Dick Tracy, Detective (1945)

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RKO Pictures trouxo o personaxe de cómics Dick Tracy á pantalla grande en decembro 1, 1945. Mentres a película é, en definitiva, un “B” filme feito para ser o primeiro en tocar dúas veces, inda sería de interese para os moitos fans do cómic populares. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit

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The Bashful Bachelor (1942)

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En 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. Nesta película (enlace de afiliado), longtime bachelor Lum Edwards wants to become a hero

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Double Cross (1941)

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En xuño 27, 1941, Producer’s Releasing Corporation (PRC) released Double Cross (1941). The film is a starring vehicle for Kane Richmond, who displays his usual rugged toughness backed up by intelligence. Nesta película, Richmond plays Police Officer Jim Murray, the son of a Police Captain. At the beginning of the film, Jim Murray’s friend Steve Bronson, another police officer,

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Palooka (1934)

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En xaneiro de 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, lévao

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Frankie Darro en irlandés Sorte (1939)

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Frankie Darro e Mantan Moreland foron colocados xuntos por primeira vez neste Locatários internacionais, Ltd (Fotos do monograma) película, Sorte irlandesa (1939). Na película (enlace de afiliado), Frankie Darro pezas “Buzzy” O'Brien, un cargador de hotel, mentres Mantan Moreland é Jefferson, o porteiro do hotel. “De Buzzy” father was a police officer killed in the line of duty. “Buzzy” wants to be

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Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941)

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En decembro de 27, 1941, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of the fourth Dick Tracy serial, Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941). Once again, Ralph Byrd played Detective Dick Tracy. In this series, Dick Tracy works with “The Commission” to attack crime but suspects one of the members of the commission is the mysterious Ghost. The Ghost’s henchman Lucifer, played

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Lum and Abner Come to Film

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A partir de 1931 para 1954, Lum and Abner occupied a spot among the most popular shows during the Old Time Radio era. Chester Lauck and Norris Goff attended the University of Arkansas together. Lauck and Goff later developed their show Lum and Abner based on life in Arkansas. The show struck a cord with many listeners. My wife’s grandmother once told

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The Phantom (1931)

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En novembro 1, 1931, Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures released The Phantom (1931), a low-budget thriller. The film opens with a death row inmates escape from the prison on the day of his execution. After he jumps from the prison wall to the top of the train, a plane with a rope ladder picks up the prisoner. While the opening sounds

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