Tag Archives: A-No. 1

Rediscovered: Card from —>A-No. 1<---

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Don

Trapped inside with autographs, books, posters and papers, Brian Leno drops a note to say: “I’ve been digging like a gopher through my stuff and found something I didn’t know I have. “It’s a postcard of the ‘champion tramp of … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: A-No. 1, “The Famous Tramp”

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Don

Not only did John Locke spot the pulps in Emperor of the North, based on “The Famous Tramp” A-No. 1, he mentioned that he had the series of books that made A-No. 1 famous. (Or is it >A-No. 1<?!) “Here’s … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: Tussling Atop Pulps

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Don

Last week John Locke brought us the first installment of Pulps in the Movies (!), featuring Fight Stories. How about another one? “I actually have 250+ of these screen grabs,” John says. “New ones turn up in proportion to the … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: ‘Bo Writin’ on the Wall

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Don

Image: Ernest Borgnine as Shack the railroad bull vs. Lee Marvin as the legendary hobo A -No.1 in Robert Aldrich’s Emperor of the North — a definitive hobo/train cinematic statement. Brutal. Most people I’ve met have never heard of this … Continue reading →

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