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Sherlock Holmes Case Files

Sherlock Holmes Case Files

TERROR BY NIGHT1946 : B & W: Approx 60 min.Holmes is hired by Roland Carstairs to safeguard the Star of Rhodesia a fabulous diamond that is being transported via train from London to Edinburgh. Holmes replaces the diamond with a forgery that is subsequently stolen and Carstairs is murdered.WOMAN IN GREEN1945: B & W Approx 68 minFour women have been found murdered and each has had her forefinger severed. Scotland Yard is baffled so they enlist the aid of Sherlock Holmes. Blackmail hypnotism and Professor Moriarty is now working for the Nazis attempting to get his hands on a revolutionary new bomb-sighting device.SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SECRET WEAPON1942: B & W : Approx 68 min.Finally having found an accomplice who's evil matches his own. Professor Moriarty is now working for the Nazis attempting to get his hands on a revolutionary new bomb-sighting device.DRESSED TO KILL1946 B & W Approx. 72 mins.A series of seemingly innocuous music boxes contain a secret valuable enough for someone to start murdering the boxes owners. Holmes soon deduces that the convicted thief who designed the boxes has encoded the music with the location of printing plates stolen from the Bank of England.SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE DEADLY NECKLACE-1962: B & W: Approx: 90 min.Chistopher Lee takes at shot at playing Holmes in this German/French/Italian co-production based on the novel "The Valley of Fear." Holmes and Watson investigate the theft of Cleopatra's necklace.A STUDY IN SCARLET1933 : B & W: Approx. 77 minThis Holmes adventure involves a secret society that collects the assets of its deceased members and redistributes the wealth amongst the surviving members. As one might guess members are soon dropping like flies and Holmes and Watson are on the case!THE TRIUMPH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES1935 B & W Approx. 84 min.We see Holmes drawn out of retirement to investigate the murder of a coal miner arranged by none other that Professor Moriarty. Ian Fleming (not to be confused with
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Sherlock Holmes Case Files

User Reviews

IT'S ELEMENTARY MY DEAR VIEWER !!!
rating: 4

This is certainly not the remastered set that sells for anywhere from $18 a movie to $89 or so for a set of four. However it is a group of movies showing Sherlock and Watson from the eaely days up to the 1960's. It even stars Ian Fleming (writer of James Bond Novels) in a couple of them. There is also a few chapters of the TV series as a bonus. All in all its worth the money just for the nostalgia! Have fun with this one!

An elementary Holmes collection
rating: 4

SHERLOCK HOLMES CASE FILES includes ten public domain Holmes mysteries from the 1930s and '40s (with one exception). There's also five episodes of the 1954 TV series starring Ronald Howard as a somewhat mellow Sherlock and Howard Marion-Crawford as his companion in the hunt, Dr. Watson. (Two of the Holmes movies here feature as Watson the future author of the James Bond spy/adventure novels!)

MYSTERY CLASSICS 50 MOVIE PACK COLLECTION is a related DVD set of budget-priced vintage who-dun-its that includes most of these titles. This one is sure to please all fans of murder mysteries.

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The following alphabetized program list provides viewer poll ratings for each film (based on a 1 to 10 scale), plus original theatrical titles (where indicated), country of origin (if other than USA), years of release and principal actors.

(6.9) Dressed To Kill (1946) - Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce
(5.9) Murder at the Baskervilles ("Silver Blaze") (UK-1937) - Arthur Wontner/Ian Fleming
(5.6) Sherlock Holmes And The Deadly Necklace (France/Italy/W Ger-1962) - Christopher Lee/Thorley Walters/Senta Berger
(6.8) Sherlock Holmes And The Secret Weapon (1943) - Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce/Lionel Atwill
(6.0) The Sign Of Four (UK-1932) - Arthur Wontner/Ian Hunter
(5.6) The Speckled Band (UK-1931) - Raymond Massey/Athole Stewart/Angela Badderly
(6.3) A Study In Scarlet (1933) - Reginald Owen/Warburton Gamble/Alan Mowbray/Anna May Wong
(7.0) Terror By Night (1946) - Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce/Alan Mowbray
(6.1) The Triumph Of Sherlock Holmes (UK-1935) - Arthur Wontner/Ian Fleming/
(6.9) The Woman In Green (1945) - Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce/Hillary Brooke

Not bad, but...
rating: 3

This set is basically a collection of Sherlock Holmes films that are in the public domain. The visual quality is somewhat faded on several of the films and the sound is adequate at best. However, even with these liabilities, the films are viewable. Included in the set is the following:

4 films with Basil Rathbone:
- Terror by Night
- Woman in Green
- The Secret Weapon
- Dressed to Kill

3 films with Arthur Wontner:
- Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
- Murder at the Baskervilles
- Sign of Four

The other films are:
- Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (Christopher Lee)
- A Study in Scarlet (Reginald Owen)
- The Speckled Band (Raymond Massey)

There are also five episodes from the 1950s Sherlock Holmes TV show with Ronald Howard as a bonus feature. Aside from the popular Basil Rathbone movies, what makes this set interesting is the inclusion of other lesser known films that have just recently been made available.

Sherlock Holmes Case Files