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Posts about films which played first on a double bill between 1931 at 1949.
Charlie Chan sa Lihim Serbisyo (1944) ay ang unang Charlie Chan film na ginawa ni monogram Larawan. Sidney Toler reprises kanyang papel bilang Inspector Charlie Chan. Pagkatapos nagpasya pandalawampu-Century Fox upang ikansela ang serye pagkatapos Castle sa Disyerto ng (1942), Sidney Toler binili ang mga karapatan produksyon. He successfully shopped the rights for the series to Monogram. Sidney Toler made eleven
Files sa Washington (1943) is the third (affiliate link) of twelve Universal Picture productions of the Sherlock Holmes franchise. Basil Rathbone at Nigel Bruce bituin bilang Holmes at Watson pagkakabanggit sa dalawang pelikula para Ikadalawampu Century Fox at labindalawang iba pa para sa Universal Pictures. Ang pelikula na ito ay muling i-set sa 1940s. Holmes at Watson ay may manlalakbay sa Washington, D.C. upang
Charlie Chan sa kayamanan Island (1939) (affiliate link) ang pangatlong pandalawampu-Century Fox film paglalagay ng star Sidney Toler bilang Charlie Chan. Inspector Chan and Jimmy Chan, naglaro sa pamamagitan ng Victor Sen Yung, 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
Ang Black kamelyo (1931) is the oldest surviving Charlie Chan film (affiliate link) starring Warner Oland. It was the second film in the series for Fox Films. The first, third, fourth and fifth films are lost although a Spanish language version of Charlie Chan Carries On (Eran Trece, 1931) does exist. 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) sa Disyembre 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
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 hosts
Eran Trece (1931) is the Spanish language version of Charlie Chan Carries On. Charlie Chan Carries On has not survived or at least has not been found yet, so this film (affliliate link) gives us our only look at the lost film. While it was based on the same story, the film had a completely different cast. Charlie Chan does
Charlie Chan sa Panama (1940) bituin Sidney Toler bilang Inspector Charlie Chan. Sa ganitong film, Inspector Chan ay nasa trail ng espya Riner. Riner nagnanais na isakatuparan isang gawa ng pamiminsala, kapag sa American kalipunan ng mga sasakyan ay ipinapasa sa pamamagitan ng kanal. Inspector Chan ay nakakaranas ng isang hindi karaniwang sitwasyon, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
This movie is the first in a series (affiliate link) ng anim na pelikula mula sa Monogram Pictures na inilabas sa pagitan ng 1938 at 1940. Ang serye ay isang "B" na formula na handog na pelikula. Film Ang sana ay unang pinakita sa isang double kuwenta. Ang unang limang pelikula na may bituin Boris Karloff bilang mr. James Lee Wong, habang nasa ika-anim na pelikula portrayed Keye Lucas