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Posts about films which played first on a double bill between 1931 и 1949.
Born Norman Edward Wescoatt in Hawaii on August 2, 1911, “Rusty” Wescoatt played football for the University of Hawaii before making his professional wrestling debut in Hawaii during 1933. Wescoatt was also a swimming champion. Wescoatt initially made more news for his swimming than his wrestling when he traveled to the continental United States in 1935. On Easter Sunday, Април
Bulldog Drummond’s Secret Police (1939) is the second-to-last Bulldog Drummond film (филиал на връзката) starring John Howard as Drummond. Drummond is once again preparing for his marriage to Phyllis Clavering. Както обикновено, the marriage plans are disrupted by the revelations of Professor Downey regarding Rockingham Towers, the Drummond Estates. The treasure of an English king is hidden in the catacombs underneath
На August 19, 1943, Columbia Pictures released Passport to Suez (1943). Warren William plays Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, for the final time in this film (филиал на връзката). The film opens in Alexandria, Egypt, where Lanyard has just arrived. Връзка за среща с приятеля си Джони Booth,,en,успешен кафе,,en,собственик,,en,реална цел Lanayard е на мисия за,,en, a successful cafe’ owner. Обаче, Lanyard’s real purpose is a mission for
John Howard took over the Bulldog Drummond role in 1937, when it became a “B” film franchise for Paramount Pictures. Paramount insured higher production quality than the average “B” филм. The series had more capable actors and actresses which resulted in its higher than normal quality. Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1939) (филиал на връзката) was released on January 11, 1939. Besides the
Monogram Pictures released Behind the Mask (1946), the second of three films (филиал на връзката) based on the popular Shadow radio program, on May 25, 1946. “B” Film leading actor Kane Richmond returns as Lamont Cranston, the alter ego of the mysterious Shadow. The film begins by following the activities a blackmailing newspaper reporter Jeff Mann, played by James Cardwell. След
RKO Pictures brought the Dick Tracy comic strip character to the big screen on December 1, 1945. While the film is definitely a “B” film meant to be first on the double bill, it still would have been of interest to the many fans of the popular comic strip. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” film series. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) (филиал на връзката) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to
На January 27, 1939, Columbia Pictures released the first of the Lone Wolf films, The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939). Warren William plays the “Lone Wolf” Michael Lanyard, a former safe burglar and jewel thief. The film opens with two men kidnapping Lanyard off the streets of Washington, D.C. A mysterious man asks Lanyard to burglarize a safe but he
On May 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). Това беше добра новина за феновете на поредицата въпреки Chester Gould беше забележително изключение. Gould създадена характера Tracy за комикс страницата на Детройт Mirror. След Чикаго Трибюн вдигна комикса за синдикация, това е популярността избухна. Gould
The Vampire Bat (1933) is a genre bending film (филиал на връзката) starring Lionel Atwill. Ostensibly, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, a short film meant to be the appetizer for the main film on a double bill. Majestic Pictures produced the film, which was directed by