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4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Sherlock Holmes Edition

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

Today is Arthur Conan Doyle’s birthday.  Today, we pay tribute to Doyle’s most popular and influential creation.  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Sherlock Holmes Films

Sherlock Holmes (1922, dir by Albert Parker, DP: J. Roy Hunt)


The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939, dir by Sindey Lanfield, DP: Peverell Marley)


The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970, dir by Billy Wilder, DP: Christopher Challis)


Sherlock Holmes (2009, dir by Guy Ritchie, DP: Philippe Rousselot)

Horror on the Lens: The Hound of the Baskervilles (dir by Sidney Lanfield)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

For today’s horror on the lens, we have 1939’s The Hound of the Baskervilles!

Based, of course, on the novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, The House of the Baskervilles is well-remembered for being the first of many Sherlock Holmes films to star Basil Rathbone as the detective and Nigel Bruce as his loyal sidekick, Dr. Watson.  Interestingly enough, Holmes is absent for a good deal of the film, leaving it up to Watson to do the majority of the investigating.  That said, you can still see why Rathbone’s interpretation of the character proved to be so popular that he would go on to play Holmes in a total of 14 movies and one radio series.

Enjoy!