Holmes and Watson battle the Nazis
This is such an unusual outing for Holmes and Watson, made when World War II was happening, it sees Holmes battle the Nazis. I can imagine at the time this was in the Cinemas this would have had a massive effect on the British audiences, it has hugely patriotic themes throughout, The BBC, spitfires and British commandos etc, I can almost imagine the creators of the story writing it in a way to offer hope to the British audiences watching, fearing the Nazis were infinite.
It's not my favourite of Rathbone's outings, Holmes and Watson seem to fit awkwardly into this story, but it's very worth of a watch, it is beautifully filmed, it looks incredible, amazing to consider it's over seventy years old.
It features a good cast, Rathbone and Bruce work tremendously well together as always, sadly it just lacks any of the humour that later productions would have.
Worth a look, a bit different.
6/10.
It's not my favourite of Rathbone's outings, Holmes and Watson seem to fit awkwardly into this story, but it's very worth of a watch, it is beautifully filmed, it looks incredible, amazing to consider it's over seventy years old.
It features a good cast, Rathbone and Bruce work tremendously well together as always, sadly it just lacks any of the humour that later productions would have.
Worth a look, a bit different.
6/10.
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Jul 20, 2016