Sherlock Holmes’ Malalang Oras (1931)

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Kilala rin sa The sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Malalang Oras (1931) ay ang unang Sherlock Holmes pelikula paglalagay ng star Arthur Wontner sa papel pamagat. Film Ang silbi sa isang binata, sino ay Pandaraya sa tulay upang makuhang muli ang kanyang nawalang kayamanan. Propesor Moriarty ay gumagamit ng impormasyon sa pagtatangkang pangunguwalta sa pamamagitan ng pananakot ang binata Ronald Adair, portrayed sa pamamagitan ng Leslie Perrins.

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Streetcar Strike Claims First Victim

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Sa Miyerkules, Mayo 9, 1900, sa ikalawang araw ng St. Louis trambya Strike, isang ligaw na hayop bullet pinatay Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, isang Digmaang Espanyol-Amerikano beterano, ay nanonood ng isang strike sa pagmumuling-sigla sa kanto ng Finney at N. Taylor Avenue. Sa panahon ng pagmumuling-sigla, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

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Expressionism sa Nosferatu (1922)

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Sa Marso 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau released Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau napapabayaan upang bumili ng mga karapatan sa film ang kuwento mula sa estate Stoker ni, na halos na humantong sa film na ito na nawala sa pelikula ng mga manonood. Matagumpay na sued balo Stoker ni Murnau at ang German film kumpanya na ginawa sa larawan sa paggalaw. Ang

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Murder at the Baskervilles (1937)

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Arthur Wontner is arguably the best film portrayer of Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). The film was released in the United Kingdom in 1937 but was not released in America until January 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the

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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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The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935)

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I wanted to write about one of my favorite movies, The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935). It is an adaptation of the novel by the same name, written by Baroness Orczy. The film (affiliate link) pag-aalala ng isang English na kapantay, who risks his life by saving French aristocrats from the guillotine. Ang kuwento ay kumplikado sa pamamagitan ng katotohanan na ang kapantay ay ikinasal

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Ghost of the Old Castle

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Sa Septyembre 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Louis’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. Ang St. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Louis’ South

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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 “Taguan mula sa hangin” 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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