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Forget Columbo, Miss Marple, even Poirot – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary sleuth has intrigued audiences for generations with his probing intellect, dry wit and that trademark pipe and deerstalker hat.
Many actors have portrayed him – but Basil Rathbone’s is, hands down, the definitive performance. In this series of classic films, Holmes – joined by his loyal associate, Dr. Watson – tackles three of the most Byzantine cases of his career. Do you dare venture with him into the darkest chambers of the criminal mind? Starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
Dressed To Kill
He’s a thief with a big secret stashed inside some harmless looking music boxes. When the unsuspecting purchasers of those music boxes start turning up dead, Holmes and Watson discover a bigger problem: their prime suspect is already behind bars.
Approx. 72 mins, B&W, 1946
The Woman In Green
A series of bizarre, seemingly unconnected murders leads Holmes and Watson to a society of hypnotists and a mysterious, glamorous woman. The case takes a mesmerizing turn when the fiendish Dr. Moriarty appears to be involved. Reason? He was seen most recently swinging from the hangman’s noose.
Approx. 68mins, B&W, 1945
Terror By Night
A nervous Lady Margaret Carstairs is convinced that her enormous diamond, the Star of Rhodesia, will be stolen on a train trip from London to Edinburgh. Holmes thinks he has the solution to prevent the theft from occurring – until a gruesome murder de-rails the case.
Approx. 60 mins, B&W, 1946
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