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Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931)
(Original title: The Sleeping Cardinal)
If you are a Sherlock fan (or just wanting some company!) then Please Come and Join the Sunday Watchalongs in ‘The Giant Chat of Sumatra’.
It honestly doesn’t matter if you are a new or long-time Sherlock fan, we would love to have you join us!
On 19th September we’ll be watching ‘The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes’ from 1935. starring Arthur Wontner and Ian Fleming. ‘Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson come out of retirement to investigate a mysterious murder. They find that an American criminal organisation called The Scowrers has asked evil mastermind Professor Moriarty to wreak vengeance on John Douglas, the informant who sent them to prison. ’
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All of the Sunday watchalongs take place in ‘The Giant Chat of Sumatra’ and we start watching at approx 20:10 UK time (People usually turn up from 19:45 onwards to have a natter beforehand!) Click here to convert to your timezone. You do not need to have ever been to a watchalong before - anyone reading this can come along & join us. If you wish to be tagged in these weekly reminders please private message me.
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A little experimenting with camera work – and teasing of Watson – with Arthur Wontner’s Holmes in “The Sign of Four” (1932).
Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes and Ian Fleming as Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes and The Missing Rembrandt, 1932.
Just Watson taking Holmes’ pulse, nothing to see here folks.
The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
A little experimenting with camera work – and teasing of Watson – with Arthur Wontner’s Holmes in “The Sign of Four” (1932).
A little experimenting with camera work -- and teasing of Watson -- with Arthur Wontner’s Holmes in “The Sign of Four” (1932).
Arthur Wontner and Ian Hunter
The Sign of Four (1932)
“Mrs. Douglas, I suggest that you tell me the truth.”
Arthur Wontner and Jane Carr
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
Can I marry Coralie Bickford-Smith, please?
Great set of covers. Especially the one for The Valley of Fear and the ones with Arthur Wontner as Holmes.
Are they still around?
Yes, you can still find them, that edition is from 2008 and the reasoning behind the design is 👌 👌 👌
Many people who have not had the pleasure of reading Conan Doyle’s original Holmes stories will have quite a developed and fixed set of ideas about the character, we wanted to confound those expectations and show that there’s more to Holmes than a collection of props. (x)
Arthur Wonter as Sherlock Holmes with Ian Fleming (the actor) as Dr Watson.
Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes
English actor Arthur Wontner, the first ‘talkie’ Sherlock Holmes who performed in 5 British films from 1931-1935, before Basil Rathbone made his transatlantic debut in “Hound of the Baskervilles” in 1939. He bore the most similarity to the original depictions of Holmes in the Strand Magazine illustrations by artist Sidney Paget, as seen in the second still from the film “The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes”. You can find his films on Youtube, except for “The Missing Rembrandt” which is still considered ‘lost’. However a few stills from the film were found including the good quality photo, the last in this set.
