The Scarlet Pimpernel

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While it may not be on classic film lists, I love The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) (affiliate link). It is an adaptation of the novel (affiliate link) door de zelfde naam, geschreven door Barones 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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De 1953 Great St. Louis Bank Robbery

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Op vrijdag, April 24, 1953, drie mannen en een uitje chauffeur probeerde te beroven van de Southwest Bank op de hoek van Southwest Avenue en S. Kingshighway Boulevard in St. Louis, MO. De St. Louis De politie verijdelde de overval, waarbij de focus van een werd 1959 film, De Grote Sint. Louis Bank Robbery. De film is nu in het publieke domein. Fred W. Bowerman,

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Jack Johnson and The Fight of the Century

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Bij 35 years of age and nearly 300

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