Devolucións Topper (1941)

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En marzo 21, 1941, United Artists released the third Topper film (enlace de afiliado), Devolucións Topper (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, desempeñado pola

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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 fixo unha decisión moi grave o día da elección 1904. El anunciou, tras ser elixido para a presidencia no seu propio dereito tras ascender á oficina despois do asasinato de William McKinley que non estaba a competir a un novo mandato en 1908. Roosevelt servira case un mandato completo antes da súa elección como McKinley foi asasinado en setembro 1901.

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Expresionismo e Nosferatu (1922)

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En marzo 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau lanzado Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu (affilaite link) was Murnau’s adaptation of the Dracula novel by 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.

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British Intelligence (1940)

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En xaneiro de 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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