Blogs about: Basil Rathbone
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International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Arrr! Damn ye, yellow-bellied sapsuckers, I’m a better man than all of ye milksops put together. Tyrone Power em O Cisne Negro (The Black Swan, Henry King, 1942) Burt Lancaster em O Pirata Sangr… more →
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Anniversary and Other Interesting Life Events
wrote 6 hours ago: Today marks the 11th anniversary of my marriage to Caution-Lady. Far and away the most surprising g … more →
The New Sherlock Holmes
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wrote 2 days ago: Kelly Reilly who plays Dr Watson’s fiancée Mary A review in one of the broadsheets described t … more →
Sherlock Holmes Review
wrote 6 days ago: I should preface this review by saying that I am not well versed in the world of Sherlock Holmes. I … more →
Holmes, is that you?
wrote 1 week ago: I want to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie but I have some reservations. I grew up watching Basil … more →
Sherlock Holmes; the Guy Ritchie version
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wrote 1 week ago: So, I went with #1 son to see Sherlock Holmes. It was awesome. Now, I am a MAJOR fan of the Arthur … more →
A Christmas Carol
wrote 2 weeks ago: This classic 1942 performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” with Basil R … more →
We're No Angels (1955)
wrote 2 weeks ago: I just saw We’re No Angels for the first time. It was very cute. I saw it for two reasons 1) … more →
We're No Angels
wrote 2 weeks ago: What would Christmas be without Devil’s Island and escaped convicts? This is probably a Chris … more →
The Adventures of Marco Polo
wrote 1 year ago: The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) –But what about the King of Persia? –Oh, he’s a very … more →
Lionel Atwill... the Original Super-Bad!
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wrote 1 year ago: How many Lionel Atwill movies do you own? It turns out I own 15, although a good deal of those aren … more →
Movie Review - The Adventures of Robin Hood
wrote 1 year ago: In like Flynn! Wikipedia tells us that the story of Robin Hood has been kicking around for centures. … more →
Pursuit to Algiers (Oct. 26, 1945)
wrote 1 month ago: Pursuit to Algiers, the twelfth film to star Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as hi … more →
i've never killed in hot blood: tower of london (1939)
wrote 1 month ago: He reeks of death. But death is his trade and he has a taste for it. Yet he’s never “k … more →
Deerstalker vs. The Ripper: A STUDY IN TERROR
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wrote 1 month ago: It seems surprising that Sir Author Conan Doyle’s most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes, and London’ … more →
Deeper Crimson
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wrote 1 month ago: A quick update on my See Reptilicus and Die mission — a mission almost as old as Hitchcock Yea … more →
Dress Up Holmes and Watson
wrote 2 months ago: New in at Cinema Books: Sherlock Holmes Paper Dolls by Tom Tierney, $9.99 paper. Just what you She … more →
Son of Frankenstein - Film Reel Reviews
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wrote 2 months ago: Wolf Frankenstein, the son of Henry Frankenstein who created The Monster, returns to his father … more →
The Woman in Green (July 27, 1945)
wrote 2 months ago: Roy William Neill’s The Woman in Green is the eleventh film Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce mad … more →
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
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wrote 2 months ago: The Adventures of Robin Hood d. Michael Curtiz & William Keighley / 1938 / USA / 104 mins Viewed … more →
