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Nel primo dei tre film Ombra di Monogram Pictures con protagonista Kane Richomond, un certo numero di cittadini sono caduti dalle finestre della loro morte. Due degli uomini apparentemente suicidano di fronte a Lamont Cranston, l'ombra, e l'ispettore Cordonna interpretato da Joseph Crehan. Crehan was a character actor who often played policeman in films such as The
Sherlock Holmes a Washington (1943) è il terzo di dodici produzioni Immagine Universale del franchise di Sherlock Holmes. Basil Rathbone e Nigel Bruce interpretato il ruolo di Holmes e Watson, rispettivamente in due film per la Twentieth-Century Fox e più dodici per la Universal Pictures. Questo film viene messo di nuovo nel 1940. Holmes and Watson have traveled to Washington, D.C. to keep secret
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) is the third Twentieth-Century Fox film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. L'ispettore Chan e Jimmy Chan, interpretato da Victor Sen Yung, stanno volando all'Esposizione Mondiale di San Francisco 1939 all'inizio del film. The bumpy ride is making Jimmy very nervous. Sul volo c'è anche l'amico di Charlie, Paul Essex, played
Denaro Dangerous (1946) è il penultimo film di Charlie Chan interpretato da Sidney Toler da Monogram Pictures. Dopo la morte di Sidney Toler, Roland Winters avrebbe preso il ruolo per ulteriori nove film. Questo film ci permette di apprezzare il ritratto di Toler dell'ispettore Chan per quasi l'ultima volta. This film was the tenth for Monogram and his twenty-first portrayal
Scrooge (1935) is Twickenham Studios version of the Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol. Seymour Hicks plays Ebenezer Scrooge, the miserly owner of a London business. He employs an assistant named Bob Cratchit. Scrooge will eventually meet three ghosts on Christmas Eve, who will cause a miraculous change in Scrooge’s attitude towards Christmas and his assistant. Seymour Hicks was born
Sherlock Holmes in The Pearl of Death (1944) is the ninth of fourteen movies in the series starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. In questo film, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, played by Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. He is aided in his crimes by accomplices Naomi Drake and The
I first heard about Chang Apana in a featurette on one of the Charlie Chan DVD sets. I knew a real life detective inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. I did not know who the man was. Chang Apana was that man. Chang Apana (born Ah Ping Chang) dicembre 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
The series of the Charlie Chan films starring Warner Oland were probably the strongest films in the Charlie Chan series. Sidney Toler made several good films also but eventually the series would become low-budget “B” films produced by Monogram Pictures. Charlie Chan’s Secret (1936) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better
Alcuni vecchi film di Basil Rathbone nei panni di Sherlock Holmes sono diventati recentemente disponibili su DVD e streaming. The Universal series, is well done for a “B” film series. This film would have warmed the audience up for the main feature like Double Indemnity (1944). In The Scarlet Claw (1944), Sherlock Holmes, played by Rathbone, is in Quebec,
Quello che succede è il primo film d'arte di successo commerciale. Il gabinetto del dottor. Caligari (1920) è stato rilasciato nel mese di gennaio 1920 diventando una sensazione tedesca e internazionale. It marked the beginning of the German film revival during the 1920s The German Expressionist Movement in German art strongly influenced this film. Expressionist painters drew buildings sloped at odd angles, oddly shaped furniture,