Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) is een van die vroeë twintigste eeu Productions in die Bulldog Drummond reeks. Hierdie film nog steeds beskou as 'n funksie film met Ronald Colman in die hoofrol. Later Bulldog Drummond films hoofrol John Howard was “B” films. Bulldog Drummond has just attended the marriage of his best friend Algie, portrayed by Charles Butterworth.
Augustus 5, 1938, Paramount Pictures released another film in the Bulldog Drummond series (Koste skakel) starring John Howard as Drummond. Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938) is one of the best films in the series primarily due to a strong cast. Besides John Howard, Heather Angel returns as Drummond’s fiance’ Phyllis Clavering. She is joined by series regular H. B.
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were a Broadway comedy team before transitioning to films in 1929. Before Robert Woolsey’s untimely death in 1938, Wheeler and Woolsey made 24 films in 8 jaar. Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) was the fourth film (Koste skakel) starring Wheeler and Woolsey. Set in Paris during World War I, Half Shot at Sunrise tells the
Columbia Pictures released Night of Terror (1933) op April 24, 1933. Made before the enforcement of the Production Code, the film contained a couple of situations, which would not be allowed in a year or two. In hierdie film (Koste skakel), Mary Rinehart frequently kisses a man she is not engaged to but remains the heroine. A maniac is killing
Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” film-reeks. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) (Koste skakel) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to
Op April 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Motion “B” films. Mnr. Moto in Danger Island begin met mnr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. Mnr. Motion, played by Peter Lorre, and several passengers are watching a wrestling match. Twister McGurk, played by Warren Hymer, is wrestling Sailor Sam, played by Ward Bond. Mnr. Motion
The Trap (1946) is die laaste Charlie Chan-film (Koste skakel) met Sidney Toler as inspekteur Chan. The eleventh of eleven Charlie Chan films that Toler made for Monogram Pictures, it marks the return of Victor Sen Yung as “Nie. 2 Seun Jimmy”. Toler was deathly ill during the filming, so Jimmy and Birmingham Brown, played by Mantan Moreland, handle
Van 1931 te 1954, Lum en Abner besig om 'n plek onder die gewildste programme gedurende die Ou Tyd Radio era. Chester Lauck en Norris Goff het die Universiteit van Arkansas saam. Lauck en Goff later hul show Lum en Abner ontwikkel wat gebaseer is op die lewe in Arkansas. Die show geslaan 'n koord met baie luisteraars. My wife’s grandmother once told
Die Vampire Bat (1933) is a genre bending film (Koste skakel) starring Lionel Atwill. Oënskynlik, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, 'n kort film bedoel om die voorgereg vir die hoof film op 'n dubbel wetsontwerp te wees. Majestic Pictures produced the film, which was directed by
Januarie 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) (Koste skakel). The German film company produced a science fiction class, which still holds up today. On the Internet Movie Database website (IMDB), users rate it 8.3 out of 10 sterre. It is #104 on the Top 250. In a theme society has wrestled with since the beginning