Corsário (1931)

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Roland V. West directed fourteen films in his career. Critics consider three of his films to be excellent. West directed the silent thriller The Bat in 1926. West directed his most acclaimed film, Alibi (1929), which resulted in an Oscar nomination for his friend Chester Morris. En 1930, West and Morris again collaborated on his last classic, The Bat Whispers,

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Evan “O Estrangulador” Lewis Dispoñible

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. En xaneiro de 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to

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Xefe Desmond nabs Par de Pantalóns

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William Desmond prendeu moitos ladróns durante a súa 17 anos de carreira como St. Louis Xefe de Detectives. Desenvolveu unha reputación nacional como “O Ladrón de Taker”. O luns, Outubro 15, 1900, Xefe Desmond quedou coas pantalóns de un ladrón, pero non o propio ladrón. Jonas Washington entrou no curro de Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets

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Presidente e Vice-confronte home violento

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En agosto 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty descuberto Willis Garner burglarizing o cargo de Schickle, Harrison e Compañía Ferro Howard en 912 S. TWELFTH Street en St. Louis, Missouri. A empresa de ferro empregada Garner, que xogou un martelo na cabeza de Doherty. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his

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