Sherlock Holmes In The House of Fear 1945

Holmes is visited by Mr. Chalmers (Gavin Muir), an insurance agent with a strange tale. Seven single men, calling themselves "The Good Comrades", live together in the remote Scottish castle of Drearcliffe House, near the village of Inverneill. Recently one of the "Good Comrades" received a strange message, an envelope containing nothing but seven orange pips. That night, he was murdered and his body horribly mutilated. A few days later, a second envelope was delivered, this time containing six pips, and the recipient also died mysteriously soon afterwards, his battered corpse being recovered from the base of the cliffs. Chalmers holds £100,000 of life insurance policies on the seven men, and suspects that one is systematically murdering the others in order to collect the money, and begs Holmes to investigate.
Holmes and Watson arrive at the scene only to find another murder has occurred. His body is burned to a crisp. Lestrade also arrives to investigate. Despite Holmes' best efforts, three more deaths occur, each time leaving the victim's body unrecognisable.
Lestrade jumps to the obvious conclusion, that the last surviving member, Bruce Alistair (Aubrey Mather), murdered all the others. However, after Watson goes missing, Holmes has deduced the truth and leads Lestrade (and Alistair) to a secret room where all the "Good Comrades" - alive and well - are hiding with Watson tied up. Holmes explains that Alistair was the victim of a plot to frame him for murder and collect the insurance money by the other six.
Translated titles:
福尔摩斯在1945年的恐惧之屋
Sherlock Holmes Sa House of Fear 1945
シャーロック・ホームズ、恐怖の家1945
Sherlock Holmes Di Rumah Takut 1945
Sherlock Holmes en la casa del miedo 1945
Sherlock Holmes im Haus der Angst 1945
Sherlock Holmes dans La Maison de la Peur 1945
Sherlock Holmes na casa do medo 1945
डर हाउस ऑफ शेरलाक होम्स 1 9 45 में
شيرلوك هولمز في بيت الخوف 1945

[@tessaducek5601]

I know many Sherlock fans don't approve of this Watson. But to me these two are Sherlock and Watson! Best two actors for these characters. Adore these two...🤗

[@maureensawatzki7917]

Both are brilliant

[@elizabethmeszaros704]

Totally agree!!!

[@wojciechtrojanowski7178]

Fantastyczny duet. Jedyny taki w historii kina.

[@derekhart3308]

Totally agree with you 👍

[@miapdx503]

Absolutely. Their chemistry is on point. 👍🏽

[@miapdx503]

I never get tired of a spooky, dark mansion, a good stormy night, and a mystery. This one is iconic. Thank you for this, and all your uploads. 🌹

[@abiramitra851]

Me too

[@maryoleary5044]

...and me!

[@maryoleary5044]

Agreeeeeed!🦇🐈‍⬛🐺😎😸👽💖💞❤️‍🩹👾😄❤❤❤❤❤

[@maryoleary5044]

I think I recognise the old sets again and again...the sweeping starcase, th posh door, have been used on so many programmes 🤣

[@maryoleary5044]

...and let's not forget..the sound effects! They are JUST SOUND EFFECTS!

[@Pstephen]

Living in a squat in 1981, the reason why me and my brother got a TV (IB&W, 2nd hand) was a tea time BBC2 series of all the Rathbone and Bruce films. Eating our tea, while the sky darkened, the autumn wind rustling the trees just outside our window, and watching these film, is still what London means to me.

[@Londonfogey]

Same here, I loved all the BBC2 old films they used to show about 6pm after children's hour had ended. It always seemed to be autumn or winter outside.Afterwards I usually rushed off and built a 'set' of the film using lego and recreated scenes from it.

[@miapdx503]

That sounds lovely 🌹

[@lindaours4038]

@Pstephen @Londonfogey I love your comments! They give me a warm surge of nostalgia for a past that isn't even my own. (I guess because it sounds so cozy, and it triggers elements of my own past and interests that relate.) 🙂

[@MrRihmo]

growing up in 50's and 60's these movies were great, still watching today. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce timeless.

[@JudeNance]

I am so thankful for these movies, stories and actors. We can always find comfort that there is logical solution. No blood, trauma, ignorant vocabulary. What a relief 😌

[@sallyboole459]

Bug

[@VickiSenn]

I am too. I love the British stories. They use their brains and logic. Our Americans always have use brute force. Blood and Gore. So I watch way more British tv. So thanks for sharing with your cousin😅 across the Pond

[@VickiSenn]

Amen

[@VickiSenn]

Amen

[@alishagay3903]

You are exactly right

[@michaelbarlow6610]

One of the absolute joys in this world is watching the superb, exquisite pacing and timing of Rathbone's delivery of his dialogue as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce's equally excellent timing and delivery of his responses to Holmes' statements and questions! The on-screen chemistry between Rathbone and Bruce as Holmes and Watson respectively, has never been equalled in the history of film or TV productions of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories! Approached yes, equalled--definitely not! The scene in "House of Fear" in which Holmes and Watson discuss Captain Simpson's demeanor when he saw the needle on the chair in the morning compared to his demeanor in the evening at dinner when he thought erroneously that his drink was poisoned with prussic acid is a classic Holmes/Watson scene in the Universal Studios' Sherlock Holmes films!

[@mohammedisaa9952]

Yes..... this is the best, never to be even equaled or surpassed. No cgi, just the best actors from the silver screen. Life will never be the same again, lost to us through "multiculturalism"........... R.I.P 🇬🇧

[@edwigcarol4888]

Only historically interesting I suppose for aficionados of film-making history.

[@robbiewright9573]

I agree 💯.. The best !!!

[@maryowen1722]

Simply the BEST Holmes & Watson on the silver screen!!

