Louise Brooks në rastin Canary Vrasje (1929)

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The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Megjithatë, the Paramount Studio executive thought it would be better as a talking picture. The studio delayed the release until they could add sound to the film. The addition of sound was not without its challenges. Për fat të keq, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, kishte

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Evan “Strangler” Lewis Available

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: Wrestler më frikë e shekullit 19. Evan Lewis ishte një ekspert të kualifikuar paraqitjes gjatë legjitime epokës profesionale mundje edhe pse ai ka marrë pjesë në një çift i paracaktuar ndeshjet. Në janar 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “mbyt Sorakichi për të

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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Në shtator 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. They sent him to a Washington asylum

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Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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John L. Sullivan ishte kalimtar njeri shumë i rëndësishëm kampion çmimin luftuar. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was

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Sam McVey’s Big Right Hand

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Sam McVey tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows

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Zyrtar dhe Zëvendës Perballoni Man dhunshme

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Më gusht 31, 1901, Night Roje William Doherty zbuluar Willis Garner burglarizing zyrën e Schickle, Harrison dhe Howard Kompania Hekuri në 912 S. Dymbëdhjeti Rruga në St. Louis, Misuri. Kompania hekur punësuar Garner, i cili hodhi një çekiç në kokë Doherty. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his

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Saloon vështira në Deep Morgan

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Në tetor 6, 1890, berberet lokale Luther Duncan dhe Bob Henderson u largua për në N. 11th Rruga për të zgjidhur një grindje. Kjo zonë e St. Louis ishte i njohur si “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, bie shtëpive dhe të vështira afrikano-amerikanëve veturë në qytet, I fortë’ Veturë. Të dy Duncan dhe Henderson ishin berberet e zezë, who worked in

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