Dressed to Kill (1946)

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Dressed to Kill (1946) is the fourteenth and final Sherlock Holmes film (affiliate link) starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Universal Pictures released the last film in the series on June 7, 1946. Once World War II ended, the series returned to non-war related crime stories. Cyril Delevanti plays a thief serving at Dartmoor

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Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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John L. Sullivan war die Übergangs-Schwergewichts-Champion Kampfpreis. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was

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House of Fear (1945)

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Im März 16, 1945, Universal Pictures released The House of Fear (1945), the eighth of twelve Sherlock Holmes films (affiliate link) produced by the studio. Basil Rathbone returned as Holmes for the tenth time. Rathbone played Sherlock Holmes twice for Twentieth Century – Fox before Universal started producing the series. Despite its late entry into the series, the film stands

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Paddy Ryan Wins The Title

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Die wenigen Menschen, die über die Preisboxer Paddy Ryan wissen, kennen ihn wahrscheinlich als John L. Sullivan Opfer. Sullivan schlug Ryan für den Schwergewichts-Meisterschaft in Berufsboxkampf 1882. Ryan was a good fighter in his own right though. Ryan was born on March 15, 1851 in Irland. Seine Familie emigrierte nach Troja, New York. Ryan was known through out his

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Julius Johannpeter (1875-1961)

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Julius “Onkel Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Onkel Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee had the challenge of raising her two-year-old son Gilbert as a single

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