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Anna KareninaAnna Karenina (1935) Recommended
Dir. Clarence Brown
Feat. Greta Garbo, Basil Rathbone
Leo Tolstoy's heroine is the ideal vehicle for Greta Garbo, luminous amid some of the more extravagant sets MGM ever lavished on a costume drama.
Adventures of Robin Hood, TheAdventures of Robin Hood, The (1938) Aro Favourite
Dir. Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Feat. Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Olivia de Havilland
The remakes look stodgy next to this stirring and vibrant original which basks in breakthrough technicolour and the definitive presence of Errol…
Adventures of Marco Polo, TheAdventures of Marco Polo, The (1938)
Dir. Archie Mayo
Feat. Gary Cooper, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier
Chronicles the numerous exploits of the famed explorer, played by Gary Cooper. More light–hearted than the usual swashbuckler.
Son of Frankenstein / Ghost of FrankensteinSon of Frankenstein / Ghost of Frankenstein (1939)
Dir. Rowland V Lee, Erle C. Kenton
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi
A double feature of horrors from Universal Studios, the third and fourth films respectively in the FRANKENSTEIN series. Son of Frankenstein (1939)…
Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection, TheComplete Sherlock Holmes Collection, The (1939-1946)
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
Complete collection of all 14 SHERLOCK HOLMES films starring Basil Rathbone as the iconic detective and Nigel Bruce as his loyal sidekick Dr Watson.…
Black Cat, TheBlack Cat, The (1941)
Dir. Albert S. Rogell
Feat. Basil Rathbone, F. Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford
A curious genre hybrid for the time, both haunted house movie and comedy (with the help of comedy actor Bob Hope), adapting the Edgar Allan Poe story…
Secret Weapon, TheSecret Weapon, The (1942)
Dir. Roy Neill
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce play the definitive Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, in this updated (to the 40s) version of the original Conan Doyle…
Frenchman's CreekFrenchman's Creek (1944)
Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil Rathbone
A faithful adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel about an aristocratic English woman who falls in love with a French pirate during the reign of…
Sherlock Holmes CollectionSherlock Holmes Collection (The Woman in Green, Terror by Night, Dressed To Kill) (1945-1946)
Feat. Basil Rathbone
Three of Basil Rathbone's classic renditions of the Victorian detective Sherlock Holmes.
Woman in Green, TheWoman in Green, The (1946)
Dir. Roy Neill
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce play the definitive Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, in this updated (to the 40s) version of the original Conan Doyle…
Terror By NightTerror By Night (1946)
Dir. Roy Neill
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray
The penultimate Rathbone–Bruce "Sherlock Holmes", with the duo on the trail of a large diamond 'The Star of Rhodesia' which has gone missing…
Dressed To KillDressed To Kill (1946)
Dir. Roy Neill
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison
The final of the 14 Rathbone–Bruce 'Sherlock Holmes' adaptations concerning a criminal gang's pursuit of three music–boxes for mysterious…
We're No AngelsWe're No Angels (1955)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov
Moderately interesting Hollywood comedy concerns three convicts (Bogart, Ray and Ustinov) who escape from Devils Island and have to transform into…
Court Jester, TheCourt Jester, The (1956) Recommended
Dir. Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Feat. Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury
Much–loved comedy thrives off the charms of Danny Kaye as a bogus jester entangled in spoofed up royal intrigues from the Middle Ages. Basil…
Journey to the Seventh Planet / Planet of BloodJourney to the Seventh Planet / Planet of Blood (1962-1966)
Dir. Sidney Pink, Curtis Harrington
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper, John Saxon
Two inventive low–budget science fiction films from the 1960s that influenced later films. JOURNEY TO THE 7TH PLANET (1962) –…
Tales of TerrorTales of Terror (1962)
Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone
Three Edgar Allen Poe adaptations from his best filmic interpreter Roger Corman. The Tales on offer here are "Morella", "The Black Cat" and "The Case…
Comedy of Terrors, TheComedy of Terrors, The ( The Graveside Story) (1964)
Dir. Jacques Tourneur
Feat. Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price
Business is slow for undertaker Vincent Price so taking matters into his own hands he sets about smothering elderly people in their sleep. Enjoyable…
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet / Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric WomenVoyage to the Prehistoric Planet / Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1965-1968)
Dir. Curtis Harrington, Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Faith Domergue, Mamie Van Doren
A pair of notable cheese–fests from the "planet of the low–budget": Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) Directed by Curtis…
Ghost in the Invisible BikiniGhost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)
Dir. Don Weis
Feat. Nancy Sinatra, Boris Karloff, Tommy Kirk
Seventh and final in a loose series of 'Beach Party' movies, featuring Nancy Sinatra and an ageing Boris Karloff.

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