I absolutely LOVE these old British productions. The way they are broadcast makes you feel as if you're watching a play; British acting is simply the best in the world without competition. Everything is done so perfectly with casting, sets, lighting. Thanks for these lovely productions cousins across the pond.
In the 1960s you still pretty much were watching a play on British television. A lot of the shows were still done "live," or at least in one take. American TV had long since scaled back on its live shows with the advent of better quality video and transcontinental communications to get the shows on at the same night and local time. In the early 1950s, the West Coast may not see the most recent episodes of a TV show for weeks.
Shirley you cant be serious? The acting and scripts in British post-war propaganda movies are so bad as to be embarrassing to watch. So bad as to be almost literally nauseating. The sour-grapes nonsense of the Spitfire going supersonic (!) and reversing the controls (!) is only one example.
The quality of the language, nobody speaks so good english nowadays, ist just striking. Basil Rathbone, in my views, has been the best Sherlock Holmes ever.
Watching this again a decade later, it occurs to me that the soundtrack sure is doing a lot of heavy lifting while people are innocuously walking around the corridors of the hotel.
They never seem to be able to discuss opera properly in TV/film. You don't remark upon a singer's tessitura. Pieces have a tessitura and range, singers have a range. A range, is ALL of the notes in a particular piece, or that a singer can sing. A tessitura is where the piece lies--i.e., where MOST of the notes are (and what vocal demands are created, by how the piece is constructed). You can remark that a singer is able to handle literature with very difficult tessitura. In the simplest terms, a tessitura might be known for having prolonged passages that are very high in terms of pitch, or prolonged passages that are very low in terms of pitch. Dependent upon a singer's fach (voice type), they would tackle lit. with a tessitura that was mostly high, middling in range, or mostly low. This is all relative. As contraltos still sing very high notes often--their range will often be wider than a sopranos. They just won't stay in the stratosphere for long. They will touch the heavens, and then come down to the earthy, lush, ground. Likely no one will care about this, but it irks me that they don't care to get these details right. Mainly, because it makes me wonder about the details I delight in, which I stupidly take for granted as being true, which are likely just as inaccurate, in areas I'm not expert...
The Brett version is IMHO definitive and more faithful to the original tale, but still a delight to see a strong Watson and the lovely Mr.Cushing in this adaptation.
@@Brutus-co9dt Agree on both counts, the original post and yours. However, being a SH junkie has started to turn me into a bit of a snob. I favor Brett, Cushing, Howard and Rathbone, despite now personally feeling Rathbone is highly overrated. Being spoiled by Brett and Cushing have lead me to that conclusion. I grew up watching the Rathbone and Howard versions, and originally balked at Brett portraying Holmes. I am now thankful I got past my bias and gave him a chance. The rest of the myriad of actors portraying Holmes are tolerable at best, anything post Brett is absolute trash. Sherlock Holmes should not be modernized. I did however enjoy Monk, he was in essence SH in modern times in many aspects, but it worked for me because he was not marketed as SH.
😎✌️ I think Rathbone could have been the GOAT Holmes, if the scripts he followed weren't so God-awful, and overly dramatic, with excessive buffoonery written for both Watson and Lestrade. Maybe, emerging out of the Chaplin era of melodramatic excesses, it was felt that buffoonery was needed for the audience. Brett hit the high notes until his health or habits, in living this high-strung role so long, took him down during the last two seasons. His purest "Holmes moment" (imo) was in the episode "The Red-headed League" ~ early, when he leaps over the sofa, in frenetic desire to bring Watson into the case, of "Mr Jabez Wilson" ("Jayyy-bez") 😎🎃✌️ Cushing does very well, but his vocals seem nervous as he speaks: of any quality, my own Holmes would not sound so high-strung. I don't think there can be "the perfect Holmes" because the Holmes in each of our heads "is perfect"... ✌️🎃✌️✌️🎃✌️
@@Charlesdward6491 Vasily Livanov did an incredible job as Holmes in the Russian films of the 80s, which are absolutely splendid. He is, along with Brett and, yes, Rathbone, my favourite Holmes.
What a lovely twist! Aside from dear Peter as Sherlock himself, Frank Middlemass (playing the commissionaire, Peterson) would later play Henry Baker in the Granada performance where Jeremy Brett assumed the mantle of the legendary British sleuth. A spectacular performance!
Thank you for this one. Peter Cushing is marvellous as Holmes; he was made to play this part. Sadly the dear man is no longer with us, but his work is! RIP Mr. Cushing, you were a marvel.
