Frank Gruber (1) (1904–1969)
Autore di Dressed to Kill [1946 film]
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Frank Gruber, 1904 - 1969 Frank Gruber started his writing career as a trade journal editor and then as a correspondence school teacher. Over the course of his 31 years as a writer, Gruber produced over 50 novels. Gruber is best known for his Westerns, but was also known to have written some mostra altro mysteries as well as some screenplays. His well known works include, "Fighting Man," "This Gun Is Still," Quantrell's Raiders" and "Town Tamer." mostra meno
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Opere di Frank Gruber
Sherlock Holmes Collection: Dressed to Kill [and] Terror by Night (Double Feature Video) (2004) — Writer — 13 copie
o prisioneiro espanhol 3 copie
Murder on the Midway: The Complete Black Mask Cases of the Human Encyclopedia, Volume 1 (2022) 3 copie
Death At The Main [Oliver Quade] 2 copie
Sete cadáveres e um livro 2 copie
Nödlandning 1 copia
A Última Campanha 1 copia
Ponte de Areia 1 copia
The Sad Serbian 1 copia
Ask Me Another 1 copia
The books of Horatio Alger, jr 1 copia
Blodigt opgør 1 copia
Outlaw {novelette} 1 copia
The Man from Missouri {novella} 1 copia
Revolverspråk 1 copia
Hungry dog murders 1 copia
Det mystiske skriket 1 copia
Un legado original 1 copia
Due notti fa: suspense 1 copia
Mord efter noter 1 copia
Ridpiskan : Detektivroman 1 copia
Skenet emot sig : Detektivroman 1 copia
Once Over Deadly 1 copia
Stoppa Tom Krag 1 copia
50. dólares por um tiro 1 copia
Laughing Fox 1 copia
Opere correlate
House of Silence 3 copie
The Greek Affair | The Antagonists | The Misty Curtain — Collaboratore — 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1904-02-02
- Data di morte
- 1969-12-09
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 103
- Opere correlate
- 24
- Utenti
- 844
- Popolarità
- #30,296
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 12
- ISBN
- 123
- Lingue
- 4
“You're assuming heaven is his destination?” — Hilda Courtney
To most of us on the planet, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are the only Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson we can accept in the role. This entry in the “B” series from Universal is a bit unusual, sort of a hybrid between the two “A” pictures made at Fox and the fun “B” franchise which came afterward. It retains some of the humor and fun of the latter, but also has a more straightforward story in the Holmes vein. This is mostly due to it being based on one of Conan Doyle's stories, albeit updated to modern London. Viewers will find it amusing when Holmes teases Watson about his latest story, A Scandal in Bohemia, appearing in The Strand magazine!
This one starts off with the production of music boxes in prison which find their way to auction. Though plain and ordinary looking, the tune is quite unusual, and apparently of great value. When Watson’s old pal Stinky is murdered over the one he purchased, Holmes manages to outwit a formidable foe in the lovely but black hearted Mrs. Courtney (Patricia Morison) and obtains one of the three sold at auction. He discovers a code within the Australian tune and the game is afoot to prevent another murder and financial disaster for England.
Morison was quite lovely and proves a worthy opponent for our favorite Londoner, actually besting him at one point and nearly disposing of him! Directed by Roy William Neill as usual, fans of the “B” films may find this a bit less energetic than some of the others, having more in common in tone with the two made at Fox. It is quite enjoyable, however, and has a terrific line from Watson at its conclusion fans will relish. A fine entry in the Universal franchise, and one fans must have.… (altro)