From Hell in the alley below. In "The Dance of the Gull Catchers" Moore reports that he had been drawn into and even obsessed with the particulars of the Ripper murders. The Ripperologists—or "Gull Catchers" as he refers to them—are depicted as unhinged men running about with large butterfly nets, chasing details and connections, however tenuous. Initially, Moore observes them from a distance, but eventually—while researching and writing "From Hell"—he joins them. Moore compares the multitude of increasingly outlandish Ripper theories to a Koch snowflake, where a finite, fixed location, event and era (London, in late 1888) can have an infinite number
Hell Divers on the exciting aerial sequences. Mordaunt Hall, "The New York Times" reviewer effused over the "magnificently photographed production, one that includes naval air stunts and impressive 'landing' feats," while dismissing the plot as "inconsequential". More recent reviews note the "boisterous" interplay between notorious scene-stealer Beery and Gable; while, for aircraft enthusiasts, the film is considered an aviation classic. According to MGM records, "Hell Divers" earned $1,244,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $917,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $458,000. Notes Citations Bibliography Hell Divers Hell Divers is a 1931 American pre-Code film starring Wallace Beery and Clark Gable as