[@pingpong5000]

A masterpiece of intrigue like this era of Holmes and Watson shows just how powerful these original stories would have been to the British people when written. Until Jeremy Brett nobody else comes close to the real Sherlock Holmes and none of these modern ones can hold a candle to Basil Rathbone's masterly portrayal of England's greatest investigating detective! Thanks for posting this, no matter how many times I have watched them over the last nearly 70 years they still delight me.

[@rondyreeves4772]

If I told you how many times I have watched this movie you would call me insane. I just never get tired of it, and along with The Hound of the Baskervilles this is my favorite Rathbone/Bruce flick.

[@tessaducek5601]

Not at all. I own many of these and still watch on youtube! Iconic stories with outstanding actors...🔎👁️

[@dan4466]

Mine is this and Terror by Night. Probably seen them both 20 times in the last couple years.

[@beckyblack2333]

The Hound of the Baskervilles has always been my favorite Holmes story.

[@lorrainegeraghty9670]

I love this one and the scarlet claw, Rathbone and Bruce really are the best ,

[@legrandwoods5153]

I agree with you. I've had the same experience with this movie. I keep coming back to it no matter how many times I've watched it.

[@gaggymott9159]

My father and I didn't have what anyone would have called a loving, close relationship...He was distant and cold. However, when these old films came on BBC2 at 6.00pm on a Thursday evening, we shared an hour together...I remember it with fondness....😔

[@giannilorisrivi5417]

So sad,I know it doesn't help ,but for what it worth I fully understand your feeling, coze I've experienced the same kind of relationships:)

[@b.visconti1765]

At least you recognized the coldness so would know it was not something you wished to be..toss of the dime who our parents are😘

[@danielgiraud1118]

Mais qu'est-ce qu'on a foutre de tes conneries ? On ne t'a pas demandé de parler de ta pauvre vie ! Regarde Basil R. et apprend.

[@TAROTAI]

@@andrewestbrook4473 unfortunately, it is most often the case

[@DAP-mi7ck]

Different generation, most likely never shown love himself... doesn’t mean he never cared, he just had a different way of showing it. God bless.

[@chrisevans5259]

The atmosphere of these old movies are just far better than the effects laden efforts churned out today....

[@barkhaify]

Absolutely true

[@adrianh332]

Definitely👍

[@amitsaxena8244]

Old is gold

[@LeofromFreo]

Yep. Movies are siht now.

[@Stankervision]

There’s still good movies, you’re just closed-minded

[@gina928]

I love these old Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson movies💖. Thank you!

[@epep50]

I love the old Sherlock Holmes flicks, they're comforting to me for some reason despite being ages before my time.

[@aurelienyonrac]

All is well that ends well

[@pesha600]

Totally.

[@bonitachamplin9932]

Me too

[@treyb387]

I watch them fairly regularly even though I was born in the late 80s. Nigel and Basil were the perfect duo as Holmes and Watson

[@timm1481]

I FULLY agree! When I'm stressed or dealing with anxiety, this is a must go to for me.

[@sonnygirl8358]

I'm saving this for a cold rainy afternoon. I'll snuggle up on the sofa with a cuddly blanket, hot tea with lemon and let this movie take me on a stroll down memory lane. My aunt loved this type of movie and I was fortunate to be able to watch what the generations before me watched and enjoyed. Thanks so much ARF

[@johncali7716]

I enjoyed such an afternoon just today. It was....comforting.

[@sonnygirl8358]

@@johncali7716 happy for you. storms n rain all over NC today too. watched the Hounds of the Baskervilles..

[@johncali7716]

@@sonnygirl8358 Happy for you. We seem to be on the same loop....storms and The Hound of the Baskervilles. Both are playing out at this very moment in SE Maryland. Excellent combo :)

[@childeexii5212]

Welcome Dear! ✌

[@marilynwillett804]

Sounds like you went down memory lane and took a turn onto Cornball street.

[@firstchoice7761]

When I was a child in the early '50s, I used to watch Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on television on Saturday mornings. I was spellbound. Thank you so much for uploading these films so we all can enjoy them once again. The copies are very good.

[@michaelbarlow6610]

You have to love the touching remarks Holmes makes about his enduring friendship and association with Watson at the conclusion of "The House of Fear"(1945)! Holmes is frequently somewhat harsh in his criticism of Watson, so it is nice to see him express his deep love for Watson and heartfelt gratitude for his friendship!

[@calvinbradley1203]

The best Sherlock Home ever can never get tired of watching it over and over since 1962

[@wojciechtrojanowski7178]

Też uwielbiam tę scenę!

[@teresaames7902]

Yes I love how they both absolutely respect and care for the other! Dr. Watson is such a treasure and Sherlock doesn’t take himself overly serious which makes them perfect!

[@sparkswain2820]

What a glorious movie! Rathbone and Bruce are the only Holmes and Watson I watch. I wish we still had movies today like this, a bit of intellect and no vulgarity. Fabulous movies there'll never be the like of again. Thx for the uploads!!!

[@MightyMouse1321]

and sometimes I think Black and white got very good.

[@steveahalverson1532]

41:47. f bomb in closed caption...yes vulgarity ! lol

[@ayeq6104]

Why not try Jeremy Brett.

[@deelandeis896]

I totally agree!

[@silvestrelomeli6750]

@@steveahalverson1532 true hahaha

[@joeomalley2835]

Basil Rathbone is Sherlock Holmes in my humble opinion. Love these old classics.

[@gbtalos8878]

Incomparable.

[@WMJCPA]

He actually looks like how one would picture Holmes to look. I always wish they would have made more full length features but the truth is Rathbone hated playing the character. One of Rathbone's ancestral relations, Major John Rathbone of the Union Army accompanied President Lincoln to Ford's Theater the night of.his assassination. He went in the place of.General Grant whom Lincoln had invited but had other obligations. Major Rathbone suffered a knife wound to his arm as he attempted to apprehend Booth before he jumped from Lincoln's box to the stage.

