Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four (DVD)

In the world of Sherlock Holmes there are two very well known screen portrayals of Conan Doyle's immortal detective. Jeremy Brett on the TV screen in the 80's and 90's and Basil Rathbone on the cinema screen in the 40's. There have been many other versions of the character in both formats but most of them are lesser versions, unable to match the style and quality of these two. Before even Rathbone played Holmes though there was a British series of Holmes films starring one Arthur Wontner. The Sign of Four was made in 1932 and is one of five Holmes films made in the thirties starring Wontner. One of these is lost forever, a second is rarely seen but the ...  Read the complete review