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Sa December 1, 1944, Universal Pictures released the latest horror film in the Frankenstein series, House of Frankenstein, with an all-star cast. Boris Karloff, who originally played Frankenstein’s monster, returns to the series as the mad scientist Dr. Niemann. An earthquake releases him and his hunchbacked assistant Daniel from prison. Dr. Niemann intends to exact revenge on the men who
Sa Enero 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927). The German film company produced a science fiction class, which still holds up today. On the Internet Movie Database website (IMDB), users rate it 8.3 out of 10 stars. It is #104 on the Top 250. In a theme society has wrestled with since the beginning of the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released After The Thin Man (1936), the sequel to the popular Thin Man (1934), on Christmas Day 1936. The film is one of 14 films William Powell and Myrna Loy made together. Powell and Loy play Dashiell Hammet’s characters Nick and Nora Charles respectively. Nick Charles formerly worked as a private detective before marrying the wealthy heiress Nora.
Fritz Lang ginawa isa sa kanyang mga unang bahagi ng krimen pelikula sa 1922. Nakadirekta Siya Dr. Mabuse: Gambler Ang (1922), kung saan tumatakbo ang humigit-kumulang na apat na oras at tatlumpung minuto. Sinasabi nito ang kuwento ng Dr. Mabuse, isang propesor ng saykoanalisis. Siya din ang nangunguna ng isang kriminal na ring sa magkaroon ng amag ng Professor Moriarty mula sa serye Sherlock Holmes. In his multiple
Midnight Manhunt (1945) is set in a wax museum, where a thief has died after being shot in his apartment. Making his way to the wax museum, the man was the subject of a police manhunt for stolen diamonds. Two reporters are vying for the story and trying to solve the case before the police do. A secret agent played
Sa Mayo 11, 1931, Fritz Lang’s classic film M (affiliate link) ay inilabas sa Berlin, Alemanya. Bukod sa pagiging sa karamihan ng mga listahan para sa tuktok 100 pelikula ng lahat ng oras, Fritz Lang believed his finest film was M (1931). Ang pelikula ay ang kuwento ng isang serye ng mga bata murders na nagaganap sa Berlin. The police are determined to catch the killer
During the Golden Age of Radio, the Shadow was a crusading crime fighter named Lamont Cranston. In this 1933 English film produced by Real Arts Productions, the Shadow is a villainous murderer and blackmailer. The film opens up with the Shadow demanding payment from a famous lawyer. The Shadow promises to expose the lawyer who can’t pay. Facing exposure and
Charlie Chan sa Wax Museum (1940) paglalagay ng star Sidney Toler bilang Charlie Chan ay ang aking mga paboritong Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan ay naghahanap para sa isang mamamatay-tao sa isang waks museo. 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
Sa Enero 10, 1940, Rowland V. Lee released his low-budget feature film The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) through United Artists. Rowland V. Lee started directing films in 1920 and would make 59 films before retiring in 1945. Sa ganitong film, Louis Hayward plays The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmund Dantes, JR. Namana ng Konde ang pera ng kanyang ama at ang
Ang gorilya (1939) ay isang comedy-misteryo “B” film paglalagay ng star ang Ritz Brothers, Joseph Calleia, Béla Lugosi at Lionell Atwill. Film ay nagawa sa pamamagitan ng pandalawampu-Century Fox bago sila tumigil sa paggawa “B” mga pelikula, the first film on a double bill. The Ritz Brothers were active between 1925 and the 1960s, when Al Ritz the oldest brother passed away. The brothers made