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Posts about “B” fim, the first film shown on a double bill.
Sou Oktòb 14, 1938, 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation released the fifth of eight Mr. Moto Films starring Peter Lorre as Interpol Policeman Kentaro Moto. In Mysterious Mr. Mouvman (1938), Mr. Moto infiltrates a prison and helps a prisoner escape to discover the plans of his criminal organization. Mr. Moto breaks international criminal Paul Brissac, played by Leon Ames, out of
Nan premye a nan twa fim sa yo lonbraj soti nan monogram Foto kòmanse Kane Richomond, gen yon nimewo nan sitwayen tonbe soti nan fenèt nan lanmò yo. De nan mesye yo w pèdi komèt swisid nan devan Lamont Cranston, lonbraj la, ak Enspektè Cordonna jwe pa Joseph Crehan. Crehan was a character actor who often played policeman in films such as The
Sherlock Holmes nan Washington (1943) se twazyèm lan nan douz disip Inivèsèl Foto pwodiksyon nan franchiz la Sherlock Holmes. Basil Rathbone ak Nigel Bruce joue kòm Holmes ak Watson respektivman nan de fim pou ventyèm syèk Fox ak douz disip plis pou Inivèsèl Foto. Fim Sa a se ankò mete nan ane 1940 yo. Holmes and Watson have traveled to Washington, D.C. to keep secret
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) is the third Twentieth-Century Fox film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. Enspektè Chan ak Jimmy Chan, jwe pa Victor Sen Yung, ap vole nan San Francisco World Exposition nan 1939 kòm fim nan ouvè. The bumpy ride is making Jimmy very nervous. Epitou sou vòl la se zanmi Charlie a Paul Essex, played
Sou Nwèl Èv, 1937, dezyèm Mr a. Moto fim, Mèsi, Mr. Mouvman (1937) staring Peter Lorre, debut. Entènasyonal Agent Mr. Moto fè efò yo pwoteje Chinwa trezò kiltirèl soti nan kriminèl entènasyonal. Sèt defiled yo pral revele plas la kache pou kavo a nan Genghis Khan. Vanyan sòlda Genghis Khan nan rapòte antere gwo trezò ak lidè moun mouri yo. Mr. Moto’s friend Prince
Danjre Lajan (1946) se dezyèm lan nan dènye Charlie Chan fim kòmanse Sidney Toler soti nan monogram Foto. Apre lanmò Sidney Toler a, Roland Winters ta pran sou wòl a pou nèf fim plis. Fim Sa pèmèt nou apresye pentire Toler a nan Enspektè Chan pou fèmen nan dènye tan an. This film was the tenth for Monogram and his twenty-first portrayal
Sherlock Holmes nan Pearl a nan lanmò (1944) se nevyèm a nan katòz sinema nan seri a kòmanse Basil Rathbone kòm Sherlock Holmes. Nan sa a fim, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, jwe pa Kilomèt Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. He is aided in his crimes by accomplices Naomi Drake and The
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) on December 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
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) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better
A number of the old Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes movies have recently become available on DVDs and streaming. The Universal series, is well done for a “B” film series. This film would have warmed the audience up for the main feature like Double Indemnity (1944). In the The Scarlet Claw (1944), Sherlock Holmes, jwe pa Rathbone, se nan Quebec,