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Basil Rathbone and Nigel
: Bruce are still seen by many as the quintessential Sherlock
: Holmes & Dr Watson, the definitive screen portrayal of
: literature's greatest detective and his “faithful
: watchdog”. Many others have played the parts admirably but
: Rathbone & Bruce's partnership is one of the most
: recognisable in cinema. Together, they starred in fourteen
: films from 1939 to 1946 as Holmes & Watson.
: Rathbone's portrayal of Holmes is critically acclaimed. His
: powerful voice, physical resemblance to the great
: detective, and his screen presence still equates Holmes
: with Rathbone in the minds of many people, over 70 years
: later. Other actors have played the part well, particularly
: Peter Cushing, Jeremy Brett, Arthur Wontner, and Robert
: Downey Jr puts in a good turn these days; but for me,
: Rathbone's interpretation is archetypal .
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: Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series)
: A series of fourteen films based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's
: Sherlock Holmes stories were released between 1939 and
: 1946; Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce played Holmes and Dr.
: John Watson, respectively. The first two films in the
: series were produced by 20th Century Fox and released in
: 1939. The studio stopped making the films after these, but
: Universal Studios acquired the rights from the Doyle estate
: and produced a further twelve films...
: In the 1970s four of the Universal-produced films fell into
: the public domain when their copyright was not renewed.
: These four films were restored and colourised. Some of the
: films in the series had become degraded over time, with
: some of the original negatives lost and others suffering
: from nitrate deterioration because of the unstable
: cellulose nitrate film. The UCLA Film and Television
: Archive restored the series, putting the films onto modern
: polyester film, in a process that was jointly paid for by
: UCLA, Warner Bros. and Hugh Hefner.