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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s early silent films. Hitchcock filmed an adaptation of the Marie Belloc Lowndes story and play based on the Jack the Ripper murders. Hitchcock directed the film in 1926. It was released in February 1927 in London. It did not make it to the United States until
Sherlock Holmes of Death Pearl (1944) ir devītais četrpadsmit filmas no sērijas starring Basil Rathbone kā Šerloks Holmss. Šajā filmā, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, spēlē Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. Viņa noziegumos viņam palīdz līdzdalībnieki Naomi Dreika un The
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
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 Secret (1936) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better
Daudzas vecās Basil Rathbone kā Šerloka Holmsa filmas nesen ir kļuvušas pieejamas DVD un straumēšanai. The Universal series, is well done for a “B” filmu sērija. This film would have warmed the audience up for the main feature like Double Indemnity (1944). In Scarlet Claw (1944), Sherlock Holmes, spēlē Rathbone, ir Kvebekā,
Kas notiek, ir pirmais komerciāli veiksmīga mākslas filma. Dr kabinets. Caligari (1920) tika izlaists janvārī 1920 kļūstot Vācijas un starptautiskās sajūta. Tas iezīmēja vācu filmas atdzimšanas sākumu 1920. gados, vācu ekspresionistu kustība vācu mākslā spēcīgi ietekmēja šo filmu. Ekspresionistu gleznotāji uzzīmēja ēkas, kas slīpētas nepāra leņķos, oddly shaped furniture,
“B” films resulted from Hollywood distribution companies implementing a double bill or two movies screening strategy at theaters they owned. Kad Lielā depresija radīja filmu cienītāji, lai uzsāktu atteikšanos no filmas starp 1930 and 1932, Hollywood studios, , kas joprojām kontrolē ražošana un izplatīšana, 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) ir Louis Feuillade otrā filma pielāgošanu tautas noziedzības sērijas, Marcell Allain un Pierre Souvestre. Rene Navarra spēlē lomu Fantomas un viņa daudz pseidonīmi. Edmund Breon portretē Inspector Juve. George Melchior spēlē lomu Jerome Fandor, jauns žurnālists, kas palīdz Juve viņa izmeklēšanas Fantomas. Juve un Fandor ir
Max Linder (1883-1925) būvēts Pathé "kinostudiju jau 1900. Linder’s comedy influenced Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd un Buster Keaton. Linder is largely unknown today because his biggest film successes were in the 1910s. Most of his films are considered lost. Filmu fani šodien ir labā resursu, piemēram, interneta arhīvs, which has a number of