Sir Arthur Conan Doyles's The hound of the Baskervilles. Hound of the Baskervilles. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes and the voice of terror. Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon. Sherlock Holmes in Washington. Sherlock Holmes faces death. Spider woman. Scarlet claw. Pearl of death. House of fear. Women in green. Pursuit to Algiers.
Notes:
Based on the stories or characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Originally produced as motion pictures, 1939-1946. All films were restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive except for Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The hound of Baskervilles. Special features: six audio commentaries; scene selection. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce.
Contents:
disc 1. Introduction by Robert Gitt ; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The hound of the Baskervilles ; Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ; Sherlock Holmes and the voice of terror -- disc 2. Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon ; Sherlock Holmes in Washington ; Sherlock Holmes faces death -- disc 3. The spider woman ; The scarlet claw ; Pearl of death -- disc 4. The house of fear ; The woman in green ; Pursuit to Algiers -- disc 5. Terror by night ; Dressed to kill ; Additional bonus material. Photo galleries ; Theatrical trailers ; Footage of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Summary:
Basil Rathbone portrays the deductive genius, Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce his mystified colleague, Dr. Watson in these fourteen classic films.
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