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 was the transitional heavyweight prize fighting champion. 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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Dick Tracy contre le gang (1947)

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Dick Tracy contre le gang (1947) is one of the final entries (affiliate link) in “B” série de films. RKO Pictures a pris le relais de la série Republic Pictures, qui a sorti les feuilletons Dick Tracy origine à la fin des années 1930 et au début des années 1940. RKO Pictures sorti le film en salles le Septembre 26, 1947. RKO apporté Boris Karloff à jouer Gruesome, one

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La 1904 Attempted St. Louis Jail Break

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George Collins, le second braqueur de banque impliquée dans l'Union, MO vol de banque sur Décembre 26, 1902, tenté d'échapper à la St. Louis prison en Janvier 1904. En plus de travailler avec les autres prisonniers sur faire un trou dans le mur de la prison, il a également arrangé avec un gardien de prison pour avoir scies contrebande à lui. Collins intended to use

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House of Fear (1945)

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Sur Mars 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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Julius Johann Peter (1875-1961)

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Julius “Oncle Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Oncle 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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