Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. John H. Watson (Nigel Bruce) are at it again. It is there last, but it is one of their greatest (who's to say what is not their greatest anyway).The plot involves three cheap musical boxes (each one playing a subtly different version of "The Swagman"). Manufactured in prison, and sold at an auction house, the music boxes hold more than just music. It seems the man that made them got put away for counterfeiting. What does that have to do with music boxes? Well a criminal gang is determined to steal and recover all three. And they are willing to kill Dr. Watson’s friend “Stinky” Emery (Edmund Breon). There is some kind of code in the boxes and it’s up to Sherlock Holmes to find out what that is.
This is a relatively short movie, just 71 minutes. But it is worth it...
Friday, February 20, 2009
Classic Film Friday: Dressed to Kill
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I love those movies.
Rathbone was one of the BEST "Sherlocks" to come around...but Jeremy Brett did do a respectable job...a lot more like the original books.
The Scarlet Claw is my favorite Rathbone flick, and then THIS movie is a real close second.
Peter Cushing did an excellent job as Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Again...nice choice!
B.G.
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