The Films of Sherlock Holmes

by Chris Steinbrunner, Norman Michaels

Addresses the continuing appeal of the literary detective turned film hero, chronicling his screen career from sixty-second film to television movies and appraising Holmes' milieu and cinematic impersonators

Genres: Nonfiction, Film

256 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1978

Reviews

[Michael Ritchie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comprehensive reference book on the Sherlock Holmes movies from the early 90s. Includes all the big ones and several early which are lost.

[Bev · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Films of Sherlock Holmes (1978) by Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels is an interesting look at the Great Detective in film from the earliest days of silent movies--with the detective's first onscreen adventure lasting only a few minutes--through Nicholas Meyers' The Seven Percent Solution. There are lots of black and white pictures--a surprising amount from the early years considering how few of those films have survived--and the synopses of the movies are detailed. Some might say too much so because the endings are revealed. Fortunately, I have seen nearly all of the Holmes films that are available so not many were spoiled for me. It was great fun to read through this and remind myself of all the Holmes films I have watched over the years...and if I weren't trying to beat the 2014 time clock to squeeze in enough books to "outdo" my number read in 2013 I would be tempted to watch a few of these.

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[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have most of the Sherlock Holmes movies on video now, but back in the 70s this book was a great reminder of the ones that I had seen.