Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes
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20TH CENTURY FOX
THE HOUND OF THE
BASKERVILLES
Released: 31 March 1939(76 minutes)
Directed by: Sidney Lanfield
Written by: Ernest Pascal, Arthur Conan Doyle
A terror-stricken man dies of heart failure, a doctor tells Sherlock Holmes the legend of a family curse, and Watson is sent to Baskerville Hall to investigate.
"Good heavens, you're not going to start scratching on that infernal thing, are you?"
HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6
THE ADVENTURES OF
SHERLOCK HOLMES
Released: 1 September 1939(78 minutes)
Directed by: Alfred L. Werker
Written by: Edwin Blum, William Absalom Drake,
William Gillette, Arthur Conan Doyle
A scheme is devised to distract from the main event, a strange picture must be worked out before it's too late, and Holmes is asked to help with keeping a valuable jewel safe.
"You've a magnificent brain, Moriarty. I admire it. I admire it so much I'd like to present it, pickled in alcohol, to the London Medical Society."
HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8
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UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND
THE VOICE OF TERROR
Released: 18 September 1942(62 minutes)
Directed by: John Rawlins
Written by: Lynn Riggs, John Bright,
Robert Hardy Andrews, Arthur Conan Doyle
A radio broadcast taunts England with talk of Nazi sabotage, a warning falls through the door of 221b Baker Street, and Holmes soon realises that the voice may be closer than first though.
"You've been playing that thing all the afternoon.
Fiddling while Rome burns."
HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND
THE SECRET WEAPON
Released: 12 February 1943(65 minutes)
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Written by: Edward T. Lowe Jr., Scott Darling,
Edmund L. Hartmann, Arthur Conan Doyle
The inventor of a bombsight is aided in escaping the Gestapo, the names of four scientists are placed in a coded message, and a replacement note points to an old enemy.
"No, but you needn't of yelled at them so abruptly. They dropped me on my head. Moriarty would have been delighted."
HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6
SHERLOCK HOLMES IN
WASHINGTON
Released: 30 April 1943(68 minutes)
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Written by: Bertram Millhauser, Lynn Riggs
A man carrying an important document disappears from a train, a microscope provides an interesting clue, and a message is delivered in a trunk.
"We had a carrier pigeon in the last war, back in 1915, belonging to the Brigade Signal Corps. The poor bird kept flying around in circles all day long. Found out later on it was cross-eyed."
HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
SHERLOCK HOLMES
FACES DEATH
Released: 17 September 1943(65 minutes)
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Written by: Bertram Millhauser, Arthur Conan Doyle
Watson's assistant is attacked at a convalescent home, a body's found in a pile of leaves, and a raven points to another corpse.
"Why not? Where should Brunton's feet be if not in his own shoes?"
HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 7
THE SPIDER
WOMAN
Released: 21 January 1944(59 minutes)
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Written by: Bertram Millhauser, Arthur Conan Doyle
The press report on a series of 'pyjama suicides', Holmes falls to his death while on a fishing trip, and a life insurance scheme points to a "female Moriarty".
"Now don't tell me that there spider had your name and address in its pocket."
HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 7
THE SCARLET CLAW
Released: 26 May 1944(70 minutes)
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Written by: Edmund L. Hartmann, Roy William Neill,
Paul Gangelin, Brenda Weisberg
A supernatural entity's blamed for the death of a Lady, a letter from beyond the grave invites further investigation, and Holmes encounters a glowing figure on the marshes.
"Yes, so you proceeded to fall in the bog, eh?"
HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8
THE PEARL
OF DEATH
Released: 1 August 1944(65 minutes)
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Written by: Bertram Millhauser, Arthur Conan Doyle
A vicar steps in to prevent the theft of a valuable pearl, Holmes gets himself into trouble while proving his deductive powers, and a body is discovered surrounded by broken china.
"My dear Watson, I really must caution you against hitting newspaper reporters in the teeth. It isn't dignified."
HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6
THE HOUSE
OF FEAR
Released: 16 March 1945(66 minutes)
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Written by: Roy Chanslor, Arthur Conan Doyle
A member of a group is killed after receiving a strange message, fear grows when the messages continue to arrive, and an insurance agent asks Holmes for help.
