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Title: Sherlock Holmes - The Woman in Green (2004)
Format: DVD
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Starring: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary Brooke, Henry Daniell, and Paul Cavanagh
Director: Roy William Neill
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 68
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• Posted on 2010-02-04
  The Woman In Green
  
  The story in "The Woman In Green" revolves around a series of murders in which the victim is missing the right thumb. Sherlock Holmes' old nemesis Professor Moriarty is once again behind the murders.
  
  While some reviewers did not particularly like the title compared to other movies, I thought the movie was okay. The tandem of Holmes and dear Dr. Watson never cease to charm me.
  
  As usual, Holmes and Watson win, but not without some challenges, the main one being the Woman in Green played by Hillary Brooke.
  
  As with other movies, this title ends with a philosophical saying by Holmes on some particular topic, this one is about looking over and protecting London.
  
  A good movie. Watch and enjoy. Recommended.
  
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• Posted on 2009-06-06
  Watson Saves The Story
  
  Thank heaven for Nigel Bruce as "Dr. Watson." Sometimes I think if it wasn't for his humor, some of these Holmes movies - some - would be too boring to give them a second look. These UCLA "restoration discs" also help. The transfers in this film, and the whole set, are fantastic.
  
  Most of the Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes movies have at least one interesting villainous character or two, here being the famous Dr. Moriarity (Henry Daniell) and "the woman in green" (Hilary Brooke). Of the two, Brooke does a far better job of acting in this movie.
  
  Overall, however, this particular Holmes' movie was just too monotonous with the only entertainment provided when Dr. Watson was mumbling and bumbling around, which included being hypnotized. Bruce really was an underrated star feature in these Holmes movies even though I enjoy Rathbone best as the great sleuth.
  
  
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• Posted on 2007-08-22
  "Woman in Green (1945) ... Sherlock Holmes ... 20th Century Fox (2005)"
  
  20th Century Fox present "WOMAN IN GREEN" (1945/68 mins) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- now in COLOR and Glorious Black and White --- Under Roy William Neill (Director / Producer Bertram Millhauser (Screenwriter), Virgil E. Miller (Cinematographer), Mark Levant (Musical Direction/Supervision), Hans Salter (Composer (Music Score),Edward A. Curtiss (Editor), John B. Goodman (Art Director), Martin Obzina (Art Director), Russell A. Gausman (Set Designer), Ted Von Hemert (Set Designer),Vera West (Costume Designer), Glenn E. Anderson (Sound/Sound Designer), Bernard B. Brown (Sound/Sound Designer), John P. Fulton (Special Effects), Melville Shyer (First Assistant Director) - - - - - - the story line and plot, Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce return once again to the roles for which they were most famous -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's celebrated detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusty companion Dr. Watson --- Rathbone & Bruce always give an outstanding performance, perfectly portraying Holmes' superior intelligence and Watson's amiable bumbling --- Holmes films is the occasional vivid characterization provided by very fine supporting players --- watch for Henry Daniell, whose silky voice and air of sinister sophistication could be so valuable in a mystery drama --- this is the first time he would play the Napoleon of Crime -- Professor Moriarty --- Daniell's scenes with Rathbone are almost over the top --- now enters the lovely Hillary Brooke never loses her icy cool, her best moment comes as she calmly utilizes her hypnotic prowess over Holmes --- and Mary Gordon returns as Mrs. Hudson --- Based on Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Empty House" --- "The Woman in Green" has most of the features that Holmes fans look for, and it should not disappoint them.
  
  the cast includes:
  Basil Rathbone - Sherlock Holmes
  Nigel Bruce - Dr. John H. Watson
  Hillary Brooke - Lydia Marlow
  Henry Daniell - Prof. Moriarty
  Paul Cavanagh - Sir George Fenwick
  Matthew Boulton - Inspector Gregson
  Eve Amber - Maude Fenwick
  Frederic Worlock - Onslow
  Tom Bryson - Williams
  Sally Shepherd - Crandon
  Mary Gordon - Mrs. Hudson
  Harold de Becker - Shabby man
  Tommy Hughes - Newsman
  Billy Bevan - Street Peddler
  Percival Vivian - Dr. Simnell
  Olaf Hytten - Norris
  
  BIOS
  1. Basil Rathbone (aka: Philip St. John Basil Rathbone)
  Date of Birth: 13 June 1892 - Johannesburg, South Africa
  Date of Death: 21 July 1967 - New York, New York
  
  2. Nigel Bruce (aka: William Nigel Ernle Bruce)
  Date of Birth: 4 February 1895 - Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
  Date of Death: 8 October 1953 - Santa Monica, California
  
  3. Roy William Neill (aka: Roland de Gostrie) (Director)
  Date of Birth: 4 September 1887, (ship off Ireland)
  Date of Death: 14 December 1946 - London, England, UK
  
  Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887 --- He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle --- A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning and astute observation to solve difficult cases --- He is arguably the most famous fictional detective ever created, and is one of the best known and most universally recognisable literary characters in any genre.
  
  Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that featured Holmes --- All but four stories are narrated by Holmes' friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson, two are narrated by Holmes himself, and two others are written in the third person --- The first two stories, short novels, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887 and Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890 --- The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two serialised novels appeared almost right up to Conan Doyle's death in 1930 --- The stories cover a period from around 1878 up to 1903, with a final case in 1914. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
  
  Rathbone is most widely recognized for his starring role as Sherlock Holmes in fourteen movies between 1939 and 1946, all of which co-starred Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson --- The first two films, The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (both 1939) were set in the late-Victorian times of the original stories --- Both of these were made by Twentieth Century Fox, later installments, made at Universal Studios, beginning with Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942), were set in contemporary times, and some had World War II-related plots --- Rathbone and Bruce also reprised their film roles in a radio series, The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 - 1946) --- (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
  
  Legend Films can restore, colorize and release many of the classic earliest black and white films --- a patented coloring and remastering process makes each film picture perfect plus more vivd than ever --- no one can resist collecting every title that Legend Films releases.
  
  Hats off and thanks to Barry B. Sandrew Ph.D. (Founder, COO & CTO) and his Legend Films Staff --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage era of the '20s, '30s & '40s --- order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Legend Films where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector.
  
  Total Time: 68 mins on DVD ~ 20th Century Fox. ~ (4/19/2005)
  
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• Posted on 2007-03-05
  Yet another wonderful Legend Films movie:)
  
  This is a wonderful Sherlock Holmes movie with both black and white or colorized version available on dvd. I personally prefer the wonderful colorized version but both are excellent quality as are all of the movies put out by Legend Films. They are second to none!!!!!
  
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• Posted on 2007-02-11
  You can see the green!
  
  Some purists insists these old classics be kept black and white as filmed. I can understand that, and, in theory, agree, but I found the quality of this colorized version of The Woman in Green remarkable! If I wasn't already aware of the movie I would think it had been filmed in color! I think it adds to the viewing experience, making the characters more life-like and believeable. It helps bring the menance of the mutilated London murder victims, oddly missing a finger, seem even more subtle, yet immediately menacing and you can still enjoy the original version also on this disk if your prefer. Highly recommended.
  
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