Films with: Lanfield, Sidney

Sherlock Holmes double feature

Sherlock Holmes in Washington: A British secret service operative carrying top-secret microfilm from England to Washington disappears while traveling to his destination. Filmed during WWII, this film pits Holmes and Watson against Nazi enemy agents. Sherlock Holmes faces death: Dr. Watson, tending recuperating soldiers housed at centuries-old Musgrave Manor, summons Sherlock Holmes to investigate strange happenings. What follows is a bizarre series of events, including murders, secret passages, a game of chess and a mysterious family ritual.

DVD 11666

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The hound of the Baskervilles

The first of the fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. After learning the history of the Baskerville curse from the hirsute Dr. Mortimer, Sherlock Holmes takes upon himself the responsibility of protecting sole heir Henry Baskerville from suffering the same fate as his ancestors: a horrible death at the fangs of the huge hound of Grimpen Moor. Unable to head to Baskerville mansion immediately, Holmes sends his colleague Dr. Watson to act as his surrogate. What Watson doesn't know is that Holmes, donning several clever disguises, is closely monitoring the activities of everyone in and around the estate.

DVD 11461