“Terrible” Terry Beats Dixon for Title

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On January 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a

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House of Frankenstein (1944)

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On December 1, 1944, Universal Pictures released the latest horror film in the Frankenstein series, House of Frankenstein, with an all-star cast. Boris Karloff, who originally played Frankenstein’s monster, returns to the series as the mad scientist Dr. Niemann. An earthquake releases him and his hunchbacked assistant Daniel from prison. Dr. Niemann intends to exact revenge on the men who

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Legend of Chief Két Toll

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On December 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feather belépett a

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One Body Too Many (1944)

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On Thanksgiving Weekend 1944, Paramount Pictures released One Body Too Many, a comedy-mystery film starring Jack Haley. Haley famously played the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939). The film also starred Jean Parker, Lyle Talbot, Douglas Fowley and Bela Lugosi in supporting roles. Az One Body Too Many a milliomos Cyrus J.-vel kezdődik. Rutherford örökösei összegyűltek, hogy meghallgassák a

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William Muldoon Prepares to Be Champion

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-Ben 1880, William Muldoon would become World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the Greco-Roman style after defeating Thiebaud Bauer, the reigning champion. Before he would accomplish this feat, Muldoon had to pay his dues and prepare for the title tilt with Bauer. -Ben 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former

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Gentleman Jim KOs Boston Strong Boy

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John L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “The Boston Strong Boy” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, John L.

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Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931)

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Szintén ismert, az alvó bíboros, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) az első Sherlock Holmes film főszereplője Arthur Wontner a címszerepet. A film, egy fiatal férfi, aki már megcsalta a hídon, hogy visszanyerje az elvesztett vagyon. Professor Moriarty használja az információt, hogy megpróbálja zsarolni a fiatalember Ronald Adair, ábrázolja Leslie Perrins.

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Expresszionizmus Nosferatuban (1922)

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Március 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau Nosferatu megjelent (1922). Nosferatu volt Murnau adaptációja a Drakula regény Bram Stoker. Murnau elhanyagolt, hogy megvásárolja a jogot, hogy a film a történetet Stoker ingatlan, amely szinte vezetett ez a film, hogy elveszett a film nézői. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture. A

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