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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MPI
EAN: 9780788605291
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788605291
Label: Mpi Home Video
Manufacturer: Mpi Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Mpi Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 27, 2004
Running Time: 82 minutes
Sales Rank: 9893
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 01, 1939
Editorial Review:
Description:
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
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 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.
Amazon.com:
One of the most engaging features from 20th Century Fox's Holmes series, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is also of historical interest as it based on a hugely popular, early 20th century stage play written by and starring William Gillette. Basil Rathbone cuts a fine figure as the lean, hawkish Great Detective, drawn into a complicated conspiracy by fiendish Dr. Moriarty (George Zucco) to distract Holmes while quietly preparing to steal the Crown Jewels. Nigel Bruce is on board as a buffoonish Dr. Watson, and British-born Ida Lupino is very good, and quite gorgeous, as a young woman who may be the target of a family curse. True-blue Sherlockians know that very little of Gillette's tale, and next to nothing about Zucco's or Bruce's performances, have anything to do with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's sacred canon. Still, this is a handsome production to enjoy on its own terms. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Atmospheric vintage mystery
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) faces off against his arch-enemy, Professor Moriarty (George Zucco), in this installment of the vintage detective series. This movie is a great deal of fun, mostly due to the excellent performances, most notably Rathbone's. However, I can't help but feel disappointment that they choose to make Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) into a comic buffoon rather than the capable assistant he was in Arthur Conan Doyle's stories. I also wish they had adapted one of Doyle's tales ... Read More
Rating:  - SHolmes Fan
Well written, directed and brillantly acted. An excellent first entry for the series. You won't be disappointed unless you are a 'purist.' Very entertaining.
Rating: - Tre True Start of Something Big
This film capitalized on the reception Rathbone and Bruce got in "Hound of the Baskervilles." How can you go wrong when Rathbone as Holmes, disguised as a music hall entertainer, delights Ida Lupino and everyone else with "By The Seaside." Forever after on the radio Holmes series Rathbone when posing as a Cockney would sing a few bars of that song to complete the effect.
Rating: - One of the very first
No played a better Sherlock Holmes than Basil Rathbone. Thsi movie was one of his first to do and it was just as mysterious as the others.
Rating: - The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes
When I hear the name "Sherlock Holmes" I automatically think of Basil Rathbone. Some don't like the way that Watson is treated in these movies since it is so different from what is in the books. Watson, in these movies, provides some comic relief and Nigel Bruce is perfect in this role. This is one of two Rathbone/Bruce made that actually take place in the time the story was written (Victorian England). The others were all modernized for the screen. I highly recommend this movie so give it a ... Read More
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