[@nazarene5680]

Elementary my dear Watson

[@joeking5310]

Rathbone will always be the one and only Sherlock Holmes. Cumberbatch is second division, and Brett is non league!

[@bobbywright8431]

Yes!

[@eddielee6490]

The best and greatest pair to ever act as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson !

[@cuebj]

No. The most acted parts in tv and film so huge numbers to choose from. How about Jeremy Brett for Holmes and that whole tv series? Martin Freeman possibly the best Watson - much more true to books and, perhaps, even better and more interesting than the books

[@joeking5310]

eddie lee - no one else comes close to this iconic pairing. Some people think they are not playing the characters as written by Doyle, but when have films ever done that? If they were exactly the same as the books there would be no point in watching them. Rathbone's Holmes will always be the version that others will be judged by, and so far there are no competitors.

[@Gigi-ik3br]

And I thought I was the only one that did this. It is wonderful to know that there are others in these trying times who share a blissful infinity to enjoy classic movies and books.

[@albertbuchheit425]

Did you not think it was strange that all these classic movies and books were for you only?

[@Gigi-ik3br]

@@albertbuchheit425 Thank you for destroying the dream that I have lived for so many years! Lol

[@albertbuchheit425]

@@Gigi-ik3br It's all good. Many people complain that I have a sick sense of humor. May all your dreams come true but keep in mind that nightmares are also dreams.

[@childeexii5212]

Promises are meant to Break! So is Nightmares and Dreams never meant to come true..

[@stingerfreak]

Affinity. 😀

[@mckenzie.latham91]

What i love about these old Holmes films was the way they showed all these imposing , Gothic and foreboding estates and houses in these remote and or desolate locations...the proper setting for a mystery and the Gothic.

[@sandrapatterson2916]

Black & white and shrouded in shadows. I absolutely love it!

[@angelsaltamontes7336]

Mckenzie .Latham: One man's, or person's, poisonous house is another's meet-&-greet! IMPOSING GOTHIC ESTATES presents HOUSES IN REMOTE &/or DESOLATE LOCATIONS! Open house Sunday, 10am-4pm! Look no further for the proper setting for YOUR MYSTERY---cozy breakfast nook looks out on dark heath, with heath bar & captain's chairs. Walk carefully across the wide, wrap-around porch with charming glider: the beams have been sawn through! A spyhole affords discreet surveillance of the antechamber, in which Auntie was found suspiciously limp & consigned to the ingeniously damp winecellar, with curiously uneven flagstones...

[@maisiecarruthers695]

A lo of them are clips.from.other movies I.agree.they are quite good through

[@kathleencampbell2298]

Normally Hollywood sets 🤭

[@bobbywimsy6741]

@@angelsaltamontes7336 Very evocative. DJ Trump reportedly said upon entering the WH, a la Betty Davis, This place is a dump.

[@scribe56]

I still think he's the best Sherlock Holmes ever. There have been a lot of interpretations and they have been so enjoyable. Jeremy Brett and Benedict Cumberbatch. Christopher Plummer but for me it's basil Rathbone every time who played a lot of villains what people remember him with great affection. Also I was reading something about him recently and found out that he was a hero in World War 1. He also lost his brother during that war. As for Sherlock Holmes himself I think he and Watson are two Heroes who have never let us down

[@norabrown5584]

Yes Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett, then Robert Downey Jnr are the best ones.

[@SiliconBong]

*must confess Rathbone embodied what Holmes was for me inside the pages.

[@BilliusEllison]

Yes. Basil Rathbone is the only Holmes that I can watch...over and over. He does totally embody the character in writing, and I've read then all.

[@BilliusEllison]

@@norabrown5584 Downey ruined the character, IMHO. He should have been fined for his portrayal But I'm in my sixties so Rathbone is the only Holmes for me.

[@norabrown5584]

@@BilliusEllison there were others who played SH and they certainly didn't do him justice. Rathbone will always be the best and he only made 14 films as him, unless there are some I don't know about.

[@heathermccain8730]

Yes I too watch these old Sherlock movies for comfort. They are certainly effective. ❣️❣️❣️

[@DANNY40379]

Both Rathbone and Brett are excellent, each in their own unique ways. I'm happy we have both versions of Holmes to enjoy.

[@roncantrell5789]

I agree they are both outstanding in their own right

[@MrTrashcan1]

Used to watch these back in the '70s late at night on UHF channels. Just loved 'em.

[@valeriehuff6936]

I remember VHF/UHF. I hadn't thought of that in ages!

[@zackattack21]

Me to. watched them with my brother and father on either channel 56 or 38 UHF out of Boston.

[@NathanTarantlawriter]

Sunday morning with Sherlock Holmes movies. That's what I remember about growing up. What a great Sunday.

[@doragonzales3356]

Por favor pueden ser en Español no comprendo nada

[@KellieEverts--conductsNightTra]

this SH couple is the most intriguing & appropriate there is, I mean not only is Sherlock perfect but his sidekick is beyond perfect. No one has ever come close to what they portray.

[@miapdx503]

I agree. These two are iconic, the perfect Holmes and Watson. 🌹

[@simonforrest2522]

Absolutely LOVE these old Basil Rathbone films...Surely THE best Holmes depiction ...Was hooked when i was kid and still am

[@bobbywright8431]

Yes! They are the best in my personal opinion

[@Jane.Doe.]

I was so excited when I came across this film! I love love Sherlock Holmes when played by THE best Actor for this roll ever- Basil Rathbone.. Wow! Watching it right now! Thank you so much for sharing this classic film! I wish movies were like this today, you know? And I'm only 33. I've always adored narrated B/W films yessss! 🥰🤩💖 EDIT: Can't forget to give props to the amazing musical scores in this work.