"Stick by us old man, we'll make a detective out of you yet."
HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10
THE WOMAN
IN GREEN
Released: 27 July 1945(64 minutes)
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Written by: Bertram Millhauser
Women are being killed and their forefingers removed, a man finds himself in an unfamiliar place, and a shooting leads to a seemingly impossible theory.
"There ought to be a law against fat people keeping little dicky-birds."
HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6
PURSUIT TO
ALGIERS
Released: 26 October 1945(65 minutes)
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Written by: Leonard Lee
Holmes is reminded of his promise to take a break when he learns of stolen emeralds, the son of an assassinated king needs escorting home, and Watson's upset to learn that his friend has been killed.
"Well, that may explain something, Holmes. There'a woman on board who carries a revolver in her handbag. She calls herself Dunham... Miss Agatha Dunham. If she's a she... by the looks of her, I wouldn't be surprised if it was a man dressed up."
HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4
TERROR BY
NIGHT
Released: 1 February 1946(57 minutes)
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Written by: Frank Gruber, Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes is employed to guard a valuable diamond, the presence of Scotland Yard does little to prevent a murder, and Watson manages to get a confession.
"Dr. Watson, does this look like a diamond?"
HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6
DRESSED
TO KILL
Released: 7 June 1946(68 minutes)
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Written by: Leonard Lee, Frank Gruber,
Arthur Conan Doyle
Enquiries are made about the buyers of three unremarkable music boxes, a collector reports a theft, and murder makes Holmes think there's more to the case.
"I must agree with old Stinky... It seems to me you are making rather a mountain out of a moleskin."
HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8
OUR FAVOURITES
1. The House of Fear
2. The Scarlet Claw
3. Sherlock Holmes in Washington
THE CREATOR
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
THE RECURRING CHARACTERS
SHERLOCK HOLMES
Played by
BASIL RATHBONE
in... The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)Appearances: 14
DR. JOHN WATSON
Played by
NIGEL BRUCE
in... The Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes (1939)Appearances: 14
MRS. HUDSON
Played by
MARY GORDON
in... Sherlock Holmes and the
Secret Weapon (1942)Appearances: 10
INSPECTOR LESTRADE
Played by
DENNIS HOEY
in... Sherlock Holmes
Faces Death (1943)Appearances: 6
PROFESSOR JAMES MORIARTY
Played by
GEORGE ZUCCO
in... The Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes (1939)Appearances: 1
Played by
LIONEL ATWILL
in... Sherlock Holmes and the
Secret Weapon (1942)Appearances: 1
Played by
HENRY DANIELL
in... The Woman in Green (1945)Appearances: 1
THE LEADING LADIES
WENDY BARRIE
as
BERYL STAPLETON
in... The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
IDA LUPINO
as
ANN BRANDON
in... The Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes (1939)
EVELYN ANKERS
as
KITTY
in... Sherlock Holmes and the
Voice of Terror (1942)
KAAREN VERNE
as
CHARLOTTE EBERLI
in... Sherlock Holmes and the
Secret Weapon (1942)
MARJORIE LORD
as
NANCY PARTRIDGE
in... Sherlock Holmes in
Washington (1943)
HILLARY BROOKE
as
SALLY MUSGRAVE
in... Sherlock Holmes
Faces Death (1943)
GALE SONDERGAARD
as
ADREA SPEDDING
in... The Spider Woman (1944)
KAY HARDING
as
MARIE JOURNET
in... The Scarlet Claw (1944)
EVELYN ANKERS
as
NAOMI DRAKE
in... Pearl of Death (1944)
SALLY SHEPHERD
as
MRS. MONTEITH
in... The House of Fear (1945)
HILLARY BROOKE
as
LYDIA MARLOWE
in... The Woman in Green (1945)
MARJORIE RIORDAN
as
SHEILA WOODBURY
in... Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
RENEE GODFREY
as
VIVIAN VEDDER
in... Terror by Night (1946)
PATRICA MORISON
as
MRS. HILDA COURTNEY
in... Dressed to Kill (1946)