karloff come l'onorevole. James Lee Wong, while in the sixth film Keye Luke portrayed
Max Linder (1883-1925) costruito il Pathe 'Film Studio nel 1900. Linder’s comedy influenced Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd e 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
Quello che succede è il primo film d'arte di successo commerciale (link di affiliazione). Il gabinetto del dottor. Caligari (1920) è stato rilasciato nel mese di gennaio 1920 diventando una sensazione tedesca e internazionale. 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) (link di affiliazione). It is an adaptation of the novel (link di affiliazione) con lo stesso nome, scritto da 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