Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are called in to investigate the 'pajama suicides' plaguing London. In doing so they meet the most dangerous woman and spider team.
London is nervous at a series of 'pyjama suicides' - a rash of self-inflicted deaths of ... more
prominent people in the dark hours of the night. Where is Sherlock Holmes? On a fishing holiday in Scotland with Watson of course. The lack of suicide notes convinc...
Spider WomanLondon is nervous at a series of pyjama suicides - a rash of self-inflicted ... more
deaths of prominent people in the dark hours of the night. The lack of suicide notes convinces Holmes that these are murders 'There's something uncanny about them - monstrous and horrible'. Holmes discovers that the victims all liked to gamble and disguises himself as an Indian officer and at a posh London Casino where he meets the fascinating Andrea Spedding whom he is convinced is behind the killings.The Scarlet ClawThe villagers of the tiny hamlet of La Morte Rouge are terrified; a legendary glowing monster has reappeared. In the nearby fog shrouded marshes, sheep have been found dead, their throats cut. The body of Lady Penrose is discovered in the village church with her neck ripped open. Meanwhile Lord Penrose is addressing a meeting of the Royal Canadian Occult Society and to our surprise Holmes and Watson are in attendance, the meeting is called to a halt when Lord Penrose hears of his wife's death. Holmes offers his help which Lord Penrose declines, but a letter delivered to Holmes and Watson written by Lady Penrose before her death, expressing a vague fear for her life and pleading with him to come to the village.
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SPIDER WOMAN (1944):Taking elements from Conan Doyles' The Sign of ... more
Four and The Adventure of the Devil's Foot, the film pits Holmes of the Devil's Foot, the film pits Holmes in a deadly battle of wits when his investigations into Pyjama suicides of several wealthy men lead him to the beautiful Adrea Spedding.Gale Sondergaard plays the worthy adversary, eerily accompanied by an unsmiling mute child in one of the most compelling films of the series.SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE PEARL OF DEATH:When the Borgia pearl, a priceless jewel with a sinister reputation, is stolen from a museum, Holmes must step in to recover it. Based on Conan Doyle's The Six Napoleons, this film introduces Holmes to a most dangerous Villain: a sinister, back-breaking henchman dubbed The Creeper...
Thriller - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Timothy West, Neil Morrissey, Tara Fitzgerald, Annette Crosbie, Pauline Quirke, Rob Brydon, Denise Van Outen, John Thomson, Kevin Whately, David Suchet
Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa Faulkner
Advantages: Entertaining Disadvantages: Not a Conan Doyle plot
view of Watson, who although is not as smart as Holmes, is certainly not as stupid as he is made to be here.
As Professor Moriarty, Lionel Attwill did not shine in any way, shape or form; in fact, I barely noticed he was there. The odd time I did, he came over as being slightly annoying. Disappointing.
Dennis Hoey plays Inspector Lestrade for the first time in this film. Again, he is portrayed as a total idiot, somewhere along the same lines as Watson.
Technical bits
My version of the disc has an interesting documentary about all the actors who had played SherlockHolmes before Basil Rathbone. Many of them performed on the stage and as such, I had not heard of them. The documentary was interesting, but not worth buying the DVD for unless you really like the film.
Classification: PG
The film is in black and white, although ...
Advantages: It is Sherlock Holmes! Disadvantages: Dated and a bit theatrical
In the world of SherlockHolmes there are two very well known screen portrayals of Conan Doyle?s immortal detective. Jeremy Brett on the TV screen in the 80?s and 90?s and Basil Rathbone on the cinema screen in the 40?s. There have been many other versions of the character in both formats but most of them are lesser versions, unable to match the style and quality of these two.
Before even Rathbone played Holmes though there was a British series of Holmes films starring one Arthur Wontner.
The Triumph of SherlockHolmes was made in 1935 and is one of five Holmes films made in the thirties starring Wontner. One of these is lost forever, a second is rarely seen but the other three are all available on DVD very cheaply. My copies came from the much lamented Murder One shop in central London, a shop that sadly vanished very recently from ...
Advantages: Entertaining Disadvantages: Not sure about Everett, weak story, set in the wrong period
SherlockHolmes is fast succumbing to his drug habit when a new case takes his interest, and, with the help of Dr Watson, he manages to pull himself together enough to work on the case. A number of girls from wealthy families are going missing, later found dead. All the girls appear to be young and innocent, yet someone obviously wants them wiped off the face of the earth. Then one young girl manages to survive the kidnap. Can she lead Holmes and Watson to the murderer? And will the latest forensic advances help them on their way?
Since I was a child, I have loved SherlockHolmes stories, whether on screen or in printed book form. I am, however, rather choosy when it comes to who plays Sherlock Holmtes. So many actors have taken on the role, only to fail miserably. My personal favourites are Jeremy Brett, who is the perfect Holmes in ...
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are called in to investigate the 'pajama suicides' plaguing London. In doing so they meet the most dangerous woman and spider team.
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