[@christopherhogan691]

All these great old music scores were the further development of the opera of Europe. One of the last "classical" composers was Eric Korngold who went to Hollywood and established in the 40s the symphonic sounds of those early movies.. So many others followed up,.. Rozsa, Steiner, Newman upto John Williams, who was the most productive and most popular and most copied composer of the past 40 years..Also never forgetting the great Ennio Morricone. (over 250 Films)... Today Hans Zimmer has the say in Hollywood.... All this background music, that we take so for granted, sets the mood and charm for these movies.. Its such a pity that the remaining classical composers in Europe from the last century followed the "12 - tone" music.. This was interesting but in itself a dead end.. In all the concerts I've heard in Europe over the past 45 years, no one particularly likes to be tortured by this sort of dissonant music.. Thats another reason we love these old classy movies..

[@bobjohnson5934]

Many, Many , Thanks for uploading this for our enjoyment. Better than anything on TV.

[@sislertx]

WELL HAVE U SEEN THE CHOSEN????? IT REALLY ISNT IN TV..ITS A NEW WAY OF DISTRIBUTION...AND BASICALLY FREE...U CAN DOWN LOAD AN APP AND.WATCH IT EVEN ON YOUR PHONE!!..IM SURE ITS OVER 2 MILLION PEOPLE NOW....ALL.WORD OF MOUTH...AND NOT ONE BAD REVIEW!!!! SERIOUS...THE LAST EPISODE.IS ON US TUBE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.....2 SEASONS WORTH WITH THE FREE APP!!! BUT U CANT WATCH IT AND NOT LOVE IT FOR QUALITY IN ALL ASPECTS.. NO MATTER WHAT U "BELIEVE". ....ITS A GREAT STORY ACTING CINEMATOGRAPHY COSTUMES...ALL DONE VERY ARTISTICALLY!!

[@bobbywright8431]

I agree!!

[@AuntyLaniLee]

This is a very clear version. I do love Basil Rathbone, and am quite delighted! Mahalo

[@GeeReza]

Basil Rathbone by far thee ultimate Sherlock Holmes.

[@speakerz74]

I have to agree, he's got swag. or if your're from the uk, he's got panache.

[@GeeReza]

Hands down no contest Rathbone was and always will be thee best Sherlock.

[@richardcahill1234]

@@teamdoa He was never asked to portray a character in a book. That seems silly and rather impossible. He was acting a character written for the screen and those performances have remained iconic to this day.

[@steverodgers8425]

@@teamdoa you are absolutely correct. As a Sherlock Holmes enthusiast Jeremy Brett was the personification of the character created by Doyle. While I find Nigel Bruce's Watson endearing, the bumbling fuzzy portrayal makes him seem incapable of being the author of the Sherlock Holmes memoir.

[@timm1481]

After Jeremy Brett! 😬

[@tomphillips2214]

This is one of the beautifully shot films in the series. Excellent use of canted camera angles, lighting, well designed sets, wind and rain and of course there is only one Basil Rathborne. Thanks for this!

[@dangeroreilly2028]

Opening scene in Scotland looks to me like the standard Universal archway. I think it was used in many of their classic monster films. I think they initially are standing in the archway of what was Conliffe's shop in the Wolfman.

[@jimmypeters]

@@dangeroreilly2028 This set on the Universal backlot is called The Court of Miracles and was built in the early 20's, appearing in numerous films and tv shows with suitable alterations. Rebuilt after a disastrous fire in '67 it's apparently still there and on the studio tour!

[@TheRealBaxterslideralus]

spoiled by common gutter captions

[@1251ews]

Having good writers doesn't hurt.

[@tomphillips2214]

@@1251ews yes of course agreed

[@barbarakempf761]

Truly enjoy these old movies, intrigue with no cursing, sex, just good old drama.

[@richardhelliwell1210]

The quality of the film and sound is also excellent for the 1940's.

[@sandrapatterson2916]

@Barbara Kempf... How refreshing!!!

[@angelsaltamontes7336]

Barbara Kempf ("Truly enjoy these old movies...no cursing, sex, just good old drama.")---Let's not put TOO much of a knock on cursing!

[@autumnt.allgood8895]

Barbara Kempf this is what you call a good clean mystery movie. just wish today's movies would go back to these standards. I find the cussing very unnecessary. oh yes, the need to go back to black & white film ever now & the then. refreshen my snacks, now am going to watch another another black & white movie.

[@kurtsoderberg]

@@autumnt.allgood8895 Mystery,,,

[@alexandracaufield1292]

I love how Watson was talking to the owl, thinking he was Holmes.Good old school comedy😊😀🥰

[@HJKelley47]

