La Pimpinela Escarlata

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While it may not be on classic film lists, I love The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) (enlace de afiliado). It is an adaptation of the novel (enlace de afiliado) by the same name, escrito por la baronesa 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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La 1953 Great St. Robo Louis Banco

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El viernes, Abril 24, 1953, tres hombres y un conductor de la partida intentaron robar el Banco de Southwest en la esquina de la avenida Southwest y S. Kingshighway Boulevard en San. Louis, MO. El St. Policía Louis frustró el robo, que se convirtió en el foco de un 1959 película, El Gran San. Robo Louis Banco. The film is now in the public domain. 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. At 35 years of age and nearly 300

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