@@SamvedIyer Or villain. "Hyou hmay fire, hwhen hready". Speaking the same perfect Oxford English, he could lend it either a warmth or an ice only ever equalled by Rickman and only ever bettered by Guinness. I'd like to think that the two contemporaries had, at the very least, studious respect for one another while Rickman was lucky enough to be one of the last traditional English actors to be able to transfer his talents into tinsel town at the very highest level. Sorely missed, all.
Peter Cushing was a lovely man. Always polite and had time for anyone. He loved his wife so much that after she died in 1971 he carried her photograph onto whatever set he was filming on.
Cushing was probably the best Sherlock Holmes. I managed to get 3 of the BBC TV show episodes. I also have the Hammer Films Hound Of The Baskervilles from 1959. Also Mr. Cushing was the first Dr. Who and played a great role in the first Star Wars movie as the only person that could control Darth Vader. Excellent actor. And of course there was the horror films with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Overlooked by most TV stations and movie theaters in the 50s and 60s but became late night movie fare on TV in the late 60s and through the 70s when American TV extended their signoff time to 2am, these Hammer Films offered a different type of horror than the American films that were just old reruns of the 30s and 40s..Dr. Who first appeared on American TV through PBS which ran BBC shows like Fawlty Towers , Are You Being Served and Masterpiece Theatre. The first Dr. Who I saw on TV starred Tom Baker . My kids watched it all time. There were other actors in reruns in the role occasionally. I wasn't aware that Peter Cushing played Dr. Who in 2 movies until they ran them in the mid 80s. I taped both movies and still have them today.
@@wesleycook7687just s small correction if I may. The wonderful Mr Cushing never played Doctor Who (although I am sure he would have been terrific as always). The first Doctor was the late great William Hartnell who was in the role 1963-1966. Best wishes from NZ
@@davidwright3461 Peter Cushing played Dr. Who in 2 films, Dr. Who And The Daleks and Dr. Who Dalek Invasion 2150. I don't know what year these films were made, but he turned the TV role down . I taped them off TV in 1987 . It's posted on U Tube. Just type in Peter Cushing as Dr. Who.
@@wesleycook7687 Hi mate, I stand corrected :) For some reason my old brain was locked in TV mode and forgot to go to the movies. Old age !!! Cheers, David
Enjoyed this film. Some time ago, I looked up the actors who have played Sherlock Holmes. Was amazed how many there have been and the span of time. To me, Basil Rathbone was most excellent in his role as Holmes. Not too long ago, I discovered the series with Jeremy Brett. His portrayal of Sherlock, imho, is magnificent.
By more than coincidence, the estimable Frank Middlemass, who plays the commissionaire Peterson in this episode, was cast as Henry Baker in the Granada Television episode of the same story with Jeremy Brett.
He epitomises the words "English gentleman". God Bless the wonderful Peter Cushing who is now, no doubt, at peace with his beloved wife Helen. Peter Cushing was my first movie crush, when I was a young girl I thought he was so very handsome...a beautiful and interesting face and a kindness that shines in his eyes. Aaaah, thanks so much for the upload. Walk down memory lane.
Mr. Cushing is amazing, most people don’t think of Sherlock Holmes and Star Wars in the same thought process. I suppose Professor Moriarity and Darth Vader are both evil geniuses!
Watson was never meant to be a bumbling fool in which he is portrayed in many versions including this one. Holmes would never had a fool as his best friend. David Burke and later Edward Hardwick were the best Watsons ever in the Granada TV version with Jeremy Brett as the best Holmes ever.
Mike Mathews He was, such a brilliant actor. It such a shame had such bad health and is not with us today. A real gent, a really nice man is what anyone who met or worked with him.
John King I've seen worse. Cushing is just so condescending in his roles in general, just his style. makes it seem like everyone is "incompetent". Not just Watson. In my interpretation, Holms doesn't even realize he is being as such. When someone acts offended I noticed he usually reassures them with some "sweet talk" and immediately then shifts back to the condescending tone.(like lots of Doctors and Lawyers in real life) That is Cushing acting.
