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Legacy posts about films from the silent and classic Hollywood film eras.
Buldog Drummond strike Bumalik (1934) ay isa sa mga unang bahagi ng ikadalawampu Century Productions sa serye buldog Drummond. Film na ito ay pa rin ang itinuturing na isang film na tampok sa Ronald Colman nangunguna papel. Mamaya buldog Drummond pelikula paglalagay ng star John Howard ay “B” mga pelikula. Buldog Drummond ay dinaluhan lang ang pag-aasawa ng kanyang matalik na kaibigan Algie, portrayed by Charles Butterworth.
Sa Agosto 5, 1938, Paramount Pictures released another film in the Bulldog Drummond series (affiliate link) 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 taon. Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) was the fourth film (affiliate link) 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. Sa ganitong film (affiliate link), 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) (affiliate link) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to
Sa Abril 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Paggalaw “B” movies. Mr. Moto in Danger Island begins with Mr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. Mr. Paggalaw, 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. Paggalaw
Trap ang (1946) is the last Charlie Chan film (affiliate link) starring Sidney Toler as Inspector Chan. Ang pang-onse ng labing-isang Charlie Chan pelikula na Toler ginawa para sa monogram Larawan, ito ay minamarkahan ang pagbabalik ng Victor Sen Yung bilang “Hindi. 2 Ang kanyang Jimmy”. Toler ay nakamamatay sakit sa panahon ng paggawa ng pelikula, kaya Jimmy at Birmingham Brown, -play sa pamamagitan ng Mantan Moreland, handle
Mula sa 1931 upang 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
Ang Vampire Bat (1933) is a genre bending film (affiliate link) starring Lionel Atwill. Para baga, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, isang maikling pelikula nilalayong maging ang pampagana para sa pangunahing pelikula sa isang double kuwenta. Majestic Pictures produced the film, which was directed by
Sa Enero 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) (affiliate link). 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 stars. It is #104 on the Top 250. In a theme society has wrestled with since the beginning