Review of Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) by Martin A — 23 Jul 2014
For pure nostalgia value and easy on the brain action, nothing beats Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson. This episode, which sees the sleuth come to DC to retrieve a missing bit of microfilm (a MacGuffin in Hitchcock's parlance), is a bit more ripsnorting than most - or perhaps it almost seems that Rathbone is having more fun (and even winking at the audience a few times to let us in on the joke).
The usual band of character actors from the series are here and they do an effective job. However, no one is going to mistake this genre film for a piece of art. But works great as a salve.
This review of Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) was written by Martin A on 23 Jul 2014.
Sherlock Holmes in Washington has generally received positive reviews.
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