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"THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES" (1939) Review

The tahun 1939 proved to be a momentous time for fan of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. The tahun marked the debut of two film that featured the movie introduction of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the famous literary detective and his friend, Dr. John Watson.

There had been sebelumnya movie, stage and radio adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes. But despite the baru saja success of Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in the roles of Holmes and Watson, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce would become the first cinematic...

For the past 120 years atau so, Sherlock Holmes has reigned as the indisputable king of fictional characters the world over. So, with the richly deserved popularity of the newest Holmes offering oleh the redoubtable BBC, it simply stands to tedious reason that American televisi would immediately want to rush out a 'knock off'. Enter 'Elementary', who's misplaced claim to fame is having cast Watson as (egads!!) a woman. Perhaps CBS would like us to forget about their two sebelumnya unsold pilots come TV film which featured a couple of perfectly charming lady Watson's (Margaret Colin and Deborah...