The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Actor: Alan Marshal, Basil Rathbone, George Zucco, Ida Lupino, Nigel BruceBrand: MPI
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Unknown; English (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-04-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Mpi Home Video
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- Set in the Victorian Age and regarded by many as the finest of the fourteen films in the Sherlock Holmes/Basil Rathbone series, "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" was originally released in 1939 by Twentieth Century-Fox. Professor Moriarty (George Zucco) has at long last been brought to trial for murder, but the "Napoleon of Crime" is acquitted after the court finds a lack of sufficient evide
Movie Reviews of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Movie Review: One of the best of all Sherlock Holmes films.
Summary: 5 Stars
4.6 stars
This second installment of the Rathbone Holmes is among my favorites, despite being not very faithful to Doyle. Watson is a little too goofy and the whole thing has various flaws that Doyle would never accept. But the plusses far outweigh the minuses here.
Zucco is an excellent Moriarty; his scene in the cab with Holmes at the start is fabulous. Now that is acting! (Master Thespian says: ACTING!!) He captures the evil Professor spot on, as well as Rathbone does Holmes, no mean feat. And his bits with his subservient servant are matchlessly odd and perfect. That's the Moriarty I recall from Doyle, even though this isn't a Doyle tale.
A very young Ida Lupino is a cut above most Holmes damsels, very sharp and smart and very gorgeous as well. This is one of her best roles, I'd say, and she had plenty. Her brain is up to Rathbone's and you can see it in her eyes; their scenes together are excellent, with plenty of real chemistry both physical and intellectual. You don't see that much, in any era.
Bruce hams it up here, but it works pretty well; love the scene with him laying in the street and his comments to the concerned onlooker.
But this is as usual Rathbone's baby, and he turns in one of his finest performances here, by turns the supersleuth who misses nothing and then the wry wit not afraid to have a little fun with life in general. The way he looks almost lovingly at Watson in some scenes seems to suggest that Basil already knew his career-making franchise was well underway, and their chemistry is in full flow here. The intensity of Basil's eyes in some scenes is pure Sherlock as Doyle saw him, one feels, and that intensity is a real treat to watch in action.
Almost everything you could want from the Baker Street master on film is here, in fact, despite the story coming from a play written not by Doyle, and various elements from various Holmes tales, a not-uncommon technique in many of the Rathbone Holmes films. The spirit of Holmes is very much alive in TAOSH, and Zucco and Lupino combine to lift it to another level, where they meet Rathbone looking down from on high at ordinary detective films and smiling with merry derision.
The UCLA transfer is nowhere near as flawless as some of the others in the series, but clearly they had weak prints to start with. It's still very good, though, and in no way detracts from the beauty of this film. There's also a decent commentary from the late SH scholar/fan Richard Valley, with plenty of Holmesiana for the true fan.
A real classic, and one of the best Sherlock Holmes movies ever made.
Summary of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures Of Sherlock HolmesSet in the Victorian Age and regarded by many as the finest of the fourteen films in the Sherlock Holmes/Basil Rathbone series, ?The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes? was originally released in 1939 by Twentieth Century-Fox.
Professor Moriarty (George Zucco) has at long last been brought to trial for murder, but the ?Napoleon of Crime? is acquitted after the court finds a lack of sufficient evidence. Moriarty wastes no time in plotting his next crime, but in order to be successful he must divert the attention of the Great Detective.
Intimidating, anonymous letters sent to young socialite Ann Brandon (Ida Lupino) ; the murder of Miss Brandon?s brother; and threats to the security of a priceless gem consume the attention of Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his companion Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce).
Are these mysterious occurrences simply erroneous distractions? Are they clues to a case irrelevant to the exploits of the evil Professor Moriarty? Or, are these portents of disaster inexorably linked to the master criminal?s plan to commit a crime that will shake the very foundation of the British Empire? It is for Holmes and Watson to sort out these mysteries and, hopefully, eliminate the menace of Professor Moriarty.
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