Manassa Mauler Knocks Out Giant in 1919

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Wrth wneud ymchwil, Rwy'n dod o hyd y llun yma o'r hyfforddiant Manassa Mauler am ei 4 Gorffennaf, 1919 Teitl ymladd gyda Jess Willard, Hyrwyddwyr Bocsio Pwysau Trwm y Byd. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Roedd Willard yn gawr o ddyn yn 6’06” a 235 bunnoedd. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Fodd bynnag,,

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Mae'r Scarlet Pimpernel

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While it may not be on classic film lists, I love The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) (cyswllt Affiliate). It is an adaptation of the novel (cyswllt Affiliate) gan yr un enw, a ysgrifennwyd gan y Farwnes Orczy. The film concerns an English gentleman, who risks his life to save French aristocrats from the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney married Marguerite, a French woman with

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The Mad Doctor Meets the Somnambulist

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What happens is the first commercially successful art film (cyswllt Affiliate). The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) was released in January 1920 becoming a German and international sensation. It marked the beginning of a German film revival during the 1920s The German Expressionist Movement in German art strongly influenced this film. Expressionist paintings were known for buildings sloped at

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