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Posts about feature films.
Arthur Wontner on vaieldamatult parim film portrayer Sherlock Holmes. Tema viies ja viimane väljasõit Holmes Murder at Baskervilles (1937). Film ilmus Ühendkuningriik 1937 kuid ei olnud vabastatud Ameerikas alles jaanuaris 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) is one of the five Sherlock Holmes films starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott adapted the Sherlock Holmes novel The Valley of Fear but added to the story to give Professor Moriarty and Col. Sebastian Moran roles in the story. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
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 andis välja Appointment with Danger (affiliate link) in London in 1950 kuid ei avaldanud seda Ameerika Ühendriikides
In the second surviving Sherlock Holmes film (affiliate link) starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, kaks kurjategijad on põgenenud vanglast. Nad üritavad täpne kättemaks meestele, kes double ületanud ühe kurjategijad, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls ütles kaks valvurite tema vangla, kus on suur varandus peidetud. The wardens find the treasure, have a
Ka teada Magamiskotid Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) on esimene Sherlock Holmes filmi peaosas Arthur Wontner nimiosa. Film puudutab noormehe, kes on petmine silla taastada oma kaotatud rikkuse. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Roland V. West ostis õigused ja suunatud Bat (1926), üks esimene “vana tume maja” saladuste eest Ameerika kunstniku 1926. Arthur Edeson oli filmida nii see film ja Old Dark House (1932), mis on sarnased Expressionist elemendid. Mõlemad filmid on seatud suur eluasemeid, kes on näinud paremaid päevi. The key to the
On September 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). The film (affiliate link) räägib loo seersant Alvin C-st. York, a reluctant World War I hero from the small town of Pall Mall, Tennessee. Western film veteran Gary Cooper stars as Sergeant York. Film algab pühapäevase kiriku jumalateenistuse kontrastiga
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) peaosas
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 osales koos Coe ja temaga koertenäitusel
On September 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