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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. D’fhreastail Vance ar sheó madraí le Coe agus a chuid
Meán Fómhair 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
Chomh maith leis sin ar a dtugtar ag an Chairdinéil Codlata, Sherlock Holmes’ Uair mharfach (1931) is é an chéad scannán Sherlock Holmes starring Arthur Wontner i ról an teideal. Baineann an scannán le fear óg, a bhí ag cheating ag droichead agus faigh ar ais ar a saibhreas caillte. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Ar Márta 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau scaoileadh Nosferatu (1922). Bhí Nosferatu oiriúnú Murnau ar an úrscéal Dracula ag Bram Stoker. Murnau ndearnadh faillí orthu a cheannach na cearta a scannánú ar an scéal ó eastát Stoker, a spreag beagnach go dtí an scannán a bheith caillte do lucht féachana scannán. Stoker’s widow successfully sued Murnau and the German film company that produced the motion picture. An
Is Arthur Wontner fhéadfaí a rá an portrayer scannán is fearr de Sherlock Holmes. A turas cúigiú agus an ceann deireanach mar Holmes i Dúnmharú ar an Baskervilles (1937). Scaoileadh an scannán sa Ríocht Aontaithe i 1937 ach ní a scaoileadh i Meiriceá go dtí Eanáir 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Bhí mé a scríobh faoi cheann de mo scannán is fearr leat, An Pimpernel Scarlet (1935). It is an adaptation of the novel by the same name, scríofa ag Banbharún Orczy. The film (nasc affiliate) baineann sé le piaraí Sasanach, a rioscaí a shaol ag coigilt aristocrats Fraince ón gilitín. Tá an scéal casta ag an bhfíric go bhfuil an piaraí pósta
Ar Eanáir 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 réaltaí. It is #104 on the Top 250. I sochaí téama a bhfuil wrestled leis ó thús an
Meán Fómhair 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). The film (nasc affiliate) 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
An Cás Dúnmharú Chanáracha (1929) bhí lámhaigh ar dtús mar scannán adh. Mar sin féin, Shíl an feidhmiúcháin fíorthábhacht ag Stiúideo bheadh sé níos fearr mar phictiúr ag caint. An stiúideo moill ar an scaoileadh go dtí go bhféadfaí iad a chur fuaime ar an scannán. Ní raibh an Chomh maith leis na fuaime gan dúshláin. Unfortunately, ar cheann de na réaltaí is mó de na scannán, Louise Brooks, had