{"id":24135,"date":"2012-02-19T22:10:16","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T05:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24135"},"modified":"2020-11-26T02:03:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T09:03:49","slug":"adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-the-1939","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24135","title":{"rendered":"Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The (1939)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Moriarty&#8217;s as curious about my movements as I am about his.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-Sherlock-Holmes-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-Sherlock-Holmes-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-24138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-Sherlock-Holmes-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-Sherlock-Holmes-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-Sherlock-Holmes-Poster.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe arch-enemy (George Zucco) of Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) plots to steal the Crown Jewels, hoping to distract Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce), by enticing them with a case involving a distressed heiress (Ida Lupino).\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>Basil Rathbone Films<\/li>\n<li>Detectives and Private Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Ida Lupino Films<\/li>\n<li>Murder Mystery<\/li>\n<li>Sherlock Holmes Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThe second of two Sherlock Holmes films made with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce for Fox Studios (and the last to feature them in an &#8220;authentically&#8221; Victorian-era setting), this finely mounted whodunit was, like the <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=13161\">1932 film <em>Sherlock Holmes<\/em><\/a>, based (albeit loosely) on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sherlock_Holmes_%28play%29\">a stage play by William Gillette<\/a> rather than an original story by Doyle. It&#8217;s an enjoyable, atmospheric outing:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone-1024x642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone-1024x642.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone-1536x963.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone-431x270.png 431w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone.png 1693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; made all the more interesting by the introduction of Holmes&#8217; sociopathic &#8220;arch-enemy&#8221;, Moriarty (Zucco):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Zucco.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Zucco-1024x594.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"371\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Zucco-1024x594.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Zucco-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Zucco-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Zucco-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Zucco-1536x891.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Zucco-465x270.png 465w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Zucco.png 1735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; who &#8212; recognizing Holmes&#8217; desire to alleviate boredom above all else &#8212; plays fast and furious with people&#8217;s lives by perpetuating a serial murder scheme <em>simply to keep Holmes distracted<\/em>. It&#8217;s a remarkably dastardly thematic element, and definitely adds an intriguing twist to the entire affair. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you&#8217;re at all a Holmes fan, be sure to compare this film with the sixth entry in the modern British mini-series <em>Sherlock<\/em>, which features a somewhat similar storyline about Moriarty and Holmes&#8217; ongoing &#8220;rivalry&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone2-1024x629.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone2-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone2-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone2-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone2-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone2-1536x943.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone2-440x270.png 440w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Rathbone2.png 1689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Cinematography3-1024x627.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"392\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Cinematography3-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Cinematography3-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Cinematography3-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Cinematography3-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Cinematography3-1536x941.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Cinematography3-441x270.png 441w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-Cinematography3.png 1673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s certainly recommended as a most enjoyable Sherlockian yarn. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0031022\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?res=9D02E6DC1330E53ABC4A53DFBF668382629EDE\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/11064\/adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-the\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifilm.org\/index.php?id=1882\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/66827\/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes#articles-reviews?articleId=274325\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/reviews\/77544\/the_adventures_of_sherlock_holmes.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Moriarty&#8217;s as curious about my movements as I am about his.&#8221; Synopsis: The arch-enemy (George Zucco) of Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) plots to steal the Crown Jewels, hoping to distract Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce), by enticing them with a case involving a distressed heiress (Ida Lupino). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Basil Rathbone Films Detectives and Private Eyes Historical Drama Ida Lupino Films Murder Mystery Sherlock Holmes Films Review: The second of two Sherlock Holmes films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24135\"> 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-24135","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\/24135","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=24135"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54973,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24135\/revisions\/54973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}