Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)

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Chester Gould created the Dick Tracy comic strip in 1931. Originally published through the Detroit Metro, the strip moved to the Chicago Tribune where it made the paper and Gould rich through syndication. It was only a matter of time before Dick Tracy made his debut on the silver screen. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials

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Manassa Mauler Knocks Out Giant in 1919

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Mens du gør forskning, Jeg fandt dette billede af Manassa Mauler uddannelse for hans 4 juli, 1919 titel kamp med Jess Willard, World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard var en kæmpe af en mand, ved 6’06” og 235 pounds. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Men,

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Wire Thieves Dræb Policeman

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Inden fredag, April 7, 1916, var over, Lewis brødrene ville dræbe to St. Louis Politibetjente, John McKenna og William Dillon. McKenna var den første til at falde, da han afbrød brødrene forsøger at stjæle ledning, a valuable commodity during World War I. The brothers would kill Dillon, while he investigated McKenna’s murder. The St. Louis Police Department assigned

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Den spanske Cape Mystery (1935)

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Den spanske Cape Mystery (1935) er en tilpasning af en af ​​Ellery Queen-romanerne. To fætre, Frederic Dannay og Manfred Lee, der skrev en række kriminalromaner under pseudonymet titelrollen. I denne film, Ellery dronning tager en ferie til Californien med sin ven Dommer Macklin. Selvfølgelig, de er ikke længe inde i deres

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The Mad Doctor Meets the Somnambulist

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What happens is the first commercially successful art film. Kabinettet af Dr.. Caligari (1920) was released in January 1920 becoming a German and international sensation. It marked the beginning of the German film revival during the 1920s The German Expressionist Movement in German art strongly influenced this film. Expressionist painters drew buildings sloped at odd angles, oddly shaped furniture,

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