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And, do you know what Holmes leaves behind for Watson at the Reichenbachfall?

Coincidence?

"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 my 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 music:

“you really are a brilliant man”

“no you”

and insert a bunch of homoerotic giggling.

The Retired Colourman

“Sherlock Holmes was in a melancholy and philosophic mood that morning. His alert practical nature was subject to such reactions.”

i do plan on learning how to draw Jeremy Brett’s face as well. he’s so handsome, he’s so fine. If only learning how to draw a real persons features wasn’t horribly painful!!!!!!