Those who have played Sherlock Holmes since 1893: Charles Brookfield - 1893 William Gillette - 1899-1930 - 1300 Performances over 30 yrs. Sherlock Holmes movie Baffled - 1900 Silent/Short - Max Goldberg John F. Preston - 1900 Charles Rice - 1904 Karoly Baumann - 1905 Maurice Costello - 1905 Viggo Larsen - 1908 Alwin NeuB - 1908, 1911, 1914 Otto Lagoni - 1910 Holger Rasmussen - 1911 Mack Sennett - 1911-1912 George Treville - 1912 Harry Benham - 1913 James Bragington - 1914 Francis Ford - 1914 H.A. Saintbury - 1916 Hugo Flink - 1917 Sam Robinson - 1918 Eille Norwood - 1921 Silent short movie - The Dying Detective Burt Lytell - 1921 Dennis Neillson-Terry - 1921 John Barrymore - 1922 Hamilton Deane - 1923-1932 Tod Slaughter - 1928, 1930 Richard Gordon - 1930-1933, 1936 Clive Brook - 1929/1930/1932 Arthur Wontner - 1931- 1937 - Movie Series Raymond Massey - 1931 Robert Rendel - 1932 Reginald Owen - 1933 Felix Alymer - 1933 Louis Hector - 1934-1935, 1937 Bruno Guttner - 1937, 1939, 1942-1943 Orson Welles - 1938 Basil Rathbone - 1939-1946 Cedric Hardwick - 1945 Tom Conway - 1947 Howard Marion-Crawford - 1948 John Stanley - 1948-1949 Alan Napier - 1949 John Longden - 1951 Laidman Browne - 1951 Carleton Hobbs - 1952-1969 Ronald Howard - 1954 (39 episodes) Sir John Gielgud - 1954-1955 Christopher Lee - 1962, 1970, 1992 Douglas Wilmer - 1964 Peter Cushing - 1959, 1968, 1984 John Neville - 1965, 1970, 1978 Robert Stephens - 1970 Stewart Granger - 1972 John Cleese - 1973 Larry Hagman - 1974 Robert Powell - 1974 John Wood - 1974-1975 Leonard Nimoy - 1976 Kevin McCarthy - 1977 Roger Moore - 1976 Nicol Williamson - 1976 Christopher Plummer - 1977 Peter Cook - 1977 Paxton Whitehead - 1978 Barry Foster - 1978 Geoffrey Whitehead - 1979-1980 Keith Mitchell - 1979 Graham Armitage - 1979-1980, 1985 Charlton Heston - 1980 Frank Langella - 1980 Vasily Livanov - Russian TV - 1979-1981, 1983 & 1986 John Moffatt - 1981 Guy Henry - 1982 Tom Baker - 1982 Ian Richardson - 1983 Peter O’Toole - 1983 (animated TV films - Australian) Jeremy Brett - 1984-1994 Nicholas Rowe - 1984 Dinsdale Landen - 1987 Guy Rolfe - 1984 Tim Pigott-Smith - 1987 Anthony Higgins - 1987 Michael Pennington - 1987 Roger Rees - 1988 Ron Moody - 1988-1989 Clive Merrison - 1989-1998, 2002, 2004, 2008-2010 Edward Woodward - 1990 Simon Callow - 1990 Richard E. Grant 1992 Robert Powell - 1993 Patrick McNee - 1993 Anthony Higgins - 1993 1998-2019: John Gilbert - Episodes 1-18 Lawrence Albert - Episode 20 John Patrick Lowrie - Episodes 21-65 & 67-until Dennis Bateman - Episode 66 Gray-Stanford - 1999-2001 - Animation for Kids Matt Frewer - 2000-2001 Joaquim de Almeida - 2001 Richard Roxburgh - 2002 James D’Arcy - 2002 Andrew Sachs - 2004 Rupert Everett - 2004 Jonathan Pryce - 2007 Javier Marzan - 2007 Roger Llewellyn - 2009 Ben Syder - 2010 Christian Rode - 2010, 2014 Johnny Lee Miller - 2012-2019 Benjamin Lawlor - 2013 Igor Petrenko - Russian TV Series - 2013 Robert Downey Jr. 2009 & 2011 Benedict Cumberbatch - 2010-2016 Nicholas Briggs - 2010-2018 Seamus Dever - 2014 Ian McKellen - 2015 Euan Morton - 2015 Gregory Wooddell - 2015 Paul Andrew Goldsmith - 2015-2016 Ewen Bremner - 2016 Jay Taylor - 2017-2018 Yuko Takeuchi - 2018 (HBO Asia - female ‘Holmes’) Orlando Wells - 2018 Samuel Tady - 2011, 2014, 2017-2018 (Tady Bros. Productions/on YTube) Johnny Depp - 2018 (animation) Will Ferrell - 2018 Nicholas Boulton - 2020 Henry Cavill - 2020 Ethan Bell - 2020 (Fan Film on KZbin) Ethan Thomas Jung - 2020 Fan Adv. (Vagabond Repertory Theater Company-KZbin) This list is not exhaustive. however, these are some of the many actors who have played Sherlock Holmes on stage, screen, radio and TV adaptations

[@barryalken4733]

And its only rathebone i would watch

[@HJKelley47]

@@barryalken4733 : If you do, you will limit yourself of some excellent renditions of the beloved Sherlock Holmes.

[@CENTURION-xs6ky]

Watson is an adorable little puppy isn't he, almost wags a tail there at the end. Loved every minute thank you so much, nothing recalls my childhood like watching these old films.

[@latoya7029]

Why he is puppy ? Isnt a puppy a little dog ?

[@edennis8578]

@@latoya7029 It's a metaphor. Watson practically wiggles all over and wags his tail for Holmes. Metaphorically speaking.

[@goldgeologist5320]

Poor version of Watson. After all he was a military man having served in Afghanistan and India.

[@michaeltowslee4111]

In the books Watson is a tough as nails former soldier who served in India.

[@wendyanderson2670]

I'm sleep watching again. I love hearing good scripts and people talking in the background. Indulgence.

[@ValeriePallaoro]

Yes ... I've started to do this recently ... I'm ruined. It's so sweet an indulgence, as you say. I've also got a few audio books on my phone and ... well, they talk me to sleep, mmmmm

[@matthewschoch7706]

I do the same..slipping into slumber with Sherlock..

[@gregorywellssr7857]

Every night.

[@kathleencampbell2298]

Ditto

[@zentil267]

I like doing that as well. There are also some American radio dramas with Rathbone and Bruce.

[@johnelder4273]

I enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes movies (and the books) when I was a kid. Watching them again at age 60 is like seeing a dear old friend. The clarity of the film and the use of the lighting is just stellar. The supporting cast is so good you don't even notice that they use a lot of the same actors as secondary characters and villians in numerous tales. The stage props are usually quite good but are not always excellent but for the time they were good enough to tell the tale. It's amazing how great a story they told on a modest budget. There is nothing in Hollywood today that even approaches this quality of work.

[@ahalfelven1]

Rolling thunder, flashing lightning filling an old mansion with dancing shadows, and Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on the move while there is murder afoot !! Doesn't get any better !!

