Light At The End…

A random collection of thoughts

Arthur Wontner

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes is based on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle original story The Valley of Fear. Filmed in 1935, this movie comes three years before the last one I watched (they’re out of sequence on the DVD) but Dr Watson is played by Ian Fleming again and […]

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)

June 2, 2007 in Reviews / Sherlock Holmes tagged Arthur Wontner / Ian Fleming / Lyn Harding / Sherlock Holmes / The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes / The Valley of Fear by Jonathan Rudderham

Tonight I watched another of the old black & white Sherlock Holmes movies from the 30s. This was the latest movie in the set – filmed in 1938, and it shows. Sherlock Holmes is again played by Arthur Wontner and he has really got a handle on the character by […]

Silver Blaze / Murder at the Baskervilles (1938)

May 30, 2007 in Reviews / Sherlock Holmes tagged Arthur Wontner / Ian Fleming / Lyn Harding / Murder at the Baskervilles / Sherlock Holmes / Silver Blaze / The Hound of the Baskervilles by Jonathan Rudderham

It’s 1932 and Arthur Wontner in the third of his five Sherlock Holmes movies. His earlier outings, filmed in 1931 and earlier in 1932, are not available in this DVD set that I have available. This third movie is the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic – The Sign of Four. […]

The Sign of Four (1932)

May 23, 2007 in Reviews / Sherlock Holmes tagged Arthur Wontner / Ian Hunter / Sherlock Holmes / The Sign of Four by Jonathan Rudderham