Sherlock Holmes’ Hora Nefasta (1931)

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Also known at The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Hora Nefasta (1931) é a primeira película Sherlock Holmes, protagonizada por Arthur Wontner no papel-título. A película trata dun home novo, que está a facer trampas na ponte para recuperar a súa fortuna perdida. Profesor Moriarty usa a información nun intento de chantagear o mozo Ronald Adair, interpretado por Leslie Perrins.

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Expresionismo en Nosferatu (1922)

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En marzo 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau lanzado Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu foi a adaptación de Murnau da novela Drácula de Bram Stoker. Murnau esqueceu de mercar os dereitos para filmar a historia da propiedade de Stoker, que case levou a esta película que está a ser perdido para filmes os espectadores. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture. O

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William Muldoon Promotes Health System

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In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,

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Julius Johannpeter (1875-1961)

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Julius “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Uncle Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Sotavento” 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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