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Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) is the third of twelve Universal Picture productions of the Sherlock Holmes franchise. Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce starred as Holmes and Watson respectively in two films for Twentieth-Century Fox and twelve more for Universal Pictures. This film is again set in the 1940s. Holmes and Watson have traveled to Washington, D.C. to keep secret
Charlie Chan på Treasure Island (1939) är den tredje Twentieth-Century Fox film från Sidney Toler som Charlie Chan. Inspektör Chan och Jimmy Chan, spelad av Victor Sen Yung, flyger till världsutställningen i San Francisco i 1939 när filmen öppnar. Den omak gör Jimmy väldigt nervös. Med på flyget är också Charlies vän Paul Essex, played
På julafton, 1937, the second Mr. Moto film, Thank You, Herr. Moto (1937) staring Peter Lorre, debuted. International Agent Mr. Moto strives to protect Chinese cultural treasures from international criminals. The Seven Scrolls will reveal the hiding place for the Tomb of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan’s warriors reportedly buried great treasure with their dead leader. Herr. Moto’s friend Prince
Dangerous Money (1946) is the second to last Charlie Chan film starring Sidney Toler from Monogram Pictures. After Sidney Toler’s death, Roland Winters would take over the role for nine more films. This film allows us to appreciate Toler’s portrayal of Inspector Chan for close to the last time. This film was the tenth for Monogram and his twenty-first portrayal
På April 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Moto “B” filmer. Herr. Moto in Danger Island begins with Mr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. Herr. 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. Herr. Moto
In the sixth of eight Mr. Moto films released between 1937 och 1939, Interpol police officer Kentaro Moto pursues a group of international saboteurs. Twentieth Century – Fox Film Corporation released Mr. Moto’s Last Warning (1939) (affiliate länk) on January 20, 1939. Peter Lorre returns as the cerebral but deadly Mr. Moto. Ricardo Cortez plays Fabian the Great, a ventriloquist,
Scrooge (1935) är Twickenham Studios version av Charles Dickens’ klassisk, A Christmas Carol. Seymour Hicks spelar ebenezerscrooge, den snåla ägare av en London företag. Han använder en assistent vid namn Bob Cratchit. Scrooge kommer så småningom träffas tre spöken på julafton, 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. I denna film, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, played by Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. Han får hjälp i sina brott av medbrottslingarna Naomi Drake och The
Jag hörde först talas om Chang Apana i en featurette på en av Charlie Chan dvd-uppsättningar. 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) 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 hemlighet (1936) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better