[@mariaretali]

Basil Rathbone still is the most iconic Sherlock Holmes of all time , playing the part in a way that not even Conan Doyle , I believe, could have wished it better delivered.

[@SOS-School_Of_Survival]

Sherlock is perfect. Watson is poorly written. He should be a smart physician with great courage after his time overseas, not a bumbling fool

[@thomashoban6888]

@lacemonitor181 Check out their version of "The Hound of the Baskervilles". Last line, "Watson, the needle."

[@melissasueh.]

@@SOS-School_Of_Survival I agree. Watson was a British Army doctor who had just returned from Afghanistan before he met Holmes. He was a soldier of great courage, not a bumbler.That campaign was far worse for the British than the much later Russian failure and the more recent US and European action.

[@thisistheworldtoday]

Yes his Holmes was what Clark Gable was to Rhett Butler... better than you could ever imagine when reading the book

[@kokolanza7543]

@@SOS-School_Of_Survival Yes, alas. He, and Lestrade, served as very unsubtle foils. I get the impression the audience the studio was looking for were adolescent boys who they thought would appreciate this and not a more subtle characterization. Like the bumbling sidekick in the westerns. Watson was made to be so stupid that the audience would feel good about being smarter than he was. But at this point we have no choice but to appreciate Watson as at least a quite likable bubbleheaded companion. At least the relationship btw the two works out great. And that counts for something.

[@susanparker9873]

Thank you for showing these old movies, they are so great!.

[@jennaolbermann7663]

I used to watch these on cable when I was a teenager. I have them on VHS but this is great to see online! Introduces them to a new generation and makes them available to all.

[@leddielive]

Don't you just love it when an owl outsmarts Watson in the graveyard, "who, who" is all the owl says yet Watson manages to hold a conversation with the bird, classic Conan Doyle. 😁

[@springfield4522]

And yet Watson continues to give it to Lestraude...

[@buzsalmon]

I really love these old Sherlock Holmes movies from the 1940's. They were the best! Thanks for showing them!

[@larrymackie9276]

A truly wonderful film. They were the best Holmes and Watson

[@TWILAlovesJESUS]

Brilliant, the old ones are always the most fun ⚓

[@8176morgan]

This was the first Sherlock Holmes movie that I saw in its entirety as a kid around 8 back in the late 1960's. The surprise ending was quite a shock to me, but my much smarter dad had figured it out already (or perhaps had seen it before). It got me hooked on SH movies.

[@joseantoniocespedesalmendr9095]

My favorite actors to the Sherlock Holmes' role are Basil Rathbone, Peter Cushing and the great Jeremy Brett. Greetings dudes!!!

[@alanray8038]

Solid entertainment. Intriguing plot with a genuinely surprising conclusion, crisp and moody cinematography, fine bunch of character actors and the incomparable Rathbone and Bruce as the Great Detective and his loyal sidekick. As someone else here suggested, watching these films is like visiting an old friend...

[@manlymcstud8588]

plenty of dutch angles, too, lol.

[@danielgiraud1118]

@@manlymcstud8588 : Pliz. Do not swear.

[@bobbywright8431]

I agree. I love these characters!!

[@miapdx503]

Well said! They are, like old friends. 😏

[@robertszvetics210]

My favorite holmes picture.

[@hotstepper887]

Back in another 10 years to watch again ... Brilliant.

[@davindaire]

One of my top three or four favorite Rathbone as Holmes films. Great, spooky setting, a variety of quirky, fascinating suspects, perfectly tidy little mystery and presented here in a crisp, clear copy. Thanks for this!

[@evarobson8774]

Just watch these films over and over never tire of them

[@rehab5355]

Hound of The Baskervilles #1 in my humble choice! I also love Zucco....wish he had ave done more...He was underrated...Just had a way about him that was Star Quality to me...A formidable Foe

[@bardotte5757]

I will be receiving this Full Collection Series of Sherlock Holmes on DVD for my Birthday and I cannot wait YAY !😄 So thank you SO MUCH for uploading this wonderful selection & making me VERY HAPPY ! I Love ❤️😍 Sherlock Holmes & I Love you xxx

[@jackhammer9018]

Peter Cushing and Jeremy Brett were good. I personally don't care for Rat-bone. He studies his lines and forces them on You in the show. Not a good actor in My opinion.

[@michellehall2715]

I have been intrigued by great mysteries such as Sherlock Holmes, ever since I was a child.

[@rtqii]

The car crash at the beginning was extremely well shot. And when Holmes and Watson go to Scotland they show a clip of the Flying Scotsman, one of the most famous trains in the UK.

[@mohammedisaa9952]

I believe one of the fastest at the time.... was it L.N.E.R?

[@muniryassin9351]

" Cut down in the flower 🌺 of his manhood , just 72 . " That is great humor .

[@angelsaltamontes7336]

MunirYassin ("Cut down in the flower of manhood, just 72..."")---If it were today, he'd be JUST old enough to run for President. And to go for the bleachers by getting "The Flower" of manhood cut OFF! BACK IN THE DAY, 72 was when one smelt the roses. NOW, one swings for the bleachers. Get a sex change! Run for President! Go skydiving! Buy an island! -----GOSH, those were simple days. Sherman, set the Wayback.

[@kathleencampbell2298]

Scots humour 🤣

[@johnmarks227]

Only the memory of evil.

[@Eschetic1]

It's a sliding scale. It probably was intended as humor, but from the perspective of 72, it rings as simple truth. For HUMOR, make it 92. :-)

[@bobbywimsy6741]

@@angelsaltamontes7336 Certainly, Mr.Peabody.

[@goopah]

This has always been one of my favorites. Excellent atmospheric mystery, and a beautiful setting. Great for a dark and stormy night. Thanks for posting it up!

