Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Plaas oor klassieke films en films wat verband hou met gevegsport en geskiedenis.
Die Spaanse Cape Mystery (1935) is 'n verwerking van een van die Ellery Queen-romans. Twee neefs, Frederic Dannay en Manfred Lee, wat 'n aantal speurder romans onder die skuilnaam van die titel karakter geskryf. In hierdie film, Ellery Queen neem 'n vakansie na Kalifornië saam met sy vriend Regter Macklin. Natuurlik, hulle is nie lank in hul
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) is one of the five Sherlock Holmes films starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott adapted the Sherlock Holmes novel The Valley of Fear but added to the story to give Professor Moriarty and Col. Sebastian Moran roles in the story. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
I’m continuing with watching some old Alan Ladd movies that I first saw thirty years ago on American Movie Classics (AMC), when they showed classic movies. I recently watched Appointment with Danger (1950), which was as entertaining as I remembered it. Paramount Pictures het Appointment with Danger vrygestel (Koste skakel) in London in 1950 maar het dit nie in die Verenigde State vrygestel nie
In the second surviving Sherlock Holmes film (Koste skakel) hoofrol Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, twee misdadigers tronk ontsnap. Hulle is op soek na wraak te neem op die manne, wat dubbele gekruis een van die misdadigers, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls het twee van die bewaarders van sy tronk waar 'n groot fortuin is versteek. Die bewaarders vind die skat, have a
Chester Gould created the Dick Tracy comic strip in 1931. Originally published through the Detroit Metro, the strip moved to the Chicago Tribune where it made the paper and Gould rich through syndication. It was only a matter of time before Dick Tracy made his debut on the silver screen. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials
Ook bekend na die slapende kardinaal, Sherlock Holmes’ Noodlottige Uur (1931) is die eerste Sherlock Holmes film hoofrol Arthur Wontner in die titelrol. Die film handel oor 'n jong man, wat is bedrog by die brug sy verlore rykdom te herwin. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Terwyl 'n paar akteurs gespeel Charlie Chan voor Warner Oland en 'n paar uitgebeeld Inspekteur Chan na Roland Winters, die hoof van die Earl Derr Biggers’ Charlie Chan film aanpassings plaasgevind tussen 1931 te 1949. Warner Oland begin speel Charlie Chan in die swart Camel (1931). Na sy dood, Sidney Toler started playing the role of Charlie Chan in the
On February 26, 1943, RKO Pictures released the third film based on the popular Lum and Abner radio show. Two Weeks To Live (1943) stars Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody. Lauck and Goff, who also wrote the show, played the characters on radio beginning in 1931. The show began as a 15 minute radio
Roland V. West gekoop het die regte en gerig The Bat (1926), een van die eerste “ou donker huis” raaisels vir die Verenigde kunstenaar in 1926. Arthur Edeson was die regisseur van beide hierdie film en die ou donker huis (1932), wat soortgelyke Ekspressionistiese elemente deel. Albei films is opgeneem in groot huise, wat beter dae gesien het. The key to the
Peter Lorre reprises his role as Mr. Kentaro Moto, Interpol Agent, in Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938). James Tinling directed this film and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1937). Tinling’s participation caused Lorre to portray Mr. Moto more like Inspector Chan with a little jujitsu thrown in. In hierdie film, Mnr. Moto gee 'n kriminele ondersoekklas aan verskeie ontluikende ondersoekers, insluitend