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The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Two cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, who wrote a number of detective novels under the pseudonym of the title character. Í þessari mynd, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. Of course, they are not long into their
Sigur 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. Verulegur hluti myndarinnar er endursögn á
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 gaf út Appointment with Danger (tengja hlekkur) in London in 1950 en gaf það ekki út í United
In the second surviving Sherlock Holmes film (tengja hlekkur) starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, tveir glæpamenn hafa sloppið fangelsi. Þeir eru að leita að nákvæmlega hefnd á mönnunum, sem tvöfaldur yfir einn af glæpamenn, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls sagt tvö af landverði fangelsi hans þar sem mikill örlög var falinn. The wardens find the treasure, have a
Chester Gould skapaði Dick Tracy grínisti ræma í 1931. Upphaflega birt í Detroit Metro, ræma flutti til Chicago Tribune þar sem það gerði pappír og Gould ríkur með fréttaskot. Það var aðeins spurning um tíma áður en Dick Tracy þreytti frumraun sína á hvíta tjaldinu. Ralph Byrd lék Dick Tracy í fjórum 15 chapter serials
Also known at The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) is the first Sherlock Holmes film starring Arthur Wontner in the title role. The film concerns a young man, who has been cheating at bridge to regain his lost wealth. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
While a few actors played Charlie Chan before Warner Oland and a few portrayed Inspector Chan after Roland Winters, the main body of Earl Derr Biggers’ Charlie Chan film adaptations occurred between 1931 til 1949. Warner Oland began playing Charlie Chan in The Black Camel (1931). After his death, 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 keypt rétt og beint kylfu (1926), eitt af fyrstu “gamla dökk hús” leyndardóma fyrir United listamaður í 1926. Arthur Edeson var kvikmyndatökumaður, bæði í kvikmynd og gamla Dark House (1932), sem deila svipuðum þætti expressjóníska. Báðar myndirnar eru settar í stórum Mansions, sem hafa séð betri daga. 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. Í þessari mynd, Mr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including