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Sepanyol Cape Misteri (1935) adalah adaptasi daripada salah satu novel Ellery Queen. Dua sepupu, Frederic Dannay dan Manfred Lee, yang menulis beberapa novel detektif di bawah nama samaran watak tajuk. Dalam filem ini, Ellery Queen mengambil bercuti ke California dengan rakannya Hakim Macklin. Sudah tentu, mereka tidak lama ke dalam mereka
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 released Appointment with Danger (link affiliate) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United
In the second surviving Sherlock Holmes film (link affiliate) starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, dua penjenayah telah melarikan diri penjara. Mereka sedang mencari untuk membalas dendam ke atas lelaki, yang dua kali melintasi seorang penjenayah, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls memberitahu dua daripada warden penjara beliau di mana kekayaan yang besar disembunyikan. The wardens find the treasure, 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
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 kepada 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. Barat membeli hak dan diarahkan The Bat (1926), salah satu yang pertama “rumah gelap lama” misteri untuk United Artist dalam 1926. Arthur Edeson adalah Sinematografer untuk kedua-dua filem ini dan The Old Dark House (1932), yang berkongsi elemen Ekspresionis sama. Kedua-dua filem-filem yang ditetapkan di rumah-rumah besar, yang telah melihat hari yang lebih baik. 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. Dalam filem ini, Encik. Moto mengajar kelas penyiasatan jenayah kepada beberapa penyiasat baru termasuk