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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 released Appointment with Danger (affiliate link) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United
I den anden overlevende Sherlock Holmes-film (affiliate link) starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, to forbrydere er flygtet fængsel. De søger at hævne på de mænd, der dobbelt krydsede en af de kriminelle, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls fortalte to af vagterne i hans fængsel, hvor en stor formue blev skjult. The wardens find the treasure, har en
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
Også kendt på The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) er den første Sherlock Holmes film stjernespækket Arthur Wontner i titelrollen. Filmen omhandler en ung mand, der har været snyd på broen for at genvinde sin tabte formue. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Mens nogle skuespillere spillede Charlie Chan før Warner Oland og et par portrætteret Inspector Chan efter Roland Winters, hoveddelen af Earl Derr Biggers’ Charlie Chan film tilpasninger fandt sted mellem 1931 til 1949. Warner Oland begyndte at spille Charlie Chan i The Black Camel (1931). Efter hans død, 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 købte rettighederne og instrueret The Bat (1926), en af de første “gamle mørke hus” mysterier for United Artist in 1926. Arthur Edeson var filmfotograf for både denne film og Den Gamle Mørk House (1932), der deler lignende ekspressionistiske elementer. Begge film er i store palæer, which have seen better days. The key to the
On September 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). Filmen (affiliate link) fortæller historien om sergent Alvin C. York, a reluctant World War I hero from the small town of Pall Mall, Tennessee. Western film veteran Gary Cooper stars as Sergeant York. Filmen begynder med kontrasten fra en søndagsgudstjeneste og den
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) is loosely based on The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual. The short story was published in The Strand Magazine during May 1893. It was later compiled in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. In the story, the Musgrave Mansion held a secret that even it’s inhabitants did not know. This film follows the same plot line
I’ve been on an Alan Ladd kick lately. When I was still in college, I watched a number of Alan Ladd films one summer. I’ve been watching them over again the last few weeks on Amazon Prime. I’ll share some of these films over the next few months. The first film I watched was Thunder in the East (1951) starring