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Dick Tracy’s G-Men, Happy Anniversary! Officially Released on September 2, 1939, but Actually Seen on August 18.

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Sep 2, 2014

  In May of 1939, it was announced that Ralph Byrd would once again play the folier of evil, Dick Tracy, in the soon to be filmed Dick Tracy’s G-Men.[1] The Republic Pictures serial, DTGM, began production in the middle of June 1939,[2] and the principal filming was finished by the end of July read more

Dick Tracy’s G-Men, Happy Anniversary! Officially Released on September 2, 1939, but Actually Seen on August 18.

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Sep 2, 2014

  In May of 1939, it was announced that Ralph Byrd would once again play the folier of evil, Dick Tracy, in the soon to be filmed Dick Tracy’s G-Men.[1] The Republic Pictures serial, DTGM, began production in the middle of June 1939,[2] and the principal filming was finished by the end of July read more

Dick Tracy’s G-Men, Happy Anniversary! Officially Released on September 2, 1939, but Actually Seen on August 18.

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Sep 2, 2014

  In May of 1939, it was announced that Ralph Byrd would once again play the folier of evil, Dick Tracy, in the soon to be filmed Dick Tracy’s G-Men.[1] The Republic Pictures serial, DTGM, began production in the middle of June 1939,[2] and the principal filming was finished by the end of July read more

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered, September 1, 1939

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Sep 1, 2014

  Prior to The Hound of the Baskervilles, March of 1939, Basil Rathbone was considered the Arch-Master of the Sinister, and he was probably difficult to accept as Holmes, as seen in the following prize winning letter in the November, 1939, edition of Modern Screen.   Really the story of read more

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered, September 1, 1939

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Sep 1, 2014

  Prior to The Hound of the Baskervilles, March of 1939, Basil Rathbone was considered the Arch-Master of the Sinister, and he was probably difficult to accept as Holmes, as seen in the following prize winning letter in the November, 1939, edition of Modern Screen.   Really the story of read more

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered, September 1, 1939

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Sep 1, 2014

  Prior to The Hound of the Baskervilles, March of 1939, Basil Rathbone was considered the Arch-Master of the Sinister, and he was probably difficult to accept as Holmes, as seen in the following prize winning letter in the November, 1939, edition of Modern Screen.   Really the story of read more

Ruth of the Rockies, Lost but not Forgotten.

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 29, 2014

  Ruth of the Rockies consisted of fifteen-two-reel-chapters, and only two of its episodes are extant, as far as we known the rest are lost. The surviving chapters are numbers fourteen and fifteen (The Secret of Regina Island and The Hidden Treasure), they are held at the UCLA Film & Television read more

Ruth of the Rockies, Happy Anniversary! This Serial was Opened on August 29, 1920

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 29, 2014

  Ruth of the Rockies consisted of fifteen-two-reel-chapters, and only two of its episodes are extant, as far as we known the rest are lost. The surviving chapters are numbers fourteen and fifteen (The Secret of Regina Island and The Hidden Treasure), they are held at the UCLA Film & Telev read more

Ruth of the Rockies, Lost but not Forgotten.

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 29, 2014

  Ruth of the Rockies consisted of fifteen-two-reel-chapters, and only two of its episodes are extant, as far as we known the rest are lost. The surviving chapters are numbers fourteen and fifteen (The Secret of Regina Island and The Hidden Treasure), they are held at the UCLA Film & Television read more

Frank Lackteen, Features Perfectly Suited for the Villain, the Bread and Butter of His Career

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 26, 2014

Frank Lackteen   Frank Lackteen, what can one say about a man with nearly two-hundred (albeit, many uncredited roles and extra work) celluloid appearances? So, I will begin at his beginning, because his beginnings molded his film future. He was born Mohammed Hassan Lackteen, in Labanon, 1897. H read more

Frank Lackteen, Features Perfectly Suited for the Villain, the Bread and Butter of His Career

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 26, 2014

Frank Lackteen   Frank Lackteen, what can one say about a man with nearly two-hundred (albeit, many uncredited roles and extra work) celluloid appearances? So, I will begin at his beginning, because his beginnings molded his film future. He was born Mohammed Hassan Lackteen, in Labanon, 1897. H read more

Frank Lackteen, Features Perfectly Suited for the Villain, the Bread and Butter of His Career

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 26, 2014

Frank Lackteen   Frank Lackteen, what can one say about a man with nearly two-hundred (albeit, many uncredited roles and extra work) celluloid appearances? So, I will begin at his beginning, because his beginnings molded his film future. He was born Mohammed Hassan Lackteen, in Labanon, 1897. H read more

Carlton S. King, Wandering Singer and Actor Was He

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 23, 2014

  Carlton S King Carlton S. King had a long career before his film days. In 1895 King was a soloist performing with a local church choir in Chicago.[1] At the age of twelve he joined The Hollywood Juvenile Opera Company, taking roles in such productions as The Mikado (Old Maid), H.M.S. Pinafore read more

Carlton S. King, Wandering Singer and Actor Was He

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 23, 2014

  Carlton S King Carlton S. King had a long career before his film days. In 1895 King was a soloist performing with a local church choir in Chicago.[1] At the age of twelve he joined The Hollywood Juvenile Opera Company, taking roles in such productions as The Mikado (Old Maid), H.M.S. Pinafore read more

Carlton S. King, Wandering Singer and Actor Was He

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 23, 2014

  Carlton S King Carlton S. King had a long career before his film days. In 1895 King was a soloist performing with a local church choir in Chicago.[1] At the age of twelve he joined The Hollywood Juvenile Opera Company, taking roles in such productions as The Mikado (Old Maid), H.M.S. Pinafore read more

Deluge, Happy Anniversary? Well, Almost. Inundating Movie Mayhem!

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 18, 2014

Once considered lost, but eventually found; don’t get all excited and think that because Deluge survives as a dubbed Italian version, that you can hop online and order a DVD at your leisure. No, it will take some time and most probably $200.00 to get your copy (most likely VHS); now, on to the movi read more

Deluge, Happy Anniversary? Well, Almost. Inundating Movie Mayhem!

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 18, 2014

Once considered lost, but eventually found; don’t get all excited and think that because Deluge survives as a dubbed Italian version, that you can hop online and order a DVD at your leisure. No, it will take some time and most probably $200.00 to get your copy (most likely VHS); now, on to the movi read more

Deluge, Happy Anniversary? Well, Almost. Inundating Movie Mayhem!

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 18, 2014

Once considered lost, but eventually found; don’t get all excited and think that because Deluge survives as a dubbed Italian version, that you can hop online and order a DVD at your leisure. No, it will take some time and most probably $200.00 to get your copy (most likely VHS); now, on to the movi read more

Oscar Micheaux, Director, Producer, Writer and Film Pioneer!

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 17, 2014

Oscar Micheaux Oscar Micheaux, Director, Producer, Writer, Presenter and film promoter with 42 credits as Director, 38 films as Producer and 39 movies as Writer. Micheaux was the first African-American to make a feature-length movie (The Homesteader) which was released in 1919, 2 years before read more

Oscar Micheaux, Director, Producer, Writer and Film Pioneer!

Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Aug 17, 2014

Oscar Micheaux Oscar Micheaux, Director, Producer, Writer, Presenter and film promoter with 42 credits as Director, 38 films as Producer and 39 movies as Writer. Micheaux was the first African-American to make a feature-length movie (The Homesteader) which was released in 1919, 2 years before read more
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