Dangerous Money (1946)

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Dangerous Money (1946) is the second to last Charlie Chan film starring Sidney Toler from Monogram Pictures. After Sidney Toler’s death, Roland Winters would take over the role for nine more films. This film (affiliate länk) allows us to appreciate Toler’s portrayal of Inspector Chan for close to the last time. This film was the tenth for Monogram and his

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Hart’s Face Beats Up Johnson’s Fist

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On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. After 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. He also entered as one of

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Den gorilla (1939)

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Den gorilla (1939) är en komedi-mysterium “B” film (affiliate länk) starring the Ritz Brothers, Joseph Calleia, Bela Lugosi och Lionell Atwill. Filmen är producerad av Twentieth-Century Fox innan de sluta göra “B” filmer, the first film on a double bill. The Ritz Brothers var verksamma mellan 1925 och 1960-talet, when Al Ritz the oldest brother passed away. Den

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The Woman in Green (1945)

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The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes (affiliate länk) produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone returns as Holmes in the eleventh of fourteen turns as the English sleuth. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women.

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The Bat (1926)

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Roland V. West köpt rättigheterna och regisserade The Bat (1926) (affiliate länk), ett av de första “gamla mörka hus” mysterier för United Artist in 1926. Arthur Edeson var filmfotograf för både denna film och den gamla mörka hus (1932), som har liknande expressionistiska element. Båda filmerna anges i stora herrgårdar, som har sett bättre dagar. Nyckeln

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