[@hank5324]

Basil Rathbone IS Sherlock Holmes. I like seeing the sincere friendship and affection Sherlock shows Dr. Watson. He doesn't tease him even though Watson constantly steps in it.

[@georgeturner301]

Rathbone and Bruce had excellent on screen chemistry.

[@sheesh1706]

You have never read the books. Watson is not A fool as is shown in these movies

[@UrienRheged]

Love these old Sherlock Holmes films with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, they're absolute classics. So much better than the trash turned out today.

[@bobbywright8431]

I watch them every night at bedtime to help me sleep. I love listening to the old, familiar voices and sound effects. No cussing, no nudity or other junk!! I enjoy the heck out of old Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson!!

[@danielgiraud1118]

@@bobbywright8431 : Encore toi ? ? Mais ce n'est pas possible ! Allez young rascal, au lit !

[@bobbywright8431]

@@danielgiraud1118 oui

[@danielgiraud1118]

@@bobbywright8431 : Wow ! Goddamnit ! Thou do speak pretty good french, don't ya ?

[@bobbywright8431]

@@danielgiraud1118 Oui........Tu?

[@rickrudge9349]

Thank you for posting these movies. Cable only shows the three public domain Sherlock Holmes movies. It’s so good to see these.

[@PumaLyn]

Watching my favourite crime buster and his sidekick during the Covic-19 lockdown in Malaysia. A BIG thank you to all the frontliners worldwide. God help us all!🙏😔🙏

[@angonsframes]

It's my favorite movie too ! my prayers with u

[@PumaLyn]

@@angonsframes 🤗😊♥️💐🙏🏽 thank you so much! We've got good taste!😉🤭

[@angonsframes]

@@PumaLyn indeed !

[@PumaLyn]

@@angonsframes 😊💐🤗

[@lamper2]

God help US! America today is inaugurating a Communist! 2/20/21

[@susanannsmith5566]

I love the way Dr Watson is always bumbleling and mumbleling....... working my way through these movies with these two as Holmes and Watson they're my favourites.

[@lindsaybeadle2559]

This film is one of a generation of films that shows how times have changed and a country that has completely gone to the dogs unrecognisable from what it once was quiet peaceful and a much more gentle pace

[@mohammedisaa9952]

Yes..... my country is completly destroyed and fractured in so many ways that in places i dont even hear English spoken anymore as a language......... R.I.P England 🇬🇧

[@TralfazConstruction]

The best thing ever committed to film. Thank goodness these films survive today.

[@MelliaBoomBot]

Superb stuff, used to watch the series after school in the early 1980's. How I miss a certain era and how we spoke and dressed and conducted ourselves.

[@ronaldstrange8981]

Haven't watched this excellent film for two years. Enjoying it just as much as ever. September 2022.

[@urmelurms]

im deutschen TV hatte man nie die Möglichkeit, die echten Stimmen der Stars zu hören, sehr schön anzuhören! DANKE!

[@pessimisticpianist582]

I'm a pretty young dude, and i must say that most older movies don't really entertain me much. But I've gotta say i love this!

[@dinerouk]

First watched 'em in the mid 50s! Still love 'em!

[@chandantandon0302]

Just one word to describe these Gentlemen "Brilliant"!!!! Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Danish Hoey did their roles to perfection as always.... Nobody can do Better Sherlock Holmes And Dr.Watson as these Two have did..simply the Best!

[@alfrede5453]

The haunting music, the wonderful actors, the beautiful shadow work, what a perfect mystery, too bad it wasn’t written by Sir Arthur. This is my personal favorite in the series.

[@dawnmancell2330]

I use to watch this when i was a little girl with my mom on PBS this Sherlock Holmes movie 🎥 came on Friday only and now my dad's gone and my mom passed away 3 years later i was here in Kahoka Missouri's when they both passed away 👍

[@ozdorothyfan]

Basil Rathbone ruined Sherlock Holmes for me. And by that I mean I have never been able to watch anyone else play Holmes. I watched these movies' as a child in the 1960's and he simply became Holmes for me. I have tried watching modern adaptations and I have no doubt they have their qualities. But I simply can't get into anyone but Basil Rathbone playing the role. Don't know whether to love him or hate him for that.

[@robertbrown-qf8xy]

Have you heard this pair in their 1940s radio version of Holmes? Great stuff!

[@russellloomis4376]

I grew up watching these versions of Holmes and Watson. I honesty did know any other versions existed. So as yourself Rathbone will always be Holmes to me.

[@termnatorpk]

I feel like we took a HUGE step backwards as a society from these civilized times. So polite, so controlled, sophisticated.

[@Daracdor]

Agreed Sir .

[@joemontano71]

It’s called Subversion m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5jRoXanqL14bsk#

[@susanbrown2909]

Yes the good old days..even politicians remotely cared for society as a whole..much agreeableness. Not so nowadays. People were kinder,polite,and convivial back then..when your fellow man mattered. What the hells happened..thank the Lord we have the old films to escape from the hell of life today.

[@stevecooper2907]

Creepy thrilling just pure great movies the old ones are best and no special effects.

[@jimthorne304]

Apart from the painted back scenes....

[@indyjohn59]

Plenty of special effects, Holmes goes outside in a driving rainstorm & 10 minutes later he is bone dry, then later in the graveyard, even though there was a driving rainstorm, the grave Holmes was digging up, the dirt was dry... that's pretty special don't you think???

[@timm1481]

I love the detail of the fire shadows at 2:55 on the backs of the chairs, great attention and direction... thank you for these golden reels from the past!!

[@catonkybord7950]

All in all it's a wonder they weren't all murdered by poor Mrs. Monteith, who had to clean the fireplace of broken glass every freaking night XD

[@ananyaneralla5382]

If I were the part of the jury and lady was to tell me that she nuked them cause they were trashing the fireplace, hell I would be like, " WELL. I GUESS YOU ARE NOT GUILTY OF NO DAMN THING, LADY!"

