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Posts Tagged "Dr Watson"

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Without a Clue *** (1988, Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones, Lysette Anthony, Paul Freeman, Peter Cook, Nigel Davenport) – Classic Movie Review 10,902

Director Thom Eberhardt’s 1988 British comedy film Without a Clue is a neat twist on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes and Watson characters and stars Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones, Lysette Anthony, Paul Freeman, Peter […]

Feb, 10

Young Sherlock Holmes **** (1985, Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins, Freddie Jones, Nigel Stock, Susan Fleetwood) – Classic Movie Review 8533

Director Barry Levinson’s 1985 Young Sherlock Holmes is a film that starts with a bright idea and always knows where it’s going. Screen-writer Chris Columbus, who wrote Gremlins and The Goonies suggests that Sir Arthur […]

Jun, 01

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution *** (1976, Nicol Williamson, Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin, Laurence Olivier) – Classic Movie Review 4,917

Nicol Williamson is oddly cast as Sherlock Holmes, who is tricked by his brother Mycroft (Charles Gray) into travelling to Vienna to be treated by Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin) to recover from his cocaine addiction. Producer-director Herbert Ross’s 1976 […]

Jan, 22

A Study in Terror *** (1965, John Neville, Donald Houston, John Fraser, Robert Morley, Cecil Parker, Anthony Quayle, Barbara Windsor, Adrienne Corri, Judi Dench, Frank Finlay) – Classic Movie Review 4916

A Study in Terror was made in Britain in 1965 by the former Oscar-winning documentary maker turned feature director James Hill and stars John Neville and Donald Houston as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson in […]

Jan, 21

The Crucifer of Blood *** (1991, Charlton Heston, Richard Johnson, Susannah Harker, Simon Callow, John Castle, Edward Fox) – Classic Movie Review 2584

All-American actor Charlton Heston (born plain John Carter) dons the British sleuth deerstalker and gets to play Sherlock Holmes for a surprisingly successful Sir Arthur Conan Doyle outing. It is tensely and atmospherically directed by […]

Jun, 12

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes **** (1970, Robert Stephens, Christopher Lee, Colin Blakely, Irene Handl, Clive Revill, Geneviève Page) – Classic Movie Review 2487

Director Billy Wilder is on great form in his revisionist 1970 British-made tale of the private life of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sleuth, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. Robert Stephens and Colin Blakely […]

May, 16

A Study in Scarlet *** (1933, Reginald Owen, Warburton Gamble, Anna May Wong, June Clyde, Alan Dinehart, John Warburton) – Classic Movie Review 1281

Director Edwin L Marin’s 1933 detective mystery thriller film A Study in Scarlet stars Reginald Owen and Warburton Gamble as master detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, who investigate a case of robbery and multiple murder […]

Jun, 02

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