SHERLOCK HOLMES - BBC - 3 DISCS.
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- DISC 01: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES 1939
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene
On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from abroad and opens up the ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire. Holmes uncovers a plot to have Sir Henry murdered by a terrible trained hound.
- DISC 02: A STUDY IN SCARLET 1933
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Stars: Reginald Owen, Anna May Wong, June Clyde
In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy's widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband. When Captain Pyke is shot, Holmes keys in on his mysterious Chinese widow as well as the shady Merrydew. Other members keep dying--Malcom Dearing first, then Mr. Baker. There is also an attempt on the life of young Eileen Forrester, who became a reluctant society member upon the death of her father. Holmes' uncanny observations and insights are put to the test.
THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY 1922
Director: George Ridgwell
Stars: Eille Norwood, Hubert Willis, Hal Martin
- DISC 03: THE SIGN OF FOUR 1932
Director: Graham Cutts
Stars: Arthur Wontner, Isla Bevan, Ian Hunter
A young woman turns to Sherlock Holmes for protection when she's menaced by an escaped killer seeking missing treasure. However, when the woman is kidnapped, Holmes and Watson must penetrate the city's criminal underworld to find her.
THE BLUE CARBUNCLE 1980
Director: Nikolai Lukyanov
Stars: Algimantas Masiulis, Ernst Romanov, Valentina Titova
THE GREAT DETECTIVE 1977
Stars: Douglas Campbell, Sandy Webster, Kay Hawtrey
Canadian tv series filmed in part in Ontario. The series is based on the first government appointed provincial detective Alistair cameron, set during the late Victorian era. He is assisted by his friend Dr. Chisum a pathalogist. He relocates from Scotland to Canada for his job takes in a house keeper and becomes guardian of his niece. He also has a sergeant who assists on his cases.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene
On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from abroad and opens up the ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire. Holmes uncovers a plot to have Sir Henry murdered by a terrible trained hound.
- DISC 02: A STUDY IN SCARLET 1933
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Stars: Reginald Owen, Anna May Wong, June Clyde
In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy's widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband. When Captain Pyke is shot, Holmes keys in on his mysterious Chinese widow as well as the shady Merrydew. Other members keep dying--Malcom Dearing first, then Mr. Baker. There is also an attempt on the life of young Eileen Forrester, who became a reluctant society member upon the death of her father. Holmes' uncanny observations and insights are put to the test.
THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY 1922
Director: George Ridgwell
Stars: Eille Norwood, Hubert Willis, Hal Martin
- DISC 03: THE SIGN OF FOUR 1932
Director: Graham Cutts
Stars: Arthur Wontner, Isla Bevan, Ian Hunter
A young woman turns to Sherlock Holmes for protection when she's menaced by an escaped killer seeking missing treasure. However, when the woman is kidnapped, Holmes and Watson must penetrate the city's criminal underworld to find her.
THE BLUE CARBUNCLE 1980
Director: Nikolai Lukyanov
Stars: Algimantas Masiulis, Ernst Romanov, Valentina Titova
THE GREAT DETECTIVE 1977
Stars: Douglas Campbell, Sandy Webster, Kay Hawtrey
Canadian tv series filmed in part in Ontario. The series is based on the first government appointed provincial detective Alistair cameron, set during the late Victorian era. He is assisted by his friend Dr. Chisum a pathalogist. He relocates from Scotland to Canada for his job takes in a house keeper and becomes guardian of his niece. He also has a sergeant who assists on his cases.