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Quando Wladek Zbyszko viajou dos Estados Unidos para o Brasil para uma lucrativa turnê no
Quem é o maior lutador profissional legítimo a lutar nos Estados Unidos? Como
Em abril de 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novembro 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman
O Mistério do Cabo Espanhol (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Dois primos, Frederic Dannay e Manfred Lee, que escreveu uma série de romances policiais sob o pseudônimo da personagem-título. Neste filme, Ellery Queen é tirar umas férias para a Califórnia com seu amigo Juiz Macklin. Of course, they are not long into their
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
O triunfo de Sherlock Holmes (1935) é um dos cinco filmes de Sherlock Holmes, estrelado por Arthur Wontner como Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott adaptou o romance Sherlock Holmes The Valley of Fear, mas acrescentou à história para dar Professor Moriarty e Col. Papéis Sebastian Moran na história. Uma parte significativa do filme é a recontagem de
Em novembro 16, 1877, St. Louis Police Officer John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. The man later identified as Frank Rande entered Wright’s Pawnshop at about 9:30 A.M. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan
Em Janeiro de 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.
Paul Pons foi o campeão de wrestling greco-romano da França na década de 1890. Ele venceu um torneio no Folies Bergère, antes de vencer um torneio na Rússia 1898. Essas vitórias lhe permitiram conquistar o Campeonato Mundial de Luta Greco-Romana. Pons capitalizou essa notoriedade através da abertura de uma academia para lutadores de trem e homens fortes. Pons’ a vitória foi particularmente notável devido
Em 1934, Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd ended his criminal career in an East Liverpool, Ohio corn field after a shoot out with FBI agents and local law enforcement officers. However, in December 1925, he was inmate number 29078 at the Missouri Penitentiary. The 21-year-old Floyd had just been convicted of robbing the Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company main office
Em outubro 16, 1920, Special Officers Preston Anslyn and William A. Moller were following two burglars in the 3800 block of Juanita Avenue during a heavy fog. One or both burglars shot the officers from a gangway as they walked onto the lawn of a house, where they thought the burglars entered. The officers both suffered fatal wounds, que matou
I’m continuing with watching some old Alan Ladd movies that I first saw thirty years ago on American Movie Classics (AMC), when they showed classic movies. I recently watched Appointment with Danger (1950), which was as entertaining as I remembered it. Paramount Pictures released Appointment with Danger (link de afiliado) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United