Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Dressed to kill Hound of the Baskervilles House of fear Pearl of death Pursuit to Algiers Scarlet claw Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon Sherlock Holmes and the voice of terror Sherlock Holmes faces death Sherlock Holmes in Washington Spider woman Terror by night Woman in green
Notes:
All films were restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive except for Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The hound of Baskervilles. Based on the stories or characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Originally produced as motion pictures, 1939-1946. Special features: six audio commentaries; scene selection. Dressed to kill: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison, Edmund Breon, Frederic Worlock. Pursuit to Algiers: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Riordan, Rosalind Ivan, Morton Lowry. Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Kaaren Verne, Dennis Hoey. Sherlock Holmes and the voice of terror: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, Reginald Denny, Thomas Gomez. Sherlock Holmes faces death: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Arthur Margetson, Hillary Brooke. Sherlock Holmes in Washington: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Lord, Henry Daniell, George Zucco. Terror by night: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey, Renee Godfrey. The adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino, Alan Marshal, George Zucco. The hound of the Baskervilles: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, Lionel Atwill. The house of fear: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Aubrey Mather, Dennis Hoey, Paul Cavanaugh. The pearl of death: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Evelyn Ankers, Miles Mander. The scarlet claw: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gerald Hamer, Paul Cavanaugh, Arthur Hohl. The spider woman: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gail Sondergaard, Dennis Hoey, Vernon Downing. The woman in green: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary Brooke, Henry Daniell, Paul Cavanaugh.
Contents:
(1942 : 65 min.) Sherlock Holmes and the voice of terror / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The hound of the Baskervilles / Universal Pictures ; directed by John Rawlins ; screenplay by Lynn Riggs, John Bright ; cinematographer, Woody Bredell ; film editor, Russell Schoengarth ; music, Frank Skinner (1930 : 80 min.) -- The adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Twentieth Century Film Corp. ; directed by Alfred L. Werker ; screenplay by William Drake ; director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor ; Robert Bischoff (1930 : 85 min.) -- Sherlock Holmes and the voice of terror / Universal Pictures ; directed by John Rawlins ; screenplay by Lynn Riggs, John Bright ; cinematographer, Woody Bredell ; film editor, Russell Schoengarth ; music, Frank Skinner (1942 : 65 min.) (1943 : 68 min.) Sherlock Holmes faces death / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neil ; screenplay Bertram Millhauser ; director of photography, Charles Van Enger ; film editor, Fred Feitshans (1943 : 80 min.) -- Sherlock Holmes in Washington / Universal Pictures ; directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Bertram Millhauser, Lynn Riggs ; director of photography, Les White ; film editor, Otto Ludwig ; music, Frank Skinner (1943 : 71 min.) -- Sherlock Holmes faces death / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neil ; screenplay Bertram Millhauser ; director of photography, Charles Van Enger ; film editor, Fred Feitshans (1943 : 68 min.) (1944 : 69 min.). The pearl of death / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Bertram Millhauser ; director of photography, Virgil Miller ; film editor, Ray Snyder (1944 : 63 min.) -- The scarlet claw / produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Edmund L. Hartmann, Roy William Neill ; director of photography, George Robinson ; film editor, Paul Landres (1944 : 74 min.) -- The pearl of death / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Bertram Millhauser ; director of photography, Virgil Miller ; film editor, Ray Snyder (1944 : 69 min.). (1945 : 65 min.). Pursuit to Algiers / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Leonard Lee ; cinematographer, Paul Ivano ; film editor, Saul A. Goodkind (1945 : 69 min.) -- The woman in green / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Bertram Millhauser ; director of photography, Virgil Miller ; film editor, Edward Curtiss (1945 : 68 min.) -- Pursuit to Algiers / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Leonard Lee ; cinematographer, Paul Ivano ; film editor, Saul A. Goodkind (1945 : 65 min.). (1946 : 72 min.). Dressed to kill / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Leonard Lee ; director of photography, Maury Gertsman ; film editor, Saul A. Goodkind (1946 : 60 min.) -- Dressed to kill / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Leonard Lee ; director of photography, Maury Gertsman ; film editor, Saul A. Goodkind (1946 : 72 min.).
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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