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Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Boer Wagon
Available now for pre-order on Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Mystery-Boer-Wagon/dp/1780923066 It was an incredible year, the start of a new century. Queen Victoria was still on the throne, the Paris Exposition was the talk of Europe and Count Zeppelin was conquering the … Continue reading
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The Many Watsons – Forest Holger-Madsen
One of the interesting things about film and Sherlock Holmes is how quickly the Great Detective came to the screen. Holmes was born of pen in the very earliest days of attempts to bring the moving picture to audiences. Holmes … Continue reading
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The Many Watsons – H. Kyrle Bellew – First Film Watson
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; or, Held for Ransom of 1905 is considered to be the first “serious” attempt at bringing Holmes to the big screen. In 1900 had been the short “Sherlock Holmes Baffled”, which is one of those … Continue reading
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The Many Watsons – Charles Simon
Sherlock Holmes by Anton Productions is a low budget film that can be seen on You Tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iad2dYsD7c&feature=related. Just because it is low budget does not mean it is not worth viewing. It is a remake of the Rathbone … Continue reading
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The Many Watsons – Edward Fielding
By 1916 William Gillette had played Sherlock Holmes hundreds of times. On the stage, Gillette was known for his impeccable timing, attention to detail and “first time” method of acting. How interesting it must have been in 1916 for him … Continue reading
The Many Watsons – Vitali Solomin
This review marks the 50th Watson that we have looked at here. And still, there are more to be done, though not a lot. For number 50 I have selected Vitali Solomin the Russian Watson. I first saw Solomin in … Continue reading
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The Many Watsons – Joanne Woodward
In view of all the hoopla that the PR types are trying to raise over the selection of Lucy Liu as the next Dr. Watson I thought it time that I reviewed a third female who has played the role … Continue reading
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The Many Watsons – Ian Hunter
The Sign 0f Four (1932), with Arthur Wontner as Holmes and Ian Hunter as Watson is an interesting tweak on the original story. Ian Fleming had been Wontner’s usual Watson. The story was “updated”, that is, it was moved from … Continue reading
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