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Thanks for that, Bakerstreet Irregular; I didn't know that! I might see if I can find and watch, some more of the Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, Sherlock Holmes movies, on YouTube.

Hi Carol, no THE PEARL OF DEATH isn't a Canon title; I've never seen this one, either, but gee, wasn't Basil Rathbone an excellent Holmes!! In my humble opinion, I rank Jeremy Brett as the best Sherlock Holmes, followed very closely by Basil Rathbone, as Holmes! Both played an excellent Holmes, in my opinion!

Hi Bakerstreet Irregular, Thanks so much for the nice welcome, and it certainly is good to be here. Yes, I must admit that I've never seen THE PEARL OF DEATH, but I can imagine that it was good, mainly due to Basil Rathbone as Holmes. That's right: I do remember the Second World War references and themes in them, now that you mention it. And yes, MORIARTY: now, wasn't he played by that excellent character actor, LIONEL ATWELL?! Excellent stuff, indeed!!

Hi Carol, Well, I've seen a few of the Basil Rathbone portrayals of Holmes, and apart from THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, the others I saw had their own stories, and were only very loosely based on the Conan Doyle Canon. They were very well done, however, as Rathbone made an excellent Holmes!

Hi Bakerstreet Irregular, Thank you for that information, because I wasn't aware of that. At this stage, I seem to be stuck in a Jeremy brett time-warp!

Good points, Bakerstreet Irregular!! I hadn't thought about Jeremy using his Bi-Polar disorder (and I don't mean that in a mean or judgemental way) to portray the same in Holmes, but upon reflection, I think you're right!! That's an excellent analysis! Yes, I've read all the Arthur Conan Doyle stories, and I own the complete Jeremy Brett series on DVD, and for me, Jeremy was the definitive Sherlock Holmes. To be fair, however, I haven't seen any of the portrayals of Holmes, since Jeremy Brett's portrayal.

I'm the same! He was brilliant, wasn't he!

Jeremy Brett, as Holmes, was simply brilliant!!

Hi Undead Medic and Hi Carol the Dabbler, Thank you both for your kind words of welcome; it's nice to be here on this wonderful forum!

Hello, it's good to be here!