Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Post about classic films and films related to combat sports and history.
In the first of the three Shadow films from Monogram Pictures starring Kane Richomond, a number of citizens have fallen from windows to their death. Two of the men seemingly commit suicide in front of Lamont Cranston, the Shadow, and Inspector Cordonna played by Joseph Crehan. Crehan was a character actor who often played policeman in films such as The
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) is de derde van twaalf Universal Picture producties van de Sherlock Holmes franchise. Basil Rathbone en Nigel Bruce starred als Holmes en Watson respectievelijk in twee films van Twentieth-Century Fox en twaalf meer voor Universal Pictures. Deze film wordt opnieuw ingesteld in de jaren 1940. Holmes and Watson have traveled to Washington, D.c. to keep secret
Charlie Chan bij Treasure Island (1939) is de derde Twentieth-Century Fox film met Sidney Toler als Charlie Chan. Inspecteur Chan en Jimmy Chan, gespeeld door Victor Sen Yung, vliegen naar de Wereldtentoonstelling van San Francisco in 1939 als de film opent. De hobbelige rit maakt Jimmy erg nerveus. Ook op de vlucht zit Charlie's vriend Paul Essex, played
Gevaarlijke Geld (1946) is de tweede aan Charlie Chan film met Sidney Toler van Monogram Pictures duren. Na de dood van Sidney Toler's, Roland Winters zou de rol voor negen meer films te nemen. Deze film laat ons toe om Toler uitbeelding van Inspecteur Chan voor bijna de laatste keer waarderen. This film was the tenth for Monogram and his twenty-first portrayal
Vrek (1935) is Twickenham Studios versie van de Charles Dickens’ klassiek, A Christmas Carol. Seymour Hicks speelt Ebenezer Scrooge, de gierige eigenaar van een Londense bedrijf. Hij maakt gebruik van een assistent genaamd Bob Cratchit. Scrooge zal uiteindelijk voldoen aan drie geesten op kerstavond, 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 de negende van de veertien films in de serie met in de hoofdrol Basil Rathbone als Sherlock Holmes. In deze film, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, gespeeld door Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. Hij wordt bij zijn misdaden geholpen door handlangers Naomi Drake en 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) on December 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
A number of the old Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes movies have recently become available on DVDs and 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 The Scarlet Claw (1944), Sherlock Holmes, played by Rathbone, is in Quebec,
Wat er gebeurt is de eerste commercieel succesvolle kunstfilm. Het kabinet van Dr.. Caligari (1920) werd uitgebracht in januari 1920 steeds een Duitse en internationale sensatie. 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,