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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 affiljat) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values
Il-Camel Black (1931) is the oldest surviving Charlie Chan film (link affiljat) starring Warner Oland. It was the second film in the series for Fox Films. L-ewwel, third, fourth and fifth films are lost although a Spanish language version of Charlie Chan Carries On (Eran Trece, 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 fil-Mużew Wax (1940) starring Sidney TOLER bħala Charlie Chan huwa favorit film Charlie Chan tiegħi. Charlie Chan huwa tiftix għal assassini fil-mużew xama. Il-mużew xama hija fuq quddiem għal kirurgu tal-plastik, li bidliet l-apparenza tal-kriminali mfittxija għal prezz. The surgeon Dr. Cream, played by C. Henry Gordon, also hosts
Eran Trece (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 fil-Panama (1940) stilla Sidney TOLER bħala Spettur Charlie Chan. F'dan il-film, Spettur Chan huwa fuq il-traċċa ta 'l-spy Riner. Riner beħsiebu jwettaq att ta 'sabotaġġ, meta l-flotta Amerikana tgħaddi mill-kanal. Spettur Chan esperjenzi sitwazzjoni mhux tas-soltu, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
This movie is the first in a series (link affiljat) of six films from Monogram Pictures released between 1938 u 1940. The series was a “B” formula film offering. The film would have been shown first on a double bill. The first five films starred Boris Karloff as Mr. James Lee Wong, while in the sixth film Keye Luke portrayed
Max Linder (1883-1925) mibnija Film Studio il Pathé "fl-1900s kmieni. Linder’s comedy influenced Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd u 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
Dak li jiġri huwa l-ewwel film arti suċċess kummerċjalment (link affiljat). Il-Kabinett ta 'Dr. Caligari (1920) kien rilaxxat f'Jannar 1920 issir sensazzjoni Ġermaniż u internazzjonali. 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 affiljat). It is an adaptation of the novel (link affiljat) bl-istess isem, miktuba minn 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