Well Known for being the Last Time Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce would Suit Up as Holmes and Watson, and for being left to the Public Domain so there are a Myriad of Inferior Releases on VHS and DVD so Buyer Beware. There are good Prints now in Circulation (Blu-Ray).
The Film is in the Top Tier although not the Top of the Top. It is, as are all the Teams Fourteen Films, Entertaining. This One is more Self-Referential than Most. The First Shot at Baker Street has Watson Reading the New Issue of the Strand Magazine for Example.
There is a Femme Fatale with a Cool Demeanor and by Film's End She has Earned the Respect of the World's Greatest Consulting Detective. The Supporting Cast is Excellent and the Atmosphere is Shady and Elegant. It is a Fine Final Bow for the Two Actors that gave Moviegoers so much Fun.
Note: While there hasn't been a Scientific Study, one wonders just how many Youngsters, and Oldsters for that matter, that never read Arthur Conan Doyle and were off to bookstores after being enchanted by one or more of these delightful films.
The Film is in the Top Tier although not the Top of the Top. It is, as are all the Teams Fourteen Films, Entertaining. This One is more Self-Referential than Most. The First Shot at Baker Street has Watson Reading the New Issue of the Strand Magazine for Example.
There is a Femme Fatale with a Cool Demeanor and by Film's End She has Earned the Respect of the World's Greatest Consulting Detective. The Supporting Cast is Excellent and the Atmosphere is Shady and Elegant. It is a Fine Final Bow for the Two Actors that gave Moviegoers so much Fun.
Note: While there hasn't been a Scientific Study, one wonders just how many Youngsters, and Oldsters for that matter, that never read Arthur Conan Doyle and were off to bookstores after being enchanted by one or more of these delightful films.