Enjoying the Voice of Terror
@KuznVinny (768)
United States
April 6, 2016 9:01pm CST
No, not the terrorists. The movie The Voice of Terror, based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. It stars Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, and a host of other very recognizable acting talents. It is relaxing after a day's activities.
There have been other actors who played Holmes, perhaps with a bit more integrity to the written word, but there has never been a more entertaining and pleasant Holmes. Or Watson, for that matter. Of course, you are free to disagree.
You can download the episodes, all 14 of them, at YouTube. I did.
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@KuznVinny (768)
• United States
7 Apr 16
It is definitely my favorite overall. Oddly, for peaceful repeat entertainment, I prefer the seven good comrades in The House of Fear, though critically it has to be the weakest. And for action, I enjoy the Adventures.
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@Ronrybs (21503)
• London, England
7 Apr 16
@KuznVinny Yes, that one is maybe a bit closer to the books, exploiting knowlege of tabacco and tattoos. I do love how the same faces crop up in each film. I guess there was a limited supply of Brit actors at the time.
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@KuznVinny (768)
• United States
7 Apr 16
@Ronrybs There was one excellent show that used the same characters so often, I got sick of it. If I did, I'm sure others did: Ellery Queen, starring Timothy Hutton.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Apr 16
A grand movie. Not quite true to Conan Doyle (Bruce's Dr. Watson is dim) but Rathbone and Bruce are so superb together and it's just fun to watch. Jeremy Brett is probably the best Holmes interpretation but there's magic to the Rathbone movies.
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