"Actor: Basil"

• 3 Classic Sherlock Holmes Films Of The Silver Screen - Vol. 2 | DVD | (04/09/2006) from £4.03   |  Saving you £0.96 (19.20%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Woman In Green (Dir. Roy William Neill 1945): Enter the master of detection as Scotland Yard are mystified by a quartet of horrifying crimes defying any logical explanation. The murder of four women is always going to create concern but when each victim is missing their right forefinger there is something more to the case than meets the eye. Holmes of course being a mind capable of penetrating the most evil of plots is eager to face the challenge and with the aid of his faithful companion Dr. Watson sets out in pursuit of the fiend or fiends. As the mystery unravels it is plain to see that this is no simple case of a murderer with a fetish but that of a very clever adversary in the shape of the accursed Professor Moriarty. The brilliant detective is facing a real threat as he is put into a trance with no doubt the same deadly outcome as the unfortunate souls whose untimely death he's trying to solve. The Speckled Band (Dir. Jack Raymond 1932): The legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes (Raymond Massey in his screen debut) uncovers a sinister plot while in the midst of solving a girl's murder case based on her two dying words - ""Band"" and ""Speckled."" A Study in Scarlet (Dir. Edwin L. Marin 1933): When the body of a man is found in a house in London Holmes is called in to investigate some interesting clues; a woman's wedding ring and a timetable for the Atlantic Steamship Company.

• Sherlock Holmes - Terror By Night | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £6.41   |  Saving you £2.57 (75.15%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A wartime modernisation of Arthur Conan Doyle's urbane sleuth once again essayed by Basil Rathbone in which Holmes and Watson (Nigel Bruce) are called in to unravel the mystery behind mysterious wireless transmissions apparently from Nazi Germany being broadcast over the BBC...

• Sherlock Holmes - Dressed To Kill | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £4.63   |  Saving you £1.36 (22.70%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A beautiful woman and her gang of criminals attempt to match their wits with Sherlock Holmes in this murder/mystery set in Dartmoor and London's antique auction rooms.

• Sherlock Holmes - The Voice Of Terror | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £6.79   |  Saving you £-0.80 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In war-torn London Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson investigate the mysterious radio broadcasts that precede an enemy attack. Based on the Arthur Conan Doyle story 'His Last Bow'.

• Sherlock Holmes - Pursuit To Algiers | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £6.79   |  Saving you £-0.80 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Holmes and Watson are on a transatlantic ocean liner escorting Nikolas heir to a foreign throne. However a number of assassins are also on board...

• Sherlock Holmes - The Woman In Green / The Many Faces Of Sherlock Holmes | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £6.79   |  Saving you £-0.80 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In 'The Woman in Green' Holmes and Watson must solve the greatest crime wave since Jack the Ripper. Based on the Conan Doyle short stories 'Adventures of the Empty House' and 'The Final Problem' this film marks the last screen appearance of Professor Moriarty in the Basil Rathbone series. A sequence of strange murders baffles the police. Holmes is called onto the scene and discovers the existence of a blackmail ring that uses a female hypnotist to further their skulduggery.

• Sherlock Holmes - Pearl Of Death / Woman In Green | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £7.98   |  Saving you £3.00 (50.08%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Basil Rathbone takes up the reigns as the super sleuth. The Pearl Of Death:Before a master thief is caught he hides his take the Borgia Pearls inside the wet plaster of one of six busts of Napoleon. His homicidal side-kick ""The Creeper"" is instructed to stalk and kill the owners of the busts but Holmes intervenes and finds himself stalking 'The Creeper'... Woman In Green:In 'The Woman in Green' Holmes and Watson must solve the greatest crime wave since Jack the R

• Crime | DVD | (29/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Sherlock Holmes - Dressed To Kill:A beautiful woman and her gang of criminals attempt to match their wits with Sherlock Holmes in this murder/mystery set in Dartmoor and London's antique auction rooms. Rathbone and Bruce gave the screen's greatest interpretation of the legendary detective duo created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Redneck:Three men commit robbery during which the jeweller is killed in Italy. Making their getaway they head towards the French border to they think safety in the mountains. En route crashing one car they steal another only to find the son of a diplomat in the back. With twists and turns the carabinieri are hard on their heels.... The Four Deuces:At the height of the great depression in the early 1930's a full scale gang war is underway. On revenge killing follows another in the battle for supremecy... Family Enforcer:The story of a young man who is bent on becoming the best hoodlum in the underworld society where favours are repaid in kind... or repaid in blood. Gangster Story:Gangster Jack Martin comes into conflict with his rival Earl Dawson. Matthau plays mob leader Jack Martin whose girlfriend Carol (Grace) is desperate for him to give up his unlawful and dishonest lifestyle. The problem is Jack doesn't have the same yearning to turn his back on his shady past but the crunch comes when he persuades the bank manager to lease him an office in the building and promptly robs the bank! With events turning very nasty is there any point in Carol trying to save her man from himself when all the signs indicate that he's hell bent on a course to self-destruction.

• Sherlock Holmes - Spiderwoman / The Pearl Of Death | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £6.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (46.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Sherlock Holmes - Adventures / The Secret Weapon | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £4.83   |  Saving you £9.42 (263.87%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Whisky Galore (Single Disc) | DVD | (13/11/2006) from £9.43   |  Saving you £6.56 (41.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A Highland fling on a tight little island! The Scottish islanders of Todday bypass war time rationing and delight in smuggling cases of their favourite tipple from a wrecked ship... Basil Radford stars as the teetotal English official who is totally unable to comprehend the significance of whisky to the islanders. Marvellously detailed and well played it firmly established the richest Ealing vein with the common theme of a small group triumphing over a more powerful opponent.

