tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post2648611326149988529..comments2023-11-17T11:08:31.857-06:00Comments on Michael May: Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)Michael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-62855326983816027582011-10-14T05:33:27.312-05:002011-10-14T05:33:27.312-05:00While there are a few "clunkers" near th...While there are a few "clunkers" near the end of the run (IMO, <i>Dressed To Kill</i> and <i>The Woman In Green</i> are rather weak entries, although <i>Woman</i> contains a standout scene between Rathbone's Holmes & Henry Daniell as Moriarty), the overall quality of the Universal Holmes films under Roy William Neill's guidance is, generally speaking, damned good, especially considering that they were produced under the auspices of the studio's low-budget "B" Unit.<br /><br /><i>Faces Death, The Scarlet Claw, The House Of Fear</i> and <i>Terror By Night</i>, in particular, are terrific B-mysteries, dripping with atmosphere and loaded with great acting by Universal's contract players.<br /><br />I think you're going to really enjoy the rest of the series.Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-10675572186460098122011-10-13T08:39:20.682-05:002011-10-13T08:39:20.682-05:00That makes perfect sense. I didn't even think ...That makes perfect sense. I didn't even think to check the names of the guys in the charge to see if there was a difference. I'm all excited to see the next movie now!Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-49471756401617737512011-10-12T23:00:31.079-05:002011-10-12T23:00:31.079-05:00The difference between Voice Of Terror and the su...The difference between <i>Voice Of Terror </i> and the subsequent ones is the presence of Roy William Niell as producer and director. <br /><br />Neill understood the character - and what was needed to make the character work on film (especially with the "B" budgets Universal stuck him with. Starting with the next film, the series mostly eschews the spy stuff and gets Holmes back primarily to detective work. <br /><br />I am a huge fan of the Universal series, and its because of those WWII-era films that I was open-minded about the BBC's <i>Sherlock</i>.Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.com