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15 January 1941 (USA) morePlot:
Sherlock Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Solid Low Budget Holmes Feature With Arthur Wontner moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Arthur Wontner | ... | Sherlock Holmes | |
| Ian Fleming | ... | Dr. Watson | |
| Lyn Harding | ... | Professor Moriarty | |
| John Turnbull | ... | Inspector Lestrade | |
| Robert Horton | ... | Col. Ross | |
| Lawrence Grossmith | ... | Sir Henry Baskerville | |
| Judy Gunn | ... | Diana Baskerville | |
| Arthur Macrae | ... | Jack Trevor | |
| Arthur Goullet | ... | Col. Sebastian Moran | |
| Martin Walker | ... | James Straker | |
| Eve Gray | ... | Mrs. Mary Straker | |
| Gilbert Davis | ... | Miles Stanford | |
| Minnie Rayner | ... | Mrs. Hudson | |
| D.J. Williams | ... | Silas Brown | |
| Ralph Truman | ... | Bert Prince |
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71 min | USA:65 min (TCM print)Country:
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Mono (Visatone Sound System)Filming Locations:
Twickenham Film Studios, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UKFun Stuff
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Sherlock Holmes: [to Inspector Lestrade] We're old friends. I should hate to see you make such an ass of yourself as wrongfully to arrest the future son-in-law of Sir Henry Baskerville. moreFAQ
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Although Arthur Wontner is little remembered today, in his time he was considered by many to have been the best of those who had portrayed Sherlock Holmes on screen. "Silver Blaze", the last of the Holmes series that starred Wontner, is a solid feature that takes the Doyle story of the same name and adds to it some of the characters and elements from the other Holmes stories.
The strength of Wontner's performance is that he looks very convincing as the Holmes of literature, and he also looks very much at home in the Victorian era settings. While his portrayal of Holmes lacks the sharpness and forcefulness of Basil Rathbone or Jeremy Brett, Wontner is certainly adequate in the challenging role of the great detective. He does well here despite the low-budget look to everything else.
"Silver Blaze" is also of interest in adding Moriarty, Lestrade, and the Baskervilles to the original story. As Moriarty, Lyn Harding has some screen presence, but he doesn't really make Moriarty seem like the brilliant strategist that you expect him to be - here he is more like a tough guy whom you wouldn't want to cross. His role is mainly used to create some extra suspense sequences. The central mystery itself is an interesting one, with some of the unusual details that you hope for in a Holmes story. Overall, this is a solid if unspectacular feature.