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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Bulldog Drummond grèv tounen (1934) se youn nan byen bonè ventyèm syèk Productions yo ki nan seri a Bulldog Drummond. Ta fim sa a toujou ap konsidere kòm yon fim karakteristik ak Ronald Colman nan wòl nan plon. Apre sa Bulldog Drummond fim kòmanse John Howard te “B” fim. Bulldog Drummond has just attended the marriage of his best friend Algie, portrayed by Charles Butterworth.
Sou Out 5, 1938, Paramount Pictures released another film in the Bulldog Drummond series (lyen afilye) 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 ane. Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) was the fourth film (lyen afilye) starring Wheeler and Woolsey. Set in Paris during World War I, Half Shot at Sunrise tells the
Columbia Pictures released Night of Terror (1933) on 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. Nan sa a fim (lyen afilye), 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 series. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) (lyen afilye) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to
Sou Avril 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Mouvman “B” sinema. Mr. Pandan ke Pedreira konplè rechèch ak site sous prensipal yo. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. Mr. Mouvman, 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. Mr. Mouvman
Pèlen an (1946) is the last Charlie Chan film (lyen afilye) starring Sidney Toler as Inspector Chan. The eleventh of eleven Charlie Chan films that Toler made for Monogram Pictures, it marks the return of Victor Sen Yung as “Se pa. 2 Son Jimmy”. Toler was deathly ill during the filming, so Jimmy and Birmingham Brown, played by Mantan Moreland, handle
Soti nan 1931 to 1954, Lum ak Abnè okipe yon plas nan mitan montre yo ki pi popilè pandan epòk la Old Radyo Tan. Chester Lauck ak Norris Goff ale University of Arkansas ansanm. Lauck ak Goff pita devlope montre yo Lum ak Abnè ki baze sou lavi nan Arkansas. Montre nan frape yon kòd ak anpil koute. My wife’s grandmother once told
Vampire Bat nan (1933) is a genre bending film (lyen afilye) starring Lionel Atwill. Ofisyèlman, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, a short film meant to be the appetizer for the main film on a double bill. Majestic Pictures produced the film, which was directed by
Nan mwa janvye 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) (lyen afilye). The German film company produced a science fiction class, which still holds up today. On the Internet Movie Database website (Endb), users rate it 8.3 out of 10 zetwal. It is #104 on the Top 250. Nan yon tèm sosyete a lite ak depi kòmansman an