Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has been running a mini-marathon of the Sherlock Holmes made by Universal in the '40's and starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. There were 14 films made starring Rathbone as Holmes and Bruce as Dr. Watson.
Since then there have been numerous films made with a variety of actors donning the deerstalker cap and inverness cape. However, the standard by which I measure all other Holmes is Basil Rathbone. He seems to have sprung from the pages of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories with nary a change. Watson on the other hand suffered the misfortune being turned into a bit of a bumbling idiot in these pairings. He is much sharper in the original tales. The films from the 1940's capture a mood that the newer productions seem to lack.
I wonder what it is about Sherlock Holmes that continues to fascinate readers? The character was first introduced to the public in 1887. He's 120 years old and still drawing in viewers and readers alike.
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