Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
Films and television shows based on combat sports such as boxing, lucha, or martial arts or starring combat sports athletes.
En agosto 2, 1947, Máximo M. King Productions lanzó Killer Dill (1947), una película policial en la que el luchador profesional Mike Mazurki interpreta a "Little Joe", un secuaz que juega en ambos lados de una disputa entre pandillas. Stuart Erwin interpreta a Johnny "Killer" Dill, diseñadora y vendedora de lencería, a quien la gente confunde con un gángster. Después de involucrarse accidentalmente en una guerra de pandillas, his
When thinking about African American history month, I thought about the first great Black wrestler that I saw personally. When I started watching wrestling in St. Louis durante 1979, “Sailor” Art Thomas wrestled regularly on Wrestling at the Chase, our local weekly wrestling show. Wrestling at the Chase aired every Sunday at 11 a.m. on KPLR Channel 11. Although Thomas
RKO Pictures llevó el personaje de cómic Dick Tracy a la gran pantalla en diciembre 1, 1945. Mientras que la película es sin duda un “B” película destinada a ser primero en el programa doble, aún así habría sido de interés para los muchos fans de la popular tira cómica. Chester Gould creó la tira en octubre 1931 for the Detroit
En enero 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, lo lleva
En julio 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Movimiento “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Sr.. Moto Takes a Vacation finds Mr. Moto accompanying the Queen of Sheba’s Crown from its discovery in an Egyptian archaeological site to a San Francisco museum. Sr.. Moto suspects the arch criminal Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, intends
Monogram Pictures released So’s Your Aunt Emma! (1942) de abril 17, 1942. Zasu Pitts stars as Aunt Emma Bates. In her youth, Aunt Emma was engaged to up-and-coming professional fighter Jim O’Banion. Her sister didn’t approve of the match, so they sent her on a trip to break up the couple. Aunt Emma regretted it and starts following the career
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Película Moto, Sr.. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), on June 24, 1938. Lou Breslow and John Patrick set the film in Cambodia allowing Twentieth-Century Fox to use stock footage of the recently discovered ruins of Angkor Wat. The discovery of Angkor Wat captured the attention of the American public. Muchos
Ed “Strangler” Lewis es uno de los dos mejores luchadores profesionales estadounidenses de todos los tiempos.. Mientras Lewis era un luchador de sumisión legítimo, ¿Quién podría vencer a cualquiera en una competencia de lucha libre?, Trabajó casi exclusivamente en partidos de exhibición preestablecidos.. In 1929, participó en un partido con un futbolista profesional convertido en luchador, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg estaba en el rodillo de vapor Providence,
Peter Lorre reprises his role as Mr. Kentaro Moto, Interpol Agent, in Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938). James Tinling directed this film and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1937). Tinling’s participation caused Lorre to portray Mr. Moto more like Inspector Chan with a little jujitsu thrown in. En esta película, Sr.. Moto imparte una clase de investigación criminal a varios investigadores en ciernes, entre ellos
The first Mr. Moto film starring Peter Lorre as Japanese jujitsu expert Kentaro Moto sees Mr. Moto tracking down a smuggling ring leader. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation released Think Fast, Sr.. Movimiento (1937) de julio 27, 1937. Peter Lorre would play Mr. Moto seven more times for Twentieth Century – Fox. Sr.. Moto se disfraza de vendedor ambulante y