Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 år, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at

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The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)

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Den January 27, 1939, Columbia Pictures released the first of the Lone Wolf films, The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939). Warren William plays the “Lone Wolf” Michael Lanyard, a former safe burglar and jewel thief. The film opens with two men kidnapping Lanyard off the streets of Washington, D.C. A mysterious man asks Lanyard to burglarize a safe but he

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Marvin Hart's Double Win

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I 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. På 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to

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Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947)

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Den maj 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd tilbage til Dick Tracy franchise i Dick Tracy dilemma (1947). Det var gode nyheder for fans af franchisen selv Chester Gould var en bemærkelsesværdig undtagelse. Gould skabte Tracy tegn for den komiske side af Detroit Mirror. Efter Chicago Tribune afhentet tegneserien for syndikering, det popularitet eksploderede. Gould

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Men, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of

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Are Vampire Bats Killing People?

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The Vampire Bat (1933) is a genre bending film (affiliate link) starring Lionel Atwill. Tilsyneladende, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, en kort film beregnet til at være appetitvækker for de vigtigste film på en dobbelt regning. Majestic Pictures producerede filmen, which was directed by

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