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Posts about “B” films, the first film shown on a double bill.
Ottubru 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. Mozzjoni (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
In the first of the three Shadow films from Monogram Pictures starring Kane Richomond, a number of citizens have fallen from windows to their death. Two of the men seemingly commit suicide in front of Lamont Cranston, the Shadow, and Inspector Cordonna played by Joseph Crehan. Crehan was a character actor who often played policeman in films such as The
Sherlock Holmes f'Washington (1943) hija t-tielet ta 'tnax-produzzjonijiet Universali Stampa tal-franchise Sherlock Holmes. Basile Rathbone u Nigel Bruce starred bħala Holmes u Watson rispettivament f'żewġ films għall-seklu għoxrin Fox u tnax aktar għal Universal Pictures. Dan il-film huwa jerġa 'jiffissa fl-1940s. Holmes u Watson ikunu vvjaġġaw għal Washington, D.C. li żżomm sigriet
Charlie Chan fil Treasure Island (1939) hija t-tielet seklu għoxrin film Fox starring Sidney TOLER bħala Charlie Chan. L-Ispettur Chan u Jimmy Chan, kellha minn Victor Sen Yung, qed itiru lejn l-Espożizzjoni Dinjija ta’ San Francisco fi 1939 kif jiftaħ il-film. Il-ride bumpy qed tagħmel Jimmy ħafna nervuża. Fuq it-titjira hemm ukoll il-ħabib ta’ Charlie Paul Essex, played
Lejliet il-Milied, 1937, it-tieni Sur. Movie Moto, Thank You, Mr. Mozzjoni (1937) tluq Peter Lorre, debuted. Internazzjonali aġent Sur. Moto tirsisti biex jipproteġu teżori kulturali Ċiniża mill-kriminali internazzjonali. Is-seba 'scrolls se jiżvelaw l-post jistaħbew għal-qabar ta Genghis Khan. Ġellieda Genghis Khan Allegatament midfun teżor kbir mal-mexxej mejtin tagħhom. Mr. Moto’s friend Prince
Flus Perikolużi (1946) hija t-tieni għall-aħħar Charlie Chan films starring Sidney TOLER minn Monogram Pictures. Wara l-mewt Sidney TOLER ta, Roland Winters se tieħu f'idejha r-rwol għal disa films aktar. This film allows us to appreciate Toler’s portrayal of Inspector Chan for close to the last time. This film was the tenth for Monogram and his twenty-first portrayal
Sherlock Holmes fil-Pearl ta 'Mewt (1944) hija d-disa 'erbatax movies fis-serje starring Basile Rathbone kif Sherlock Holmes. F'dan il-film, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, played by Miles 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” serje film. This film would have warmed the audience up for the main feature like Double Indemnity (1944). In the The Scarlet Claw (1944), Sherlock Holmes, played by Rathbone, is in Quebec,