Topper Returns (1941)

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En marzo de 21, 1941, United Artists released the third Topper film (enlace de afiliado), Topper Returns (1941). Roland Young plays Cosmo Topper, a middle aged businessman with the unique gift of seeing ghosts stuck in this world. This film is set in a large country home. The film begins with Gail Richards, played by Joan Blondell, and Ann Carrington, interpretado por

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Wrestler Saves Drowning Priest

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George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. En agosto 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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Prelude to 1912 Elección Presidencial

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Theodore Roosevelt tomó una decisión fatídica en la jornada electoral 1904. Anunció después de ser elegido a la Presidencia por derecho propio después de ascender a la oficina en el asesinato de William McKinley que no se postularía para un nuevo mandato en 1908. Roosevelt had served almost a full term before his election as McKinley was assassinated in September 1901.

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Expresionismo y Nosferatu (1922)

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En marzo de 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau Nosferatu liberado (1922). Nosferatu (affilaite link) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. Murnau se olvidó de comprar los derechos para filmar la historia de la herencia de Stoker, que casi llevó a esta película que se perdió para filmar espectadores. La viuda de Stoker demandó con éxito a Murnau y la compañía cinematográfica alemana que produjo la película.

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British Intelligence (1940)

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En enero 29, 1940, First National Pictures, the Warner Brothers “B” film company, released the spy thriller British Intelligence (1940). The film (enlace de afiliado) is set in Britain during World War I. Released almost two years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the film showed that Hollywood and probably most of the countries sympathies were with Britain and the Allies.

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Heenan Loses to King in Last Bout

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John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “the Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight

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