{"id":13161,"date":"2010-11-03T12:25:15","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T19:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=13161"},"modified":"2021-01-21T00:59:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T07:59:26","slug":"sherlock-holmes-1932","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=13161","title":{"rendered":"Sherlock Holmes (1932)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It is only the obvious that escapes attention.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Poster-300x234.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Poster-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Poster-1024x800.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Poster-128x100.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Poster-768x600.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Poster-346x270.png 346w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Poster.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nSherlock Holmes (Clive Brook) finds his wedding to a society girl (Miriam Jordan) postponed when his arch-enemy Moriarty (Ernest Torrence) escapes from jail and begins killing those who sentenced him to death.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clive Brook Films<\/li>\n<li>Detectives and Private Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Fugitives<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptation<\/li>\n<li>Sherlock Holmes Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nLoosely based on William Gillette&#8217;s stage play, this cinematic interpretation of literature&#8217;s most famous sleuth is an amiable entry in the estimable &#8220;genre&#8221; of Sherlock Holmes flicks. While Clive Brook (a dull actor, IMHO) isn&#8217;t particularly noteworthy in the title role, Ernest Torrence is appropriately menacing as his arch-enemy Moriarty (we genuinely fear for Holmes&#8217;s life), and the storyline itself remains quite compelling. At just 68 minutes, the film moves along at a fast clip, aided by clever editing, atmospheric cinematography, and a dark sense of humor. Worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This may be the only film showing Holmes dressed in drag (looking much like Lionel Barrymore in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11743\"><em>The Devil Doll<\/em><\/a>). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Brook.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Brook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Brook.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Brook-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Brook-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Sherlock-Holmes-Brook-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A clever opening sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sherlock-holmes-opening.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sherlock-holmes-opening.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13163\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Creative direction, editing, and cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sherlock-holmes-random.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sherlock-holmes-random.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13164\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sherlock-holmes-cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sherlock-holmes-cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13165\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ernest Torrence as Moriarty<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sherlock-holmes-torrence.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sherlock-holmes-torrence.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13166\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s certainly worth a look if you run across it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0023460\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1932\/11\/12\/archives\/herbert-marshall-as-an-impoverished-austrian-count-who-becomes-a.html\">NY Times Original Review (scroll down to second review)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifilm.org\/musing1057.html\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It is only the obvious that escapes attention.&#8221; Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes (Clive Brook) finds his wedding to a society girl (Miriam Jordan) postponed when his arch-enemy Moriarty (Ernest Torrence) escapes from jail and begins killing those who sentenced him to death. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Clive Brook Films Detectives and Private Eyes Fugitives Play Adaptation Sherlock Holmes Films Review: Loosely based on William Gillette&#8217;s stage play, this cinematic interpretation of literature&#8217;s most famous sleuth is an amiable entry in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=13161\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13161"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64880,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13161\/revisions\/64880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}