January 30, 2020
Sherlock Holmes - Dressed to Kill (1946) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
Sherlock Holmes - Dressed to Kill (1946) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The fourteenth in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
Holmes and Watson hunt for three music boxes containing directions to the whereabouts of six valuable engraving plates stolen from the Bank of England. They find themselves in competition with professional thieves also out to find the clues, which were hidden by a spiteful jailbird before the music boxes went up for auction.
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January 29, 2020
Sherlock Holmes - Terror by Night (1946) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
Sherlock Holmes - Terror by Night (1946) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The thirteenth in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
In London, Lady Margaret Carstairs (Mary Forbes) and her son, Roland (Geoffrey Steele), engage renowned detective Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) to accompany them back home to Scotland as protection for their priceless gem, the Star of Rhodesia. When Roland turns up murdered and the Star disappears, Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) investigate -- only to discover another murder, and a strange connection with Watson's acquaintance Maj. Duncan-Bleek (Alan Mowbray).
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January 28, 2020
Sherlock Holmes - Pursuit to Algiers (1945) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
Sherlock Holmes - Pursuit to Algiers (1945) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The twelth in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
When the king of tiny Rovina is assassinated, their prime minister approaches renowned British detective Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) to escort Prince Nikolas (Leslie Vincent) home to assume power. Holmes foils a sabotage plot against the prince and, presenting Nikolas as the nephew of his friend Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce), the trio sails to Alexandria, Egypt. On board, singer Sheila (Marjorie Riordan) acts suspiciously, and three strangers boarding in Lisbon, Portugal, seem to know Nikolas.
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January 27, 2020
Sherlock Holmes - The Woman in Green (1945) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
Sherlock Holmes - The Woman in Green (1945) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The eleventh in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
When a number of attractive women are found dead and with fingers missing, Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) investigate. Though evidence points to a psychotic killer, Holmes begins to believe that there's more to the case than initially meets the eye, a notion that leads him to uncover the involvement of his archenemy, Professor Moriarty (Henry Daniell). Who is working with Moriarty on such a dastardly plot and what are their motives?
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January 26, 2020
Sherlock Holmes - The House of Fear (1945) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
Sherlock Holmes - The House of Fear (1945) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The tenth in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
When two elderly members of an exclusive club are suddenly found murdered, iconic pipe-smoking detective Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his ubiquitous sidekick, Watson (Nigel Bruce), are called in to investigate. The duo journey to a remote castle in Scotland, where the remaining five club members reside, and it is not long before another victim turns up dead. Holmes must use every ounce of his considerable intelligence to flush out the murderer before it's too late.
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January 25, 2020
Sherlock Holmes - The Pearl of Death (1944) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
Sherlock Holmes - The Pearl of Death (1944) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The ninth in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
A jewel is missing from a museum, and Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) tries to find the thief as bodies pile up across the city. Holmes is sure that the crime is the work of Giles Conover (Miles Mander), and the recent string of murders suggests that the criminal, having stashed the pearl alongside the belongings of an unsuspecting Londonite, has ordered a henchman to find it. With Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) at his side, Holmes finds himself in mortal danger as he closes in on his man.
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January 24, 2020
Sherlock Holmes - The Scarlet Claw (1944) |Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
Sherlock Holmes - The Scarlet Claw (1944) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The eighth in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
Detective Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his trusty partner Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) travel to Quebec, Canada, where a small village has been terrorized by a series of grisly murders. Members of the Royal Canadian Occult Society, led by Lord William Penrose (Paul Cavanagh), believe that paranormal forces are to blame, but when Sherlock pinpoints the real culprit, he must track them down before they commit their next brutal act.
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January 23, 2020
Sherlock Holmes - The Spider Woman (1944) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
Sherlock Holmes - The Spider Woman (1944) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The seventh in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
A flurry of unexplained suicides has recently occurred among the wealthy elite of London high society. Intrepid sleuth Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) believes the perpetrator is cunning seductress Adrea Spedding (Gale Sondergaard), a woman who perpetually haunts London's gambling halls in search of her unlucky prey. Now Holmes, with help from his steadfast assistant, Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce), must draw Spedding out by playing the role of her next victim.
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January 22, 2020
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The sixth in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) has donated his services to the Musgrave estate, a makeshift wartime hospital set up by three feuding siblings. When Watson's colleague Dr. Sexton (Arthur Margetson) is mysteriously attacked, he asks his friend Detective Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) to help with the investigation. Upon arrival, Holmes discovers that one of the estate's proprietors has been murdered, and clues lead him to suspect a bizarre Musgrave family ritual as the possible cause.
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January 21, 2020
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The fifth in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
A British intelligence agent transporting secret documents to America realizes German spies are following him and slips a microfilm copy of the plans to unsuspecting socialite Nancy Partridge (Marjorie Lord). After the agent disappears, the British Home Office sends Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his partner, Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce), to Washington, D.C., to solve the mystery. When the agent is murdered, Holmes deduces Nancy's involvement and races against the Germans to find her.
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January 20, 2020
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The fourth in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) saves noted Swiss physicist Franz Tobel (William Post Jr.) from the Gestapo in Zurich and smuggles him to London. There, Tobel is reunited with his wife, Charlotte (Kaaren Verne), to whom he gives a coded message in the event he disappears. Tobel presents the weapon he developed to government officials, and when he is subsequently abducted by arch-villain Professor Moriarty (Lionel Atwill), Holmes and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) risk their lives to find him.
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January 19, 2020
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) | Starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) | Starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
The third in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
In wartime England, cryptic radio broadcasts from Nazi Germany are spreading panic throughout the region. Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce), are summoned by British intelligence to find the source of the mysterious "Voice of Terror." A slain informant's tip sends Holmes to London's grimy Limehouse district. There the stalwart sleuth gains the trust of the informant's wife, Kitty (Evelyn Ankers), and evades capture by a Nazi spy.
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January 18, 2020
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The second in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) square off against their archenemy, Professor Moriarty (George Zucco), who has designs on the Tower of London's Crown Jewels. As a perfect distraction from Moriarty's schemes, Holmes and Watson are contacted by a woman (Ida Lupino) who claims that her family is in danger after her brother receives the same warning message her father got 10 years ago -- just before he was brutally murdered.
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January 17, 2020
Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) | Starring Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
The first in a series of fourteen films to star Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the Twentieth Century's most iconic iteration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively.
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) is intrigued by a centuries-old legend in which every generation of the wealthy Baskerville family is eventually killed by a monstrous hound. Suspecting there is more to the story than meets the eye, he sends Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) to the estate to investigate. Sir Henry (Richard Greene), the only Baskerville left, is grateful for his help. But when a crazed convict escapes and footprints from a beast are found, Baskerville wonders if Watson will be enough.
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