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Posts about “B” cinema, the first film shown on a double bill.
Ottobre 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men
Aziende Broadcast cercavano contenuti durante i primi giorni della televisione. Oltre vecchi film e alcune produzioni aziendali di trasmissione, sport erano una fonte di programmazione per molte stazioni televisive. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
Agosto 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, his
Sherlock Holmes di fronte alla morte (1943) è liberamente ispirato L'avventura del Musgrave Ritual. Il racconto è stato pubblicato su The Strand Magazine nel mese di maggio 1893. E 'stato poi compilato in Le memorie di Sherlock Holmes. Nella storia, il Musgrave Mansion ha tenuto un segreto che anche i suoi abitanti non sapeva. This film follows the same plot line
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) is the final entry in “B” film series. RKO Pictures took the series over from Republic Pictures, who released the original Dick Tracy serials in the late 1930s and early 1940s. RKO Pictures released the film to theaters on September 26, 1947. RKO brought Boris Karloff in to play Gruesome, one of Dick Tracy’s arch
Gennaio 29, 1940, First National Pictures, the Warner Brothers “B” film company, released the spy thriller British Intelligence (1940). The film is set in Britain during World War I. Released almost two years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the film showed that Hollywood and probably most of the countries sympathies were with Britain and the Allies. While British
Warner Baxter returns for a fourth time as Dr. Robert Ordway in The Crime Doctor’s Courage (1945). The newly married third wife of Gordon Carson asks Dr. Ordway to look into his first two wives’ mysterious deaths. Authorities declared both cases to be accidents. Kathleen Carson, played by Hillary Brooke, has begun to doubt the official verdict. Dr. Ordway arrives
RKO Pictures ha portato il personaggio dei fumetti di Dick Tracy sul grande schermo dicembre 1, 1945. Mentre il film è sicuramente un “B” pellicola vuole essere in primo luogo sul doppio disegno di legge, ancora sarebbe stato di interesse per i tanti fan del fumetto popolare. Chester Gould ha creato la striscia di ottobre 1931 for the Detroit
In marzo 19, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures released the second film starring the Old Time Radio comedy team Lum and Abner. The Bashful Bachelor (1942) starred Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody, the owners of the Jot’Em Down Store in Arkansas. In questo film (link di affiliazione), longtime bachelor Lum Edwards wants to become a hero
Gennaio 26, 1934, United Artists released Palooka (1934), a feature film based on the popular comic strip. Stuart Erwin plays Joe Palooka but Jimmy Durante steals the show as his manager Knobby Walsh. Joe Palooka is the son of former world boxing champion Pete Palooka. When Joe was a baby, his mother Mayme, played by Marjorie Rambeau, lo prende