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Posts about feature films.
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
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. Kinostudija Paramount Pictures publicēja programmu Appointment with Danger (filiāli saite) Londonā 1950 bet neizlaida to Apvienotajā Karalistē
Otrajā pārdzīvojušajā Šerloka Holmsa filmā (filiāli saite) starring Arthur Wontner kā Sherlock Holmes, divi noziedznieki ir aizbēguši cietumā. Viņi vēlas, lai precīzi atriebties par vīriešiem, kurš dubultā šķērsoja viens no noziedzniekiem, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls pastāstīja divus uzraugi viņa cietumā, kur liela laime bija paslēptas. The wardens find the treasure, ir a
Arī zināms miega Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Letāls Stunda (1931) ir pirmais Sherlock Holmes filma starring Artūrs Wontner titullomā. Filma ir par jaunu vīrieti, kurš ir blēdība pie tilta, lai atgūtu savu zaudēto bagātību. Profesors Moriarty izmanto informāciju, mēģinot šantažēt jauneklis Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Roland V. West nopirka tiesības un režisors The Bat (1926), viens no pirmajiem “vecā dark house” noslēpumi Savienoto mākslinieks 1926. Arthur Edeson bija Operators gan šo filmu un The Old Dark House (1932), kam ir līdzīgi ekspresionists elementus. Abas filmas ir noteikti lielās savrupmājas, which have seen better days. The key to the
Septembrī 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). The film (filiāli saite) 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
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. Venss kopā ar Ko un viņu apmeklēja suņu izstādi
Septembrī 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