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This and not That

Frank Kowal III | Hollywood, CA | 05/19/2010

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I have not seen this collection yet but I thought some clarification could be in order. This set is an expansion of a previous set released by the same company, Sherlock Holmes Collection, with three additional films included. You'll get 9 films here as opposed to 6 in the other, for about the same price.



No, this is not a complete collection of every Sherlock Holmes film, but it is a nice package of films that have entered into the Public Domain.



The films included on this are:



With BASIL RATHBONE, who played the role in 14 films for Universal Studios:

The Woman in Green (1945)

Terror by Night (1946)

Dressed to Kill (1946)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)



With ARTHUR WONTNER, who played the role in 5 films, the second of which is lost:

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)

Murder at the Baskervilles (1937) aka The Silver Blaze

The Sign of Four (1932)



With RAYMOND MASSEY, his only appearance as Holmes:

The Speckled Band (1931)



With REGINALD OWEN, his only appearance as Holmes, but had played Watson in an earlier film:

A Study in Scarlet (1933)





For the price it's a pretty nifty collection and shows what a variety of different actors have done with the role."