The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

There's no real Conan Doyle mystery here, the title is just a generic label to lure viewers. But there are still some interesting moments here and there despite the tepid nature of the plot.Moriarty (apparently the only villain the Holmes... Full review

This was a little slow-moving compared to most of the Basil Some national critics rated this the best of the old Sherlock Holmes films. I don't agree with that, but it's a good one. It's also a film I didn't... Full review

Every great hero needs at least one arch enemy that nearly is his equivalent in intellectual faculties and ingenious working methods. For Sherlock Holmes this nemesis is Professor Moriarty and the fact that he appears in this film first, moreover... Full review

This entry in the Sherlock Holmes series is arguably the best and it sees the great Basil Rathbone reprise his role as the eloquent sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, once again. This film sees the world's greatest detective face off against his... Full review

The cast, atmosphere, & action in this version of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" are all good reasons why it is an enjoyable feature. The story is very loosely based on a play that itself had freely adapted some of... Full review

The only other in-period Rathbone Holmes film, this is brim full of atmosphere and high production values, never mind about how good the acting and direction was too. The many long scenes were taken leisurely which enabled me to get... Full review

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES takes him into deadly conflict with Britain's most dangerous criminal mastermind, Professor Moriarty.20th Century Fox takes us back to the foggy London streets of 1894 in these exciting exploits of the world's most famous private... Full review

Basil Rathbone is said to have had one regret. He wanted to play Rhett Butler in Gone With The Wind, and had the support of the novelist Margaret Mitchell who wanted him too. Fortunately David O. Selznick chose Clark Gable,... Full review

Released in the landmark movie year of 1939, this is my favorite Sherlock Holmes film. It is set in the proper period, has a reasonable budget, excellent sets, and fog so thick one would have to cut it with a... Full review

Having recently completed a film article due for publication in FILMS OF THE GOLDEN AGE on Ida Lupino, it's a pleasure to report that this is one of her best early performances. She plays a terrified young woman who seeks... Full review

The film is the perfect blend of mystery and comedy, showing off the series's potential for both.....The only real problem with this film is a rather disappointing Moriarty;....Director Alfred L. Werker paces the film perfectly, with just the right blend of tense scenes and opportunities to catch one's breath.....The best scene in the film comes as the two bitter enemies leave the courtroom;....though the Brandon case is just a distraction, it's time better spent for Holmes to save Ann than to save the Crow ... Full Review

This film may be the best designed of all the Holmes pictures with Rathbone donning his deerstalker and racing around the wet, cobblestone streets of London ( Fox's backlot, now Century City The appearance of a beautiful, 25-year-old Ida Lupino is a welcome distraction from a somewhat jumbled plot that suffers from an abundance of convoluted loose ends. ... Full Review

Jeremy Brett stars as Conan Doyle's immortal consulting detective Sherlock Holmes in this television mystery series.Originally telecast on the BBC, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes made its American premiere in 1984 as part of PBS' Mystery anthology series. ... Full Article

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce make their second screen appearances as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Ostensibly based on the stage play by William Gillette, the film owes nothing to the play beyond the... ... Full Article