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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
אויף דעצעמבער 5, 1932, K.B.S. Productions released a Hollywood murder mystery (affiliate link) starring three members of the Dracula (1931) film for Universal Studios. David Manners, Bela Lugosi and Edward Van Sloan all played prominent roles in The Death Kiss (1932). Myles Brent is a leading man acting in a scene where his character will be killed. A woman walks
The first Mr. Moto film starring Peter Lorre as Japanese jujitsu expert Kentaro Moto sees Mr. Moto tracking down a smuggling ring leader. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation released Think Fast, מר. באַוועגונג (1937) אויף יולי 27, 1937. Peter Lorre would play Mr. Moto seven more times for Twentieth Century – Fox. מר. Moto disguises himself as a peddler and
The Penguin Pool Murder (1932) is the first of three films starring Edna May Oliver as Hildegard Withers, a school teacher, and James Gleason as Police Inspector Oscar Piper. Hildegard Withers was a character created by Stuart Palmer. Withers uses her above average intelligence and observation skills to assist Inspector Piper. The film begins in the office of stock broker
לאַוראַ (1944) is the story of an ambitious young woman pulled into the middle of a murder investigation by both amorous suitors and jealous women. Laura Hunt, געשילדערט דורך גענע טיערניי, is an advertising executive about to marry a shiftless seducer, Shelby Carpenter, portrayed by Vincent Price. To complicate matters, her aunt Anne Treadwell is in love with the seducer
אויף מאַרץ 21, 1941, United Artists released the third Topper film (affiliate link), Topper Returns (1941). Roland Young plays Cosmo Topper, a middle aged businessman with the unique gift of seeing ghosts stuck in this world. This film is set in a large country home. The film begins with Gail Richards, played by Joan Blondell, and Ann Carrington, געשפילט דורך
Murder by the Clock (1931) was a YouTube recommendation I watched over my recent vacation. The film starts pretty slowly but was interesting by the end. Murder by the Clock only runs 75 מינוט, so it easily watched in one sitting. The film tells the story of the widow Mrs. Endicott, who knows her life is coming to an end,
אויף נאוועמבער 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). אין דעם פילם, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, מרס. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. מרס. Stack suspects Dr. Jannery, who operates her hospital, of negligence in the death of
אויף נאוועמבער 30, 1940, קאָלאָמביע פּיקטורעס באפרייט דער ערשטער פון זיבן עלערי קווין פילמס סטאַרינג ראַלף בעלאַמי ווי עלערי קווין. עלערי איז דער זון פון ינספּעקטאָר קווין, די טשיף פון ניו יארק דיטעקטיווז. עלערי איז אַ נאָוועליסט, וואס אויך אַסיס זיין פאטער מיט סאַלווינג קריימז. אין עלערי קווין, בעל דעטעקטיווע (1940), a health guru has committed suicide but Ellery Queen
רקאָ פּיקטורעס געבראכט די דיק טרייסי קאָמיש פּאַס כאַראַקטער צו די גרויס פאַרשטעלן אויף דעצעמבער 1, 1945. בשעת די פילם איז באשטימט אַ “ב” פילם מענט צו זיין ערשטער אויף די טאָפּל רעכענונג, עס נאָך וואָלט האָבן שוין פון אינטערעס צו די פילע פאַנס פון די פאָלקס קאָמיקער פּאַס. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
אויף מאי 17, 1941, Twentieth Century – Fox released the third and last Inspector Hornleigh feature film, Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It. The series blends comedy and crime drama to create a unique product. Gordon Harker plays Inspector Hornleigh, while Alistair Sims reprises his role as Sgt. Bingham. דעם פילם (affiliate link) opens with Inspector Hornleigh dictating his memoirs to