Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on November 30, 2023

"The game is afoot!" It is the summer of 1887 and Sherlock Holmes is lamenting the lack of any decent crime that might stimulate his brilliant mind. "There are no great crimes anymore, Watson! The criminal class has lost all enterprise and originality." In his morning mail, he receives a...   read more

The Baz Posted by Neve on March 15, 2022

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in their most famous roles.   read more

The Baz Posted by Neve on January 17, 2022

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The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on January 15, 2022

THE TRIUMPH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1935) is the fourth film in which English actor Arthur Wontner starred as Holmes. It is included in THE SHERLOCK HOLMES VAULT COLLECTION from The Film Detective. At the beginning of this film Holmes is moving out of his rooms at Baker Street, and preparing...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on January 3, 2022

THE SHERLOCK HOLMES VAULT COLLECTION is a new Blu-ray set from The Film Detective company, and it contains four films featuring the great detective that were made in the 1930s. Three of the films were made in England, and star Arthur Wontner as Holmes: SHERLOCK HOLMES' FATAL HOUR (aka THE...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on November 12, 2021

Rebecca Deniston of Taking Up Room is hosting The Distraction Blogathon from November 12th to 14th. Rebecca's blogathon mandate: "MacGuffin's. Red herrings. Dangling carrots. Bait and switch. Whatever. We all know how movies mess with our heads."My contribution to the blogathon includes both a dist   read more

The Baz Posted by Neve on August 21, 2020

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The Baz Posted by Neve on August 6, 2020

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Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on December 5, 2019

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on October 24, 2019

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 31, 2019

“Elementary My Dear Watson” owes its indelible stature in the lexicon hall of fame to this second installment in 20th Century Fox’s Sherlock Holmes series. The studio obviously did not gather the phrase to have that much resonance as they gave up on the franchise only to have it b   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on November 26, 2018

Twentieth Century Fox had success with their two period dramas based on Arthur Conan Doyle's continually popular detective, Sherlock Holmes. Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce were most felicitously paired in The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 1939. It fell to Unive   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on May 11, 2017

Nicholas Rowe as a teenage Sherlock. Holmes purists may quibble that Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) is an insult to the classic mysteries of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. After all, Holmes and Watson certainly didn’t meet as schoolboys, as this movie implies. But let those hardcore fans quibble all t   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on May 11, 2017

Nicholas Rowe as a teenage Sherlock. Holmes purists may quibble that Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) is an insult to the classic mysteries of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. After all, Holmes and Watson certainly didn’t meet as schoolboys, as this movie implies. But let those hardcore fans quibble all t   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on January 11, 2017

20th Century Fox, especially under the auspices of Darryl Zanuck in the 1930s, was adept and successful at historical dramas and literary adaptations. Consider the quality and entertainment value in Lloyds of London, Steamboat 'Round the Bend, Wee Willie Winkie, Kidnapped, Jesse James, Young Mr. Lin   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on January 11, 2017

20th Century Fox, especially under the auspices of Darryl Zanuck in the 1930s, was adept and successful at historical dramas and literary adaptations. Consider the quality and entertainment value in Lloyds of London, Steamboat 'Round the Bend, Wee Willie Winkie, Kidnapped, Jesse James, Young Mr. Lin   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 14, 2016

Bertram Millhauser is a familar name to any mystery fan, for he penned five scripts for the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes films of the 1940s. Millhauser obviously loved mysteries himself. His personal life is shrouded in mystery and even his portrait bears a striking resemblance to Edga   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 14, 2016

Bertram Millhauser is a familar name to any mystery fan, for he penned five scripts for the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes films of the 1940s. Millhauser obviously loved mysteries himself. His personal life is shrouded in mystery and even his portrait bears a striking resemblance to Ed   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 14, 2016

Bertram Millhauser is a familar name to any mystery fan, for he penned five scripts for the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes films of the 1940s. Millhauser obviously loved mysteries himself. His personal life is shrouded in mystery and even his portrait bears a striking resemblance to Edga   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 11, 2016

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more