The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

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Ce film (affiliate link) était le premier film de Sherlock Holmes avec Basil Rathbone dans le rôle de Holmes. Sidney Lanfield dirigé Le Chien des Baskerville (1939) pour Twentieth-Century Fox. Nigel Bruce co-stars comme Dr. John Watson. Rathbone et Bruce joueraient Holmes et Watson dans treize films suivants, un de plus pour Twentieth-Century Fox et douze pour Universal Pictures. Ce film est un

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The Woman in Green (1945)

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The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone revient dans le rôle de Holmes dans le onzième des quatorze tours en tant que détective anglais. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Après ils

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House of Fear (1945)

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Sur Mars 16, 1945, Universal Pictures released The House of Fear (1945), the eighth of twelve Sherlock Holmes films produced by the studio. Basil Rathbone returned as Holmes for the tenth time. Rathbone played Sherlock Holmes twice for Twentieth Century – Fox before Universal started producing the series. Despite its late entry into the series, the film (affiliate link) se tient

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Les Murmures Bat (1930)

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Sur Novembre 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, La chauve-souris (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Cependant, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.

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Terror by Night (1946)

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Universal Pictures released the thirteenth of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on February 1, 1946. Twentieth Century-Fox produced the first two films. Universal produced the final 12 films. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs hires Holmes to protect the

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Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947)

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Sur mai 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). It was welcome news for fans of the franchise although Chester Gould was a notable exception. Gould created the Tracy character for the comic page of the Detroit Mirror. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. Gould

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Le Cap Mystère espagnol (1935)

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Le Cap Mystère espagnol (1935) est une adaptation d'un des romans d'Ellery Queen. Deux cousins, Frédéric Dannay et Manfred Lee, qui a écrit un certain nombre de romans policiers sous le pseudonyme du personnage-titre. Dans ce film, Ellery Queen est de prendre des vacances en Californie avec son ami le juge Macklin. Bien sûr, ils ne sont pas longs dans leur

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