tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post6683009996142309776..comments2024-03-23T03:57:15.055-07:00Comments on Caftan Woman: SPENDING TIME WITH SHERLOCK: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)Caftan Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-52000266601330364682017-01-27T20:14:02.708-08:002017-01-27T20:14:02.708-08:00What an exquisite treasure you have in those sketc...What an exquisite treasure you have in those sketches. Yes, for many of us Rathbone/Bruce were the portal to the world of Sherlock Holmes, and we're lucky because of it. No matter how many Holmes I have seen or enjoyed, it is always Rathbone's voice I hear when reading my Conan Doyle. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-52026859016870107602017-01-27T16:21:23.250-08:002017-01-27T16:21:23.250-08:00Two wonderful movies and the actors that brought t...Two wonderful movies and the actors that brought them to life. As you know Caftan Woman they were not the first nor the last to play the roles but they have to so many of us been the yardstick by which all others are measured. I am fortunate to own three original costume sketches of the pair from the Hound of the Baskervilles.Christian Esquevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442827724576856379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-44473576229862123542017-01-27T06:45:14.842-08:002017-01-27T06:45:14.842-08:00Watson would lead us to believe that Holmes was in...Watson would lead us to believe that Holmes was indeed his own Google.<br /><br />I have taken to using a Holmesism when referring to my blog. I tell the family that I have written a "well-received monograph" on a particular movie or actor. They roll their eyes. Sigh.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-2832885993546235462017-01-25T12:44:02.720-08:002017-01-25T12:44:02.720-08:00Oh yeah, forgot about the albatross. HA! So Moriar...Oh yeah, forgot about the albatross. HA! So Moriarity knew that the father had also received a pix of the bird. :) (Yeah, but Holmes didn't have google. Oh wait, wasn't he supposed to be his own google?)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-60531498524348951662017-01-24T17:47:13.657-08:002017-01-24T17:47:13.657-08:00Precisely! That's why I described it as messy,...Precisely! That's why I described it as messy, but grand. I have the feeling that large swatches of screenplay never made it to the set or, if it did, there is coherence to be found on the cutting room floor.<br /><br />In my mind, that fiend Moriarty somehow knew of the earlier murder and gave that South American fellow a chance for further vengeance (for something or other) as a distraction for Holmes. After that I just sit back and enjoy the fog.<br /><br />PS: Even as a "tween" I knew that bird was an albatross. Holmes had to go to a museum for the heaven's sake. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-9083162432645610822017-01-24T15:30:13.166-08:002017-01-24T15:30:13.166-08:00I love the scene of Holmes (Rathbone) singing and ...I love the scene of Holmes (Rathbone) singing and dancing 'beside the seaside'. But I've always had a bone (well, several bones actually) to pick with the screenplay which makes NO sense whatsoever. First of all, Ida Lupino is supposed to be South American? Where's the accent? (Minor quibble, okay.)<br /><br />Her father was killed in South America years before and at the time the same eerie music now being played in and around the fog bound streets of London, was heard. How does the killer in London know about the eerie music? The gaucho-looking guy that's doing the eerie music - did he kill her father? And oh by the way, what is the motive for killing Ida Lupino's brother (apparently he goes to his death rather willingly early on for no intelligent reason I can think of) and Ida herself? (Well, not her, but you know...) NO MOTIVE, it's all a misdirection!!! And also, why does that stiff shirt who supposedly loves her, rant and rave about Holmes and Watson entering the case and why does he keep insisting that he and he alone can take care that nothing happens to Ida? Terrible character. None of this makes ANY sense. But the movie is still a lot of fun despite the peculiarities. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-31820513607318527862017-01-16T11:52:51.481-08:002017-01-16T11:52:51.481-08:00Thanks so much.
I imagine your memory might kick ...Thanks so much.<br /><br />I imagine your memory might kick in after the first couple of scenes, if not then I am pleased to present something new for your movie loving palette to enjoy.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-37758392755059511322017-01-16T08:47:51.671-08:002017-01-16T08:47:51.671-08:00Love the Sherlock Holmes stories, but I don't ...Love the Sherlock Holmes stories, but I don't remember seeing this one. Ida Lupino? Sign me up. Thanks for another great review!Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-18502209413358203372017-01-14T06:13:55.550-08:002017-01-14T06:13:55.550-08:00Yes, a legacy we enjoy to this day. Oh, I hope you...Yes, a legacy we enjoy to this day. Oh, I hope you watch Sherlock's Adventures soon. You'll have a great time.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-84116819634738175532017-01-14T05:01:38.069-08:002017-01-14T05:01:38.069-08:00I'd never thought about the fine literary/hist...I'd never thought about the fine literary/historical adaptations done by 20th Century Fox as a whole, but as I read through your list I realized what a terrific legacy that studio last left us.<br /><br />I really must see "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in Victorian England is something I've put off for far too long!Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-53564027018004899262017-01-12T14:49:01.460-08:002017-01-12T14:49:01.460-08:00Thank you.
When I read my Conan Doyle it is alway...Thank you.<br /><br />When I read my Conan Doyle it is always the voice of Basil Rathbone I hear in my head. Such a delight as Holmes.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-56190110863477183782017-01-12T12:53:31.033-08:002017-01-12T12:53:31.033-08:00Rathbone has always been my Favorite Mr. Holmes. W...Rathbone has always been my Favorite Mr. Holmes. Wonderful review.John/24Frameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719659042858962026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-89250701073342095522017-01-11T17:34:37.998-08:002017-01-11T17:34:37.998-08:00Truly, when they speak of atmosphere surely they a...Truly, when they speak of atmosphere surely they are speaking of this movie. I forgot to mention the eerie piece of music that haunts Miss Brandon. If not the stuff of nightmares, then the stuff of a troubled sleep.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-28767938622611192452017-01-11T16:34:03.552-08:002017-01-11T16:34:03.552-08:00Terrific review of one of the best of all Sherlock...Terrific review of one of the best of all Sherlock Holmes movies. Zucco is one of the two best Moriarty's and, as you point out, it's wonderfully atmosphere. I'm flummoxed, too, as to why there wasn't a third one to follow this one and HOUND.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-27560022030399051942017-01-11T14:57:58.419-08:002017-01-11T14:57:58.419-08:00I adore Ronald Howard. It's a grand Sherlock a...I adore Ronald Howard. It's a grand Sherlock and my sister imagines he would have been equally grand as a star of Doctor Who.<br /><br />There are 14 Rathbone/Bruce pictures all told, the 2 Victorians and 12 mid-century. Each has their strong points and once you start with one, you won't be able to keep from going through them all. Think of it as vacation and choose a couple of weeks strictly for Holmes. You'll love it!Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-69178058212704927372017-01-11T13:51:18.521-08:002017-01-11T13:51:18.521-08:00I keep wanting to watch all the Sherlock movies bu...I keep wanting to watch all the Sherlock movies but never seem to get around to it! I did start watching the show once with Ronald Howard...Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726532398377237606noreply@blogger.com