I love Donald Pickering's Watson, to Geoffrey Whitehead's Holmes. I completely agree with you about Watson. His Watson is as bright and well-rounded as he should be...I'm absolutely with you on the others too, particularly Hardwicke ;)
I did like this Cushing version of the story, although the Brett version was better in terms of sets, scripting and production. I still think Brett is the better Holmes, i love the sternness and darkness Brett brings to the role, i find Cushing a little too 'homely' and cheerful. I did however enjoy the ending of this version better, as the stone is returned to The Countess of Morcar, so we assume Stevenson gets his £1000 reward. In the Brett version, Holmes refers to the stone and says 'i shall keep it in my museum' and is never returned to the Countess, leaving the presumption that Stevenson never gets his dues......unless Holmes pays him out of his own pocket. That's what i like to think, anyway.
I want to believe that Holmes knows what a right c*** the duchess is, so perhaps he does choose to not give it back to her even if it means paying £1,000+ out of his own pocket so that the doorman will believe he got the duchess’s reward.
The original text does not say what Holmes ended up doing with the stone. The presumption is he returned it to its rightful owner. Despite the "museum" added to the line in which he says he will keep it. It was likely a jest or meant as temporarily. Holmes fought for justice and honor and did not steal
I feel like playing Holmes was the closest we ever got to seeing how Peter was in real life. Even in his interviews, he displays similar mannerisms to his perfomance here
This was great! I think it's funny that the actor who played Peterson in this version played Henry Baker in the Granada Television version with Jeremy Brett.
Peter Cushing did not have a nice time making this BBC version. He said it was a rushed production, with no chance of a proper rehearsal and it was mostly filmed in the BBC Television Centre studios at a very past pace which totally exhausted Peter.
Of the available versions of this story, I think this features the best Ryder (James Beck). He does seem to have the makings of "a very pretty villain," but his pleadings are convincing. And it is the season of forgiveness, and his remorse seems genuine.
Frank Middlemass who plays Peterson in this production later went on to play Henry Baker in the 1984 production of the same story starring Jeremy Brett
I do like Peter Cushing. Almost as much as Jeremy Brett. He was a much more cheerful Holmes. But both of them interpreted Holmes in their own way, according to their own personalities.
The quaility of the film material really is astonishing good. The sound reminds of the typical sound you'll becoming aware of if you'll visit a theatre house.
It's a wonderful tip of the proverbial hat by the producers of the superb Jeremy Brett's Holmes series (in the version of this story produced by Granada Television some 20 years after this one appeared) to have the actor who played commissionaire Peterson take on the role of Mr. Henry Baker in the newer version. The Blue Carbuncle was the only Sherlockian Christmas story to air, and one of my personal favorites.
I love the way he is simultaneously very annoyed by her and very determined not to give her the satisfaction of seeing his annoyance. There's a similar moment in 1968 Boscombe Valley Mystery where the murder suspect is just whining and ranting about his admittedly bad situation and Holmes very politely puts him in his place.
I was a little disappointed in this Sherlock Holmes... BUT I still watched it because I am a true Sherlock fan... From back in the Ronald Howard & H Marion Crawford days.... I also love Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce.
I enjoy watching this - Peter Cushing is a good Holmes. All though in my book he is a little bit to nice and normal - I prefer the more edge and darkness that Jeremy Brett brought. Buy the way - Bloke that finds the hat and goose is the same actor who looses it a decade later in the Brett-version.
+Gert Madsen I would never have recognized the guy who played Baker. He looks really beat up in the Brett version, by age instead of London. Either way, it's sad to think of the wealth that passed through Baker's hands.
+Gert Madsen Yes, I just noticed that. Peterson here becomes Mr. Henry Baker in the Granada version. He is outstanding in that version BTW and it, too, is well worth a view. Merry Xmas all.
ari rottenberg Yes it is - The Brett-series was so perfectly casted all way round. The guest-stars in that series where awesome. Just think of the wet from All Creatures Great And Smal and the Minister of Magic as Magnusson ;)
Thank you, thank you for posting this tv movie. Peter Cushing played Sherlock Holmes in 16 separate tv episodes including the Conan Doyle story The Adventure of Black Peter, one that was not covered in the Granada series with Jeremy Brett. Any chance all 16 Cushing episodes as Holmes can get posted by someone?
Henry Quenin Most of those episodes have been lost, I'm afraid. The BBC started filming with Douglas Wilmer as Holmes (Nigel Stock still being Watson), but he refused to come back for a second series as he hated the working conditions and he was told that more cutbacks would make it worse so they hired Cushing (when asked later, Cushing said he disliked what he had filmed as he felt it wasn't him acting at his best due to the budget and limited rehearsal time). The only surviving episodes of Peter