The Woman in Green
The Sherlock Holmes pictures produced by Universal Studios in the 1940's are offer a vivid example of the broad landscape found within the term "B-Movie." Second features of the mid-century...
Roy William Neill
Filmography
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Dressed to Kill
DRESSED TO KILL awakened memories of the Holmes of literature. Watson refers to the latest edition of The Strand Magazine and its publication of "Scandal in Bohemia." It didn't matter that the original publication of this story took place in 1891, for producer/director Neill always made sure to...Watch Movie
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Terror by Night
Sherlock Holmes has been hired to safeguard the valuable Star of Rhodesia diamond belonging to Lady Margaret Carstairs during her train journey from London to Scotland. Holmes and Dr. Watson not only have to foil an attempted robbery but also catch a murderer. TERROR BY NIGHT, with its intricate...Watch Movie
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The Woman in Green
THE WOMAN IN GREEN reintroduced Holmes' evil alter ego, Professor Moriarty, now played with suave coolness by the London-born Henry Daniell. Years later, reflecting on the Holmes series, Rathbone wrote: "There were other Moriartys but none so delectably dangerous as was that...Watch Movie
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes must outsmart the Germans and get scientist Dr. Tobel out of Switzerland and back to England with his secret bombsight equipment. The wartime plot of this adventure finds Holmes and Watson once again doing battle with their villainous enemy, the evil Moriarity,...Watch Movie
Genres
- Adaptation / Literary
- Adaptation / Literary / Prose
- Crime / Crime-fighter / Detective
- Crime / Mystery/Whodunit
- Crime / Transgression / Murder
- Crime / Transgression / Terrorism
- Drama
- Drama / Procedural
- International / Americas / North American / American
- International / European / United Kingdom / British
- War / WWII
Recent Reviews
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
BASIL FREAKIN' RATHBONE! Many have played Sherlock Holmes…some memorable; others forgettable. But Rathbone is still the template. His portrayal of the master detective radiated vitality, a screen charisma still evident...
The Woman in Green
Rathbone & Bruce will always be THE Holmes & Watson for so many fans out there. Watching this you can see why. There's a very casual chemistry between the two...
Dressed to Kill
Really good Sherlock Holmes impossible to watch because of terrible sound
Dressed to Kill
Sherlock meets his match, sort of, at least for a time, in this music box murder mystery. These Sherlock Holmes films are super.