Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Posts about “B” films, the first film shown on a double bill.
Sherlock Holmes na Silaha Siri (1942) is the second of the Universal film versions of the stories and the fourth movie starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Lionell Atwill inafanya kuonekana kama Dr. Moriart This movie is set during the early years of World War II, when Holmes sneaks a scientist out of
RKO Picha kuletwa Dick Tracy strip tabia ya Comic kwa screen kubwa juu ya Desemba 1, 1945. Wakati filamu ni dhahiri “B” filamu maana ya kuwa ya kwanza katika muswada mara mbili, bado ingekuwa ya riba na mashabiki wengi wa maarufu Comic strip. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) stars Sidney Toler as Inspector Charlie Chan. Katika filamu hii, Inspector Chan is on the trail of the spy Riner. Riner intends to carry out an act of sabotage, when the American fleet passes through the canal. Inspector Chan experiences an unusual situation, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
On Machi 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. Katika filamu hii (affiliate kiungo), longtime bachelor Lum Edwards wants to become a hero
On June 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. Katika filamu hii, 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,
Januari 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, anamchukua
Frankie Darro na Mantan Moreland walikuwa vilivyooanishwa pamoja kwa mara ya kwanza katika hii Wapangaji kimataifa, Ltd (Monogram Picha) filamu, Ireland Luck (1939). Katika filamu (affiliate kiungo), Frankie Darro michezo “Buzzy” O'Brien, hoteli bellhop, wakati Mantan Moreland ni Jefferson, hoteli mbeba mizigo. “Buzzy ya” baba alikuwa afisa wa polisi kuuawa katika mstari wa wajibu. “Buzzy” wants to be
Desemba 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
From 1931 kwa 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
Novemba 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