[@dougtagg9162]

It would be justified homicide because she also had to clean up all those orange pips

[@dinerouk]

@Duncan the Friar She was once 'Miss personality of the Hebrides' in 1918!

[@iansparrow4084]

she probably got a back hander from them to clear the glass

[@suryclind]

Lmao

[@ronaldstrange8981]

My all time favourite Holmes and Watson. Love 'em both and really enjoy their movies.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

My favorite thing about these movies is how murderers are treated as, like, feral cats or something. "You two can go play in the sand all you like. I'm going to stay right here to catch the murderer" 😂 it's so charming and fun.

[@MHS1975]

Classic gem, which will never be forgotten, top class actors and their impeccable acting 🎩🌹

[@forestdad]

Lol The acting is awful

[@miapdx503]

The writing, acting, directing, it's a classic. 👍🏽

[@MHS1975]

@@miapdx503 Absolutely🌹

[@fluffylynxpuss5043]

What a joy to watch a lovely crisp clear version.Thank you x

[@marywilliams9858]

Watson sounds asthmatic.

[@mamas_quilts3573]

Yes!

[@Bippy55]

Yes... 76 years after it was first seen! That's a very long time! Thanks to those who made that possible.

[@charleswilson7371]

Best pair to fit the roles. Basil and Nigel.

[@Bippy55]

@@charleswilson7371 Myself and many others would agree with you. Yet there will be future pairs of others to take on these timeless roles.

[@robin69hifi]

These old flicks are kick ass!! Thanks!!

[@DrRock2009]

rob welch delightful, isn’t it?

[@bobbywimsy6741]

Robert Gardea Ole BoneSpurs and Pale Face Pence

[@autumnt.allgood8895]

rob welch yep

[@davek5027]

Bobby Wimsy Get over it, Bobby. Your corrupt girl lost, and Trump is our president. The Trump Derangement Syndrome is strong in this one. 🖕🏻

[@seanh4841]

Just like Aunt Lilly

[@texaslil1]

I have always enjoyed the old Sherlock & Dr Watson. Thank You

[@dahutful]

One of my childhood faves - I still have the Collected Works of Sherlock Holmes and read them from time to time. david

[@cliffgaither]

Basil Rathbone's majestic voice will always place him above all the other actors AND not just in this role.

[@robharding4028]

The best Holmes & Watson ever to grace the silver screen !!

[@joebutlersnr7017]

The best Sherlock Holmes and especially Dr Watson , I love Nigel Bruce , he's like your favorite uncle , these films have atmosphere by the bucket loads , the sets are fabulous and so the old school actors , brilliant.

[@bobbywright8431]

I couldn't agree more!!! I watch every night at bedtime! Lol

[@danielgiraud1118]

@@bobbywright8431 : Pliz, do not swear.

[@CeeGilesy]

These films with Basil Rathbone are the best thing on youtube. I just wish they had made more of them. Such a good escape from all the woes this world is going through!!!

[@MuzixMaker]

To say nothing of the woes the world was going through when these movies were made.

[@mohammedisaa9952]

Indeed.....

[@helenpellegrino7759]

I couldn't agree more...as the craziness continues.

[@sergeantyork1485]

I wish too I watch them n old movie of 30 n 40s

[@Methadone4Life]

Rathbone WAS Sherlock. Also loved Jeremy Brett as the wonderful sleuth! Just wonderful actors.

[@deniswilson8152]

Brett was a beast too

[@danvilleify]

@doctorwho0077 so

[@ArchieThomas3seesea]

M4Life, I too think of Rathbone as the best SH and it's good to see someone else thinks so as well.

[@clairemcdaniel1253]

My problem with the Rathbone Sherlock Holmes movies was how stupid they made Watson.

[@davehallett3128]

Brett was the reel larry holmes

[@nancys2212]

My VERY favorite of Rathbone and Bruce Sherlock Holmes' movies. Enjoyed the plot and the supporting actors. I never tire of it so I watch it often.

[@readytext]

This has the famous Clouseau lines too - "I suspect everyone and no-one," and "Now we're getting somewhere!"

[@robharding5345]

I often find myself watching these Sherlock Holmes films, because of all the versions over the many decades, I keep coming back to this classic duo,

[@dr.jamesyarmus7713]

There will never be a better Sherlock Holmes than Basil Rathbone.

[@rodericksloan1255]

Michael Caine?

[@sarahhussain7090]

Brett was good too

[@jugheadsrule]

Christopher Plummer!

[@wetlazer]

These have nothing to do with Sherlock Holmes. They are corny period pieces. Rathbone was silly, fun but Jeremy Brett was, and is the definitive Holmes.

[@muradjawed4503]

jeremy brett by miles

[@thomaselliott573]

Beautifully constructed in the true spirit of the time and a long forgotten way of life. What a shame.

[@veecee3669]

Thomas Elliott I agree. Sigh...

[@arkabose4012]

whatever other people says but the old movies had their own charm and artistic superiority. this films didn't fail to entertain us. ❤

[@mikehayes5167]

Rathbone and Bruce are definitely my favorite Holms/Watson duo.

[@billperspic2479]

Give me a creepy night . ALONE in the Idaho Mountains .. Deep snow.. No Help . Alone!!! Sherlock Holmes is on the case!!!

[@axiomist4488]

Aaaah, that was wonderful. I love stormy weather with rain and thunder and lightning, especially at night and this film had plenty of it. Ive realized that all of Holmes movies are film noir. What a great plot this one had.

[@Nine-Signs]

I cant quite figure out way as these films are waaaay before my time, but I am incredibly fond of them and have been watching them all. They are not just entertaining stories, the sets and old school lamp lighting is also fascinating to me.

[@vharrald]

Always loved Basil's rendition of Sherlock Holmes, he was so eloquent in his portrayal...