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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
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 released Appointment with Danger (link affiliate) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United
In the second surviving Sherlock Holmes film (link affiliate) starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, dua penjenayah telah melarikan diri penjara. Mereka sedang mencari untuk membalas dendam ke atas lelaki, yang dua kali melintasi seorang penjenayah, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls memberitahu dua daripada warden penjara beliau di mana kekayaan yang besar disembunyikan. The wardens find the treasure, have a
Also known at The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) is the first Sherlock Holmes film starring Arthur Wontner in the title role. The film concerns a young man, who has been cheating at bridge to regain his lost wealth. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Roland V. Barat membeli hak dan diarahkan The Bat (1926), salah satu yang pertama “rumah gelap lama” misteri untuk United Artist dalam 1926. Arthur Edeson adalah Sinematografer untuk kedua-dua filem ini dan The Old Dark House (1932), yang berkongsi elemen Ekspresionis sama. Kedua-dua filem-filem yang ditetapkan di rumah-rumah besar, yang telah melihat hari yang lebih baik. The key to the
Pada September 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). The film (link 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
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) dibintangi
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
Pada 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