Zbyszko Double Crosses Trio

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Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April 15, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn in one of the last shoot (not staged) professional wrestling matches in the United States. It was a shoot or legitimate match because Zbyszko double crossed the “Goldust Trio” luctando promotionem ac beat Munn pro the

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Edmundo Langford Sam KOs Battlin’ Jim Cicero

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Die martis, December 12, 1916, Edmundo Langford defendebant Sam “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, qui vicit McVea Februario a Sam 1916. Inter 1904 et 1919, African-American studiosissime pugiles et maxime, Edmundo Langford sicut Canada, aut nigrum, adhæsit invicem dimicantes “Orbis” pilae. Si enim album Pugnator pugna eorum et, ut fama erat, id solum ut develop suas

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Corsair (1931)

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Roland V. West directed fourteen films in his career. Critics consider three of his films to be excellent. West directed the silent thriller The Bat in 1926. West directed his most acclaimed film, Alibi (1929), which resulted in an Oscar nomination for his friend Chester Morris. In 1930, West and Morris again collaborated on his last classic, Susurrat vespertilionem,

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Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

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Republic Pictures produced many quality movie serials in the 1930s and 1940s. One of their finer offerings was Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), a twelve chapter serial (affiliate link) based on the popular comic book super hero. Captain Marvel is known as Shazam today. Billy Batson, played by Frank Coghlan, Jr, accompanies the Malcolm Expedition to Siam. While searching an

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Lewis Takes Title Back from Munn

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Eodem die Joe Stecher luctatus est Stanislaum Zbyszko pro recognito versione Gravis luctationis Mundi in St.. Ludovicus, Et “Strangulatam” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and

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Spooks Run Wild (1941)

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Octobris 24, 1941, Monogram Pictures released Spooks Run Wild starring the East Side Kids and Bela Lugosi. At this point in his career, Bela Lugosi was relegated to “B” ipsum. He played in several films with the East Side Kids, which were all enjoyable if not exactly classic cinema. Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and Bobby Jordan play the leaders

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