Holmes and Watson

"THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES" (1939) Review

The năm 1939 proved to be a momentous time for những người hâm mộ of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. The năm marked the debut of two phim chiếu rạp that featured the movie introduction of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the famous literary detective and his friend, Dr. John Watson.

There had been trước đó movie, stage and radio adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes. But despite the gần đây success of Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in the roles of Holmes and Watson, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce would become the first cinematic...

For the past 120 years hoặc so, Sherlock Holmes has reigned as the indisputable king of fictional characters the world over. So, with the richly deserved popularity of the newest Holmes offering bởi the redoubtable BBC, it simply stands to tedious reason that American ti vi would immediately want to rush out a 'knock off'. Enter 'Elementary', who's misplaced claim to fame is having cast Watson as (egads!!) a woman. Perhaps CBS would like us to forget about their two trước đó unsold pilots come TV phim chiếu rạp which featured a couple of perfectly charming lady Watson's (Margaret Colin and Deborah...