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Op Oktober 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (Koste skakel), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. Een van

I’ve been on an Alan Ladd kick lately. When I was still in college, I watched a number of Alan Ladd films one summer. I’ve been watching them over again the last few weeks on Amazon Prime. I’ll share some of these films over the next few months. The first film I watched was Thunder in the East (1951) starring

I’m continuing with watching some old Alan Ladd movies that I first saw thirty years ago on American Movie Classics (AMC), when they showed classic movies. I recently watched Appointment with Danger (1950), which was as entertaining as I remembered it. Paramount Pictures released Appointment with Danger (Koste skakel) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United

Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were a Broadway comedy team before transitioning to films in 1929. Before Robert Woolsey’s untimely death in 1938, Wheeler and Woolsey made 24 films in 8 jaar. Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) was the fourth film (Koste skakel) starring Wheeler and Woolsey. Set in Paris during World War I, Half Shot at Sunrise tells the

Januarie 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) (Koste skakel). The German film company produced a science fiction class, which still holds up today. On the Internet Movie Database website (IMDB), users rate it 8.3 out of 10 sterre. It is #104 on the Top 250. In a theme society has wrestled with since the beginning

The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Egter, the Paramount Studio executive thought it would be better as a talking picture. The studio delayed the release until they could add sound to the film. The addition of sound was not without its challenges. Ongelukkig, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, had

Laura (1944) is the story of an ambitious young woman pulled into the middle of a murder investigation by both amorous suitors and jealous women. Laura Hunt, uitgebeeld deur Gene Tierney, is an advertising executive about to marry a shiftless seducer, Shelby Carpenter, portrayed by Vincent Price. To complicate matters, her aunt Anne Treadwell is in love with the seducer

British International Pictures (BIP) released The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) (Koste skakel) op April 19, 1934. Ralph Richardson takes his only turn as the English hero Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond. Drummond recently married long-time love interest Phyllis Clavering. Politics and the presence of old foe Carl Peterson intrude on Drummond’s wedded bliss. When Peterson kidnaps Phyllis, Drummond determines to

Reginald Owen stars as Sherlock Holmes in one of the early American talking motion picture adaptations of Sherlock Holmes. 'N Studie in Scarlet (1933) (Koste skakel) sees Holmes trying to solve murders among a group of confederates. Arthur Wontner starred in several successful English adaptations of the series, which probably inspired Hollywood to follow suit. Ongelukkig, Reginald Owen did not