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Posts about films which played first on a double bill between 1931 og 1949.
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) is the first Charlie Chan film produced by Monogram Pictures. Sidney Toler reprises his role as Inspector Charlie Chan. After Twentieth-Century Fox decided to cancel the series after Castle in the Desert (1942), Sidney Toler bought the production rights. He successfully shopped the rights for the series to Monogram. Sidney Toler made eleven
Sherlock Holmes i Washington (1943) is the third (affiliate link) of twelve Universal Picture productions of the Sherlock Holmes franchise. Basil Rathbone og Nigel Bruce spillede som Holmes og Watson i henholdsvis to film for Twentieth-Century Fox og tolv mere for Universal Pictures. Denne film er atter i 1940'erne. Holmes og Watson er rejst til Washington, D.C. til
Charlie Chan ved Treasure Island (1939) (affiliate link) er den tredje Twentieth-Century Fox film stjernespækket Sidney Toler som Charlie Chan. Inspector Chan and Jimmy Chan, af Victor Sen Yung spillet, are flying to the San Francisco World Exposition in 1939 as the film opens. The bumpy ride is making Jimmy very nervous. Also on the flight is Charlie’s friend Paul
The series of the Charlie Chan films starring Warner Oland were probably the strongest films in the Charlie Chan series. Sidney Toler made several good films also but eventually the series would become low-budget “B” films produced by Monogram Pictures. Charlie Chan’s Secret (1936) (affiliate link) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values
The Black Camel (1931) is the oldest surviving Charlie Chan film (affiliate link) starring Warner Oland. Det var den anden film i serien for Fox Films. Den første, tredje, fourth and fifth films are lost although a Spanish language version of Charlie Chan Carries On (Tretten var, 1931) eksisterer. The Black Camel was released on June 21, 1931.
I first heard about Chang Apana in a featurette on one of the Charlie Chan DVD sets. I knew a real life detective inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. I did not know who the man was. Chang Apana was that man. Chang Apana (born Ah Ping Chang) December 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
Charlie Chan på Wax Museum (1940) stjernespækket Sidney Toler som Charlie Chan er min favorit Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan søger efter en morder i en voks museum. The wax museum is a front for a plastic surgeon, who changes the appearance of wanted criminals for a price. The surgeon Dr. Cream, af C spillede. Henry Gordon, also hosts
Tretten var (1931) er den spanske udgave af Charlie Chan driver. Charlie Chan driver har ikke overlevet eller i det mindste ikke er blevet fundet endnu, so this film (affliliate link) gives us our only look at the lost film. Mens det var baseret på den samme historie, the film had a completely different cast. Charlie Chan does
Charlie Chan i Panama (1940) stjerner Sidney Toler som Inspector Charlie Chan. I denne film, Inspector Chan er på sporet af spion Riner. Riner til hensigt at foretage en handling af sabotage, da den amerikanske flåde passerer gennem kanalen. Inspector Chan oplever en usædvanlig situation, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
This movie is the first in a series (affiliate link) of six films from Monogram Pictures released between 1938 og 1940. The series was a “B” formula film offering. The film would have been shown first on a double bill. The first five films starred Boris Karloff as Mr. James Lee Wong, while in the sixth film Keye Luke portrayed