DVD
The complete Sherlock Holmes collection.
Basil Rathbone portrays the deductive genius, Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce his mystified colleague, Dr. Watson in these fourteen classic films.
Record details
- ISBN: 078860676X
- ISBN: 9780788606762
- Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (approximately 16 hr., 14 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [Orland Park, IL] : MPI Home Video, 2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. Originally produced as motion pictures, 1939-1946. Based on the stories or characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. All films were restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive except for Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The hound of Baskervilles. Special features: six audio commentaries; scene selection. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. Introduction by Robert Gitt -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The hound of the Baskervilles / Twentieth Century Film Corp. ; directed by Sidney Lanfield ; screenplay by Ernest Pascal ; film editor, Robert Simpson ; cinematographer, Peverell Marley (1930 : 80 min.) -- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Twentieth Century Film Corp. ; directed by Alfred L. Werker ; screenplay by William Drake ; director of photography, Leon Samroy ; film editor ; Robert Bishoff (1930 : 85 mon.) -- Sherlock Holmes and the voice of terror / Universal Pictures ; directed by John Rawlins ; screenplay by Lynn Riggs, John Bright ; cinematographer, Elwood Bredell ; film editor, Russell Schoengarth ; music, Frank Skinner (1942 : 65 min.) Disc 2. Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon / Universal Pictures ; directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Edward T. Loewe, W. Scott Darling, Edmund L. Harman ; director of photography, Les White ; film editor, Otto Ludwig ; music, Frank Skinner (1943 : 80 min.) -- Sherlock Holmes in Washington / Universal Pictures ; directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Bertram Millhauser, Lynn Riggs ; director of photography, Les White ; film editor, Otto Ludwig ; music, Frank Skinner (1943 : 71 min.) -- Sherlock Holmes faces death / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neil ; screenplay Bertram Millhauser ; director of photography, Charles Van Enger ; film editor, Fred Feitshans (1943 : 68 min.) Disc 3. Spider woman / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neil ; screenplay by Bertram Millhauser ; director of photography, Charles Van Enger ; film editor, William Austin (1944 : 63 min.) -- Scarlet claw / produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Edmund L. Hartmann, Roy William Neill ; director of photography, George Robinson ; film editor, Paul Landres (1944 : 74 min.) -- Pearl of death / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Bertram Millhauser ; director of photography, virgil Miller ; film editor, Roy Snyder (1944 : 69 min.). Disc 4. House of fear / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Roy Chanslor ; director of photography, Virgil Miller ; film editor, Saul Goodkind (1945 : 69 min.) -- Woman in green / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Bertram Millhauser ; director of photography, Virgil Miller ; film editor, Edward Curtiss (1945 : 68 min.) -- Pursuit to Algiers / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Leonard Lee ; cinematographer, Paul Ivano ; film editor, Saul A. Goodkind (1945 : 65 min.). Disc 5. Terror by night / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Frank Gruber ; director of photography, Maury Gertsman ; film editor, Saul A. Goodkind (1946 : 60 min.) -- Dressed to kill / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Roy William Neill ; screenplay by Leonard Lee ; director of photography, Maury Gertsman ; film editor, Saul A. Goodkind (1946 : 72 min.). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Hound of the Baskervilles: director, Sidney Lanfield. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: director, Alfred Werker. Voice of terror: director, John Rawlins. Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon, Sherlock Holmes in Washington: director, Roy William Neill. Sherlock Holmes faces death, The spider woman, The scarlet claw, Pearl of death, House of fear, The woman in green, Pursuit to Algiers, Terror by night, Dressed to kill: producer/director, Roy William Neill. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | The hound of the Baskervilles: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, Lionel Atwill. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino, Alan Marshal, George Zucco. Sherlock Holmes and the voice of terror: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, Reginald Denny, Thomas Gomez. Sherlock Holmes and the secret weapon: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Kaaren Verne, Dennis Hoey. Sherlock Holmes in Washington: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Lord, Henry Daniell, George Zucco. Sherlock Homes faces death: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Arthur Margetson, Hillary Brooke. The spider woman: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gail Sondergaard, Dennis Hoey, Vernon Downing. The scarlet claw: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gerald Hamer, Paul Cavanaugh, Arthur Hohl. Pearl of death: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Evelyn Ankers, Miles Mander. The house of fear: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Aubrey Mather, Dennis Hoey, Paul Cavanaugh. The woman in green: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary Brooke, Henry Daniell, Paul Cavanaugh. Pursuit to Algiers: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Riordan, Rosalind Ivan, Morton Lowry. Terror by night: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey, Renee Godfrey. Dressed to kill: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison, Edmund Breon, Frederick Worlock. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; full screen (4:3) presentation; all regions. |
| Language Note: | In English with optional English subtitled version. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Holmes, Sherlock > Drama. Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) > Drama. |
| Genre: | Mystery films. Feature films. Detective and mystery films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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