Historiador de esportes de combate e artista marcial
Films and television shows based on combat sports such as boxing, wrestling, or martial arts or starring combat sports athletes.
Em agosto 2, 1947, Máximo M. King Productions lançou Killer Dill (1947), um filme policial em que o lutador profissional Mike Mazurki interpreta “Little Joe”, um capanga jogando os dois lados de uma rivalidade de gangues. Stuart Erwin estrela como Johnny “Killer” Dill, designer e vendedora de lingerie, quem as pessoas confundem com um gangster. Depois de acidentalmente se envolver em uma guerra de gangues, sua
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 during 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 trouxe o personagem de quadrinhos Dick Tracy para a tela grande em dezembro 1, 1945. Enquanto a película é, definitivamente, um “B” filme feito para ser o primeiro a tocar duas vezes, ele ainda teria sido de interesse para os muitos fãs da história em quadrinhos populares. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
Em janeiro de 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
On July 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Movimento “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Mr. Moto tira férias encontra o Sr.. 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, pretende
Monogram Pictures released So’s Your Aunt Emma! (1942) em 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. Moto filme, 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. Many
Ed “Strangler” Lewis é um dos dois melhores lutadores profissionais americanos de todos os tempos. Enquanto Lewis era um lutador de submissão legítimo, quem poderia vencer qualquer um em uma competição de luta livre, ele trabalhou quase exclusivamente em jogos de exibição pré-combinados. Em 1929, ele participou de uma partida com um jogador de futebol profissional que virou lutador, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg estava no Providence Steam Roller,
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. Neste filme, Mr. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including
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, Mr. Movimento (1937) on July 27, 1937. Peter Lorre would play Mr. Moto seven more times for Twentieth Century – Fox. Mr. Moto se disfarça de mascate e