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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. 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
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
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.
Pada Mac 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau dibebaskan Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu adalah adaptasi Murnau ini novel Dracula oleh Bram Stoker. Murnau diabaikan untuk membeli hak untuk filem cerita dari estet Stoker ini, yang hampir membawa kepada filem ini yang hilang untuk filem penonton. Balu Stoker itu berjaya didakwa Murnau dan syarikat filem Jerman yang dihasilkan filem itu. Yang
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
I wanted to write about one of my favorite movies, The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935). Ia merupakan adaptasi daripada novel dengan nama yang sama, ditulis oleh Baroness Orczy. The film (link affiliate) membimbangkan rakan sebaya Inggeris, yang membahayakan nyawanya dengan menyimpan bangsawan Perancis dari alat pemenggal kepala itu. Kisah ini rumit oleh fakta bahawa rakan sebaya telah berkahwin dengannya
On January 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 bintang. It is #104 on the Top 250. In a theme society has wrestled with since the beginning of 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
Kes Pembunuhan Canary (1929) pada asalnya ditembak sebagai filem senyap. Walau bagaimanapun, eksekutif Paramount Studio fikir ia akan menjadi lebih baik sebagai gambar bercakap. Studio ditangguhkan pembebasan sehingga mereka boleh menambah bunyi untuk filem. Penambahan bunyi bukan tanpa cabaran. Malangnya, salah satu bintang utama filem, Louise Brooks, had