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March 1, 2010 |
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photo from "The Hound of the Baskervilles," copyright 20th
Century Fox
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| This website exists to honor one of Hollywood's greatest screen and
stage actors: Basil Rathbone. Perhaps best known for his portrayal of
Sherlock Holmes in the 1930s and 1940s, Rathbone gave outstanding performances in many, many
other films as well. Rathbone also appeared in many plays, and his voice could be heard in
numerous radio broadcasts and recordings.
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Photo of the Month
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Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce rehearsing an episode of
the Sherlock Holmes radio show on the Mutual network.
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Recently released on CD:
24 of the Sherlock Holmes radio programs from the 1940s. |
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Volume 1 (12 episodes):
The Unfortunate Tobacconist
The Paradol Chamber
The Viennese Strangler
The Notorious Canary Trainer
The April Fool's Day Adventure
The Uneasy Easy Chair
The Demon Barber
The Headless Monk
The Amateur Mendicant Society
The Vanishing White Elephant
The Case of the Limping Ghost
The Girl with the Gazelle |
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Volume 2 (12 episodes): The Case
of the Out of Date Murder; The Waltz of Death; Colonel Warburton's
Madness; The Iron Box; A Scandal in Bohemia; The Second Generation; In
Flanders Fields; The Eyes of Mr. Leyton; The Tell Tale Pigeon
Feathers; The Indiscretion of Mr. Edwards; The Problem of Thor Bridge;
The Double Zero |
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England's Secret Weapon examines the
way Hollywood used Sherlock Holmes in a series of fourteen films that
spanned the years of World War II in Europe. Author Amanda Field, a
film historian and member of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London,
has drawn on new, original material from the archives in this analysis
of the Sherlock Holmes films that starred Basil Rathbone and Nigel
Bruce. Click
here for more information. |
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| Check out this wonderful
video montage of
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, made by Julie, the Ravin' Maven of
Classic Film. |
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Spotted on YouTube: Someone with way too much time on his or
her hands has recreated the final duel between Robin Hood and Sir Guy
of Gisbourne (from The Adventures of Robin Hood) using LEGO figures!
It's very cleverly done.
Click here to see it (opens in new window). |
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Features of this website:
Click here for a description of the icons in the left column, which
represent the pages of this website, and LINKS to other interesting
Sherlock Holmes and Basil Rathbone sites. You can search for particular words or phrases
using the search tool below.
Links to film reviews can be found on the Films
page. Reviews without pictures are old ones to which I plan to add
pictures as soon as possible. Most recent review: the 1942 film
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of
Terror.
How much do you know about Basil
Rathbone? Try to solve my
Basil Rathbone Crossword Puzzle!
Click here to read the 1918 newspaper citation concerning the award of
the Military Cross to Basil Rathbone.
Visit the
Potpourri section of this site for "Ode to Basil" and other poems
written about Rathbone, as well as "Leaving
Baker Street" -- an article by Andy Demsky.
Tell Turner Classic Movies what Rathbone films you'd
like to see. Write to:
Charlie Tabesh (charles.tabesh@turner.com
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Vice President of Programming
Turner Classic Movies
1050 Techwood Drive
Atlanta, GA 30318 |
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This page was created by and is maintained by Marcia Jessen.
All original content is �
Marcia Jessen, 2010. |
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I'm happy to receive your comments or suggestions by e-mail, but
please put something in the subject line to indicate that your message
is a Rathbone-related question or comment. Like many other people, I am
inundated by junk mail. I will not open e-mails with nothing in the
subject line, or something like "Hi," "Hello," or "Hi there."
Thanks,
Marcia |
Comments or suggestions?
E-mail me!
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Acknowledgments
I am deeply appreciative of the many people who have given me
information about Basil Rathbone, shared personal stories, inspired me,
and helped me build up my Rathbone collection. Among them are David M, Greg,
Joanna, Simon, Debbie, Mary, John, Lisa, David C, and Anthony. Many THANKS for all you've done and
continue to do!
Buy Basil Rathbone films at Amazon.com
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