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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) è uno dei primi Productions Novecento in serie Bulldog Drummond. Questo film potrebbe essere considerato un lungometraggio con Ronald Colman nel ruolo del protagonista. Successivamente film Bulldog Drummond con John Howard erano “B” cinema. Bulldog Drummond has just attended the marriage of his best friend Algie, portrayed by Charles Butterworth.
Agosto 5, 1938, Paramount Pictures released another film in the Bulldog Drummond series (link di affiliazione) 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 anni. Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) was the fourth film (link di affiliazione) starring Wheeler and Woolsey. Set in Paris during World War I, Half Shot at Sunrise tells the
Columbia Pictures released Night of Terror (1933) aprile 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 questo film (link di affiliazione), 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) (link di affiliazione) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to
Aprile 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Moto “B” film. Sig.. Moto in Danger Island inizia con Mr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. Sig.. Moto, 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. Sig.. Moto
The Trap (1946) is the last Charlie Chan film (link di affiliazione) 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 “Non. 2 Son Jimmy”. Toler was deathly ill during the filming, so Jimmy and Birmingham Brown, played by Mantan Moreland, handle
Da 1931 a 1954, Lum and Abner occupied a spot among the most popular shows during the Old Time Radio era. Chester Lauck and Norris Goff attended the University of Arkansas together. Lauck and Goff later developed their show Lum and Abner based on life in Arkansas. The show struck a cord with many listeners. My wife’s grandmother once told
The Vampire Bat (1933) is a genre bending film (link di affiliazione) starring Lionel Atwill. Apparentemente, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, un cortometraggio vuole essere l'antipasto per il film principale su un doppio disegno di legge. Majestic Pictures ha prodotto il film, which was directed by
Gennaio 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) (link di affiliazione). 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 su 10 stars. It is #104 on the Top 250. In a theme society has wrestled with since the beginning