• Sherlock Holmes - Hound Of The Baskervilles / Voice Of Terror | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

• Will Hay - Good Morning Boys | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £6.06   |  Saving you £5.19 (108.12%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The headmaster of St Michael's school Dr Benjamin Twist (Will Hay) finds himself in hot water after a government inspection. He is asked to resign unless he can prove that his educational methods work and so when he comes into possession of the French paper he does not need much coaxing before showing it to his students. The boys pass with honours but a congratulatory trip to Paris goes awry when they and Twist inadvertently help to steal the Mona Lisa.

• Will Hay - Convict 99 | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  One of Will Hay’s brisker comic efforts, 1936’s Convict 99 sees Dr Benjamin Twist, Hay’s clueless schoolmaster, caught in a case of mistaken identity and invited to head up a prison for especially hard-boiled criminals. Unable to believe his luck, Dr Twist celebrates his success with a few drinks, is still drunk when he arrives to take up his post and, confused with a new batch of inmates, ends up behind bars himself. There he makes the acquaintance of Moore Marriott as "Jerry the Mole", who has been digging an escape tunnel for nigh on 40 years and is only a fortnight away from his release date. When eventually reinstated as governor, Hay runs a loose ship, with inmates waited on by wardens, allowed to bet and even play the stock market. However, when a criminal on the outside attempts to defraud Twist, their indignation is naturally aroused. Convict 99 is a typical outtake from Hay’s bizarrely lawless universe, in which for all his harrumphing and bluster, he’s unable to exercise any sort of discipline whatsoever over the men in his charge. Hay plays exactly the same character from film to film, one so ill-equipped for any situation he’s equally suited for all. Whereas Twist is an incompetent who somehow muddles through, Hay the comic actor is a master of timing and double-takes who knows precisely how to create the air of a shambles. On the DVD: the original 1930s film stock has been well restored, give or take the odd crackle. But there are no extras, except scene index. --David Stubbs

• Whisky Galore | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £19.21   |  Saving you £3.77 (23.24%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A Highland fling on a tight little island! The Scottish islanders of Todday bypass war time rationing and delight in smuggling cases of their favourite tipple from a wrecked ship... Basil Radford stars as the teetotal English official who is totally unable to comprehend the significance of whisky to the islanders. Marvellously detailed and well played it firmly established the richest Ealing vein with the common theme of a small group triumphing over a more powerful opponent.

• Sherlock Holmes - Terror By Night / Dressed To Kill (DVD) | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £5.49   |  Saving you £7.50 (57.70%)   |  RRP £12.99

  For many people Basil Rathbone's portrayal of the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes is the definitive screen version of Arthur Conan Doyle's much-loved character. Sherlock Holmes in Terror by Night (1946): Holmes is hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia an enormous diamond that it's pursuers are willing to kill for. Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill (1946): The location of stolen Bank of England printing plates are hidden inside three music boxes by an inmate of Dart

• 3 Classics Of The Silver Screen - Vol. 3 - Woman In Green / Young And Innocent / Man Who Knew Too Much | DVD | (04/10/2004) from £6.09   |  Saving you £-1.10 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  The Woman In Green: Based on the Conan Doyle short stories 'Adventures of the Empty House' and 'The Final Problem' this film marks the last screen appearance of Professor Moriarty in the Basil Rathbone series. Holmes and Watson must solve the greatest crime wave since Jack the Ripper. A sequence of strange murders baffles the police. Holmes is called onto the scene and discovers the existence of a blackmail ring that uses a female hypnotist to further their skulduggery. Young And Innocent: Hitchcock's favourite film from his 'British period' is a spine-chilling melodrama centring around the murder of a young actress strangled with a raincoat belt - a clue which sets off a chain of life-threatening events. With its superb visual effects black humour and suspense. This is truly vintage Hitchcock. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934: A husband and wife's holiday in Switzerland goes horribly wrong when their daughter is kidnapped leading them into a web of mystery and intrigue...

• Sherlock Holmes - Pursuit To Algiers / The Woman In Green | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £3.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (225.56%)   |  RRP £12.99

  For many people Basil Rathbone's portrayal of the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes is the definitive screen version of Arthur Conan Doyle's much-loved character. Sherlock Holmes in Pursuit to Algiers (1945): Holmes and Watson are on a transatlantic ocean liner protecting an heir to a foreign throne against a number of assassins plotting against their sovereign. Sherlock Holmes in The Woman in Green (1945): Holmes and Watson investigate a series of bizarre and apparently unconnected murders and the death of a possible suspect. The trail leads to a society of hypnotists and a mysterious glamorous woman. The fiendish Dr Moriarty though reported hanged in Montevideo is believed to be involved.

• Sherlock Holmes - Scarlet Claw / The House Of Fear | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £5.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (116.86%)   |  RRP £12.99

  For many people Basil Rathbone's portrayal of the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes is the definitive screen version of Arthur Conan Doyle's much-loved character. Sherlock Holmes and the Scarlet Claw (1944): Strange deaths and rumours of a mysterious phantom bring Holmes and Watson to a small village in Canada to solve yet another mystery. Sherlock Holmes and the House Of Fear (1945): Seven rich men retire to a Scottish castle and promptly begin to die in violent fashion. Each death is preceded by the delivery of orange pips to the next target. As all the likely victims are heavily insured Sherlock Holmes is asked by the insurance companies to investigate.

• Sherlock Holmes - Vol. 1 | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Basil Rathbone was one of Hollywood's greatest actors during the 1930's and 1940's. Although he appeared in many Hollywood productions, stage plays and radio broadcasts he was best known for his portrayal of Conan Doyle's famous London detective, Sherlock Holmes. In total, Rathbone made 14 screen appearances as Sherlock Holmes. His intense seriousness, piercing eyes and thoughtfully played characteristics made a thoroughly convincing master detective.
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