
Holmes and Watson are recruited in a serpentine fashion to escort the heir to a European throne back to his native country following his father’s assassination. Read More »
Tag Archives: Basil Rathbone
Queen of Blood (1966) Curtis Harrington, John Saxon, Basil Rathbone, Judi Meredith

A spaceship is sent to Mars after a alien distress signal is picked up. Read More »
The Mark of Zorro (1940) Rouben Mamoulian, Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone

Tired of Governor Quintero’s (J. Edward Bromberg) exploitation of poor Californians, Don Diego (Tyrone Power) decides to fight back and assumes the identity of Zorro. Read More »
The Magic Sword (1962) Bert I. Gordon, Basil Rathbone, Estelle Winwood, Gary Lockwood, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

George, the son of the sorceress Sybil, has been watching the beautiful Princess Helene from afar and is very much in love with her. Read More »
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) John Rawlins, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller

When a Nazi saboteur jeeringly predicts to the nation new depredations, via their radio ‘Voice of Terror’ Read More »
Kind Lady (1935) George B. Seitz, Aline MacMahon, Basil Rathbone, Mary Carlisle, Thriller, Drama

Mary Herries is a rich woman with a habit of contributing to those less fortunate than her. Read More »
The Court Jester (1956) Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England. Read More »
The Lady of Scandal (1930) Sidney Franklin, Ruth Chatterton, Basil Rathbone, Ralph Forbes, Romance, Comedy, Drama
Paris Calling (1941) Edwin L. Marin, Elisabeth Bergner, Randolph Scott, Basil Rathbone

Marianne Jannetier, a well-to-do Parisian, engaged to Andre Benoit, a high-ranking government official, flees the city when the goose-stepping Nazi storm-troopers arrive. Read More »
The Black Cat (1941) Albert S. Rogell, Basil Rathbone, Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford, Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Greedy heirs gather to wait for the death of Henrietta Winslow. Murder, thunder claps, howling cats, gun shots, screams in the night, hidden passages — all the proper ingredients. Read More »
