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Arthur Wontner is arguably the best film portrayer of Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). The film was released in the United Kingdom in 1937 but was not released in America until January 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Le triomphe de 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. Une partie importante du film est le récit de
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 (affiliate link) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United
In the second surviving Sherlock Holmes film (affiliate link) mettant en vedette Arthur Wontner que Sherlock Holmes, deux criminels ont échappé à la prison. Ils cherchent à se venger sur les hommes, qui à double croisé l'un des criminels, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls dit deux des gardiens de sa prison où une grande fortune a été caché. The wardens find the treasure, have a
Aussi appelé le cardinal de sommeil, Sherlock Holmes’ Heure fatale (1931) est le premier film Sherlock Holmes interprété par Arthur Wontner dans le rôle-titre. Le film concerne un jeune homme, qui a été triche au pont de retrouver sa richesse perdue. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Roland V. Ouest a acheté les droits et réalisé The Bat (1926), l'un des premiers “vieille maison sombre” mystères pour United Artist dans 1926. Arthur Edeson était le directeur de la photographie à la fois pour ce film et The Dark House Vieux (1932), qui partager des éléments expressionnistes similaires. Les deux films sont dans de grandes demeures, which have seen better days. The key to the
On September 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). Le film (affiliate link) raconte l'histoire du sergent 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. Le film commence par le contraste entre un service religieux dominical et le
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
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 a assisté à une exposition canine avec Coe et son
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