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Posts about “B” filmes, the first film shown on a double bill.
Em agosto 2, 1947, Máximo M. King Productions lançou Killer Dill (1947), um filme policial em que o lutador profissional Mike Mazurki interpreta “Little Joe”, um capanga jogando os dois lados de uma rivalidade de gangues. Stuart Erwin estrela como Johnny “Killer” Dill, designer e vendedora de lingerie, quem as pessoas confundem com um gangster. Depois de acidentalmente se envolver em uma guerra de gangues, sua
Empresas de radiodifusão fossem à procura de conteúdo durante os primeiros dias da televisão. Além de filmes mais antigos e algumas produções da empresa de radiodifusão, esportes eram uma fonte de programação para muitas estações de televisão. 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
Em outubro 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
Em novembro 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). Neste filme, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Mrs. Stack suspects Dr. Jannery, who operates her hospital, of negligence in the death of
Columbia Pictures’ série Lone Wolf, estrelado Warren Williams como Michael colhedor, é uma das minhas favoritas “B” série de filmes. Williams jogou o ladrão de jóias afável, que de alguma forma sempre acaba ajudando a polícia a resolver uma série de crimes. Contra-Espionagem (1942) começa com Lanyard roubar principais planos secretos de Sir Stafford Hart está a salvo. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to the scene
Republic Pictures produced many quality movie serials in the 1930s and 1940s. One of their finer offerings was Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), a twelve chapter serial (link de afiliado) based on the popular comic book super hero. Captain Marvel is known as Shazam today. Billy Batson, played by Frank Coghlan, Jr., accompanies the Malcolm Expedition to Siam. While searching an
Em outubro 24, 1941, Monogram Pictures released Spooks Run Wild starring the East Side Kids and Bela Lugosi. At this point in his career, Bela Lugosi was relegated to “B” filmes. He played in several films with the East Side Kids, which were all enjoyable if not exactly classic cinema. Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall e Bobby Jordan jogar os líderes
Em janeiro de 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
Em dezembro de 1, 1944, Universal Pictures released the latest horror film in the Frankenstein series, House of Frankenstein, with an all-star cast. Boris Karloff, who originally played Frankenstein’s monster, returns to the series as the mad scientist Dr. Niemann. An earthquake releases him and his hunchbacked assistant Daniel from prison. Dr.. Niemann intends to exact revenge on the men who
Meia-noite Manhunt (1945) situa-se num museu de cera, onde um ladrão morreu após ser baleado em seu apartamento. Making his way to the wax museum, the man was the subject of a police manhunt for stolen diamonds. Two reporters are vying for the story and trying to solve the case before the police do. A secret agent played