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Posts about “B” mga pelikula, the first film shown on a double bill.
During the Golden Age of Radio, the Shadow was a crusading crime fighter named Lamont Cranston. In this 1933 English film produced by Real Arts Productions, the Shadow is a villainous murderer and blackmailer. The film opens up with the Shadow demanding payment from a famous lawyer. The Shadow promises to expose the lawyer who can’t pay. Facing exposure and
Charlie Chan sa Wax Museum (1940) paglalagay ng star Sidney Toler bilang Charlie Chan ay ang aking mga paboritong Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan ay naghahanap para sa isang mamamatay-tao sa isang waks museo. The wax museum is a front for a plastic surgeon, who changes the appearance of wanted criminals for a price. The surgeon Dr. Cream, played by C. Henry Gordon, also
Ang gorilya (1939) ay isang comedy-misteryo “B” film paglalagay ng star ang Ritz Brothers, Joseph Calleia, Béla Lugosi at Lionell Atwill. Film ay nagawa sa pamamagitan ng pandalawampu-Century Fox bago sila tumigil sa paggawa “B” mga pelikula, the first film on a double bill. The Ritz Brothers were active between 1925 and the 1960s, when Al Ritz the oldest brother passed away. The brothers made
Ang Vampire Bat (1933) ay isang genre baluktot film paglalagay ng star Lionel Atwill. Para baga, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, isang maikling pelikula nilalayong maging ang pampagana para sa pangunahing pelikula sa isang double kuwenta. Majestic Pictures produced the film, which was directed by Frank R.
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone returns as Holmes in the eleventh of fourteen turns as the English sleuth. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “Ang isang” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. After they
Sa Marso 16, 1945, Universal Pictures released The House of Fear (1945), the eighth of twelve Sherlock Holmes films produced by the studio. Basil Rathbone returned as Holmes for the tenth time. Rathbone played Sherlock Holmes twice for Twentieth Century – Fox before Universal started producing the series. Despite its late entry into the series, ang pelikula (affiliate link) stands
Universal Pictures released the thirteenth of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on February 1, 1946. Twentieth Century-Fox produced the first two films. Universal produced the final 12 mga pelikula. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs hires Holmes to protect the
Sa Mayo 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). It was welcome news for fans of the franchise although Chester Gould was a notable exception. Gould created the Tracy character for the comic page of the Detroit Mirror. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. Gould
The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) ay adaptasyon ng isa sa mga nobelang Ellery Queen. Two cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, who wrote a number of detective novels under the pseudonym of the title character. Sa ganitong film, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. Oo naman, hindi sila matagal sa kanilang
Chester Gould nilikha ang Dick Tracy comic strip sa 1931. Orihinal na nai-publish sa pamamagitan ng Detroit Metro, strip inilipat sa Chicago Tribune kung saan ito ginawa ang papel at Gould mayaman sa pamamagitan ng syndication. Ito ay lamang ng isang bagay ng oras bago Dick Tracy ginawa ang kanyang debut sa screen pilak. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials