#nigel bruce

"Ich denke, dass Holmes eine der großartigsten Charaktere der Fiktion ist. Er ist gleichbedeutend mit dem Wort" Detektiv ". Eine solche Figur zu spielen bedeutet für mich ebenso viel wie zehn Hamlets." (Basil Rathbone)

Meine erste Begegnung mit Sherlock Holmes fand 1984 statt, als "Der Hund von Baskerville" (1939) erstmals im damaligen DDR-Fernsehen gesendet wurde. Der atmosphärische Klassiker mit dem wunderbaren Basil Rathbone als Sherlock Holmes und dem amüsanten Nigel Bruce als Dr. Watson war der Beginn einer lebenslangen Faszination für diese beiden unübertrefflichen Schauspieler in den Rollen ihres Lebens sowie für den 1887 von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle erfundenen englischen Meisterdetektiv.

Mein Songvid für die unsterblichen Darstellungen von:

Basil Rathbone (1892 - 1967) als Sherlock Holmes Nigel Bruce (1895 - 1953) als Dr. John H. Watson

Ausschnitte (in der Reihenfolge des Erscheinens) aus:

“Der Hund von Baskerville” (1939) “Die Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes”(1939) “Jagd auf Spieldosen” / “Todbringende Spieldosen” (1946) “Gespenster im Schloss” / “Das tödliche Ritual” (1943) “Das Spinnennest” / “Die Spinnenfrau” (1944) “Die Frau in Grün” / “Die weiße Blume des Vergessens” (1945) “Die Kralle” / “Die scharlachrote Kralle” (1944) “Die Perle der Borgia” / “Die Perle des Todes” (1944) “Die Stimme des Terrors” (1942) “Das Haus des Schreckens” / “Das Haus des Grauens” (1945)

Musik:

“You’re My World” von Cilla Black (1964) “I Will Follow Him” von Peggy March (1963) “My Love” von Petula Clark (1966) “Stand By Me” von Ben E. King (1961) “Let It Be Me” von The Everly Brothers (1960)

"I think that Holmes is one of the greatest characters in fiction. It is synonymous with the very word "detective." To play such a character means as much to me as ten Hamlets." (Basil Rathbone)

My first encounter with Sherlock Holmes took place in 1984, when "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1939) was broadcast for the first time on East German television (DDR-Fernsehen). This atmospheric classic, starring the wonderful Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and the amusing Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, marked the beginning of a lifelong fascination with these two unsurpassed actors in the roles of their lives, as well as with the master British detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887.

My tribute songvid, celebrating the immortal performances of:

Basil Rathbone (1892 - 1967) as Sherlock Holmes Nigel Bruce (1895 - 1953) as Dr. John H. Watson

Movie Clips (in order of appearance) from:

“The Hound of the Baskervilles” (1939) “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” (1939) “Dressed to Kill” (1946) “Sherlock Holmes Faces Death” (1943) “The Spider Woman” (1944) “The Woman in Green” (1945) “The Scarlet Claw” (1944) “The Pearl of Death” (1944) “Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror” (1942) “The House of Fear” (1945)

Featured Songs:

For a long time his Watson would always get ragged on for being buffonish and air-headed, and seen as a blight on portrayals of the character ever since, a hurdle to be overcome...

...but perhaps enough time has passed and Watson the character isn't in the shadow of that particular portrayal anymore, and so he's been gathering a new appreciation? I keep running into people who are quite fond of him. Yes he can be pretty stupid. But Holmes adores him, and is pleased to have him around, so it's very easy to decide as a viewer to like him too.