Ranking the Rathbone/Bruce Sherlock Holmes series
Jan 26, 2021 4:45:56 GMT
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 26, 2021 4:45:56 GMT
In the spirit of my Uni Horrors thread. Although we may have fewer Holmes fans than horror fans here, as always your rankings and comments are more than welcome. (All are directed by Roy William Neill unless otherwise noted.)
1. The Scarlet Claw (1944)
2. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939, dir. Alfred L. Werker)
3. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939, dir. Sidney Lanfield)
4. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
5. The House of Fear (1945)
6. The Spider Woman (1944)
7. The Pearl of Death (1944)
8. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942, dir. John Rawlins)
9. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
10. The Woman in Green (1945)
11. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
12. Terror by Night (1946)
13. Dressed to Kill (1946)
14. Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
As with the Uni horrors I ranked, I don’t hate any one of these movies. Even the weakest, Pursuit to Algiers, has this charming scene of Nigel Bruce singing “Loch Lomond.” The only one with a big-surprise mystery is The House of Fear (though even its plot is a mix of two famous Agatha Christie books), but that’s not a major criterion. The elements that make these movies are the pace, the atmosphere, the villains, and the Rathbone-Bruce rapport.
1. The Scarlet Claw (1944)
2. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939, dir. Alfred L. Werker)
3. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939, dir. Sidney Lanfield)
4. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
5. The House of Fear (1945)
6. The Spider Woman (1944)
7. The Pearl of Death (1944)
8. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942, dir. John Rawlins)
9. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
10. The Woman in Green (1945)
11. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
12. Terror by Night (1946)
13. Dressed to Kill (1946)
14. Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
As with the Uni horrors I ranked, I don’t hate any one of these movies. Even the weakest, Pursuit to Algiers, has this charming scene of Nigel Bruce singing “Loch Lomond.” The only one with a big-surprise mystery is The House of Fear (though even its plot is a mix of two famous Agatha Christie books), but that’s not a major criterion. The elements that make these movies are the pace, the atmosphere, the villains, and the Rathbone-Bruce rapport.
