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William Powell’s fifth turn as S.S. Van Dine’s detective Philo Vance may have been his best. The Kennel Murder Case (1933) finds Philo Vance trying to solve the murder of Archer Coe. Coe had many enemies but the greatest mystery for Vance is how Coe was murdered in a locked room. Vance attended a dog show with Coe and his
Al setembre 16, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Most Dangerous Game (1932), a film about a big game hunter becoming the hunted. Joel McCrea plays big game hunter Bob Rainsford. Rainsford is on a yacht off the South American coast discussing his latest hunt, when another guest asks him, “Do you ever think how the tiger felt?” Rainsford laughs at
Being both a fan and film historian, I was aware of Sunset Blvd.‘s reputation in film circles. Billy Wilder’s 1950 film tells the sad story of a forgotten silent film star Norma Desmond. William Holden is a screen writer, who stumbles upon her crumbling mansion and agrees to help fix her screenplay. Norma believes the screenplay will lead to a
També conegut a El Cardenal Dormir, Sherlock Holmes’ Hora Fatal (1931) és la primera pel · lícula de Sherlock Holmes protagonitzada per Arthur Wontner en el paper principal. La pel · lícula tracta d'un home jove, qui ha estat enganyant al pont per recuperar la seva riquesa perduda. Professor Moriarty utilitza la informació en un intent de fer xantatge al jove Ronald Adair, interpretat per Leslie Perrins.
Al març de 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau Nosferatu alliberat (1922). Nosferatu de Murnau va ser l'adaptació de la novel · la Dràcula de Bram Stoker. Murnau es va oblidar de comprar els drets per filmar la història de l'herència de Stoker, que gairebé va portar a aquesta pel · lícula que es va perdre per filmar espectadors. La vídua de Stoker va demandar amb èxit a Murnau i la companyia cinematogràfica alemanya que va produir la pel · lícula. La
Arthur Wontner és possiblement el millor retratista pel·lícula de Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). La pel·lícula es va estrenar al Regne Unit a 1937 però no va ser llançat a Estats Units fins al gener 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Jo volia escriure sobre una de les meves pel · lícules favorites, La pimpinella escarlata (1935). És una adaptació de la novel·la del mateix nom, escrit per la baronessa Orczy. The film (affiliate link) es refereix a un company anglès, que arrisca la seva vida per salvar aristòcrates francesos de la guillotina. La història es complica pel fet que el company està casat
Al gener 10, 1927, Universum Film (UFA) released Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927). 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 stars. It is #104 on the Top 250. In a theme society has wrestled with since the beginning of the
Al setembre 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). The film (affiliate link) tells the story of Sergeant Alvin C. York, a reluctant World War I hero from the small town of Pall Mall, Tennessee. Western film veteran Gary Cooper stars as Sergeant York. The film begins with the contrast of a Sunday church service and the
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Però, 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. Desafortunadament, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, tenia