Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Films and television shows based on combat sports such as boxing, paini, or martial arts or starring combat sports athletes.
Joe Stecher, joka vangitsee painin maailmanmestaruuden Earl Caddockilta, on vanhin olemassa oleva ammattipainielokuva. On traagista, promoottorit kuvasivat 1910- ja 1920-luvun suurimmat ottelut, mukaan lukien toinen Frank Gotch-Georg Hackenshmidt -ottelu, mutta ne mätänevät varastotiloissa. Kameraoperaattorit kuvasivat Ed "Strangler" Lewis vs. Wayne "Big" Munn, Stecher vs. Stanislaus Zbyszko, ja yhdistymisottelu
Willard “Villi Bill” Longson syntyi Salt Lake Cityssä, Utah, on June 8, 1906 mutta vietti suurimman osan aikuiselämästään St. Ludvig, Missouri. Aloitettuaan uransa ammattipainijana vuonna 1931, Longson huomasi työskentelevänsä Tom Packsille St. Ludvig. Hän ei oikeastaan koskaan lähtenyt, koska se olisi hänen kotipaikkansa lopuksi
Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
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. Tässä elokuvassa, Mr. Moto opettaa rikostutkintatunnin useille aloitteleville tutkijoille, mukaan lukien
Marvel Studios released the series Iron Fist on Netflix on March 17, 2017. The series based on the Marvel comic about Danny Rand, a young man presumed to have died in a plane crash. Rand is rescued as a child by monks, who teach him martial arts in the Himalayas. The series contains a number of great martial arts fight scenes.
RKO Pictures toi Dick Tracy sarjakuvahahmon valkokankaalle joulukuuta 1, 1945. Vaikka elokuva on ehdottomasti “B” elokuva tarkoitus olla ensin illassa, se silti olisi ollut kiinnostavaa monet fanit suositun sarjakuvan. Chester Gould luotu nauhat lokakuussa 1931 for the Detroit
Tammikuu 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, takes him
Heinäkuun 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Liike “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Mr. Moto vie lomat löytää Mr. Moto accompanying the Queen of Sheba’s Crown from its discovery in an Egyptian archaeological site to a San Francisco museum. Mr. Moto suspects the arch criminal Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, aikoo
Monogram Pictures released So’s Your Aunt Emma! (1942) huhtikuuta 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. Moto elokuva, Mr. 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. monet