John Cleese as Sherlock Holmes

"THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES" (1939) Review

The 년 1939 proved to be a momentous time for 팬 of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. The 년 marked the debut of two 영화 that featured the movie introduction of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the famous literary detective and his friend, Dr. John Watson.

There had been 이전 movie, stage and radio adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes. But despite the recent success of Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in the roles of Holmes and Watson, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce would become the first cinematic...

For the past 120 years 또는 so, Sherlock Holmes has reigned as the indisputable king of fictional characters the world over. So, with the richly deserved popularity of the newest Holmes offering 의해 the redoubtable BBC, it simply stands to tedious reason that American 텔레비전 would immediately want to rush out a 'knock off'. Enter 'Elementary', who's misplaced claim to fame is having cast Watson as (egads!!) a woman. Perhaps CBS would like us to forget about their two 이전 unsold pilots come TV 영화 which featured a couple of perfectly charming lady Watson's (Margaret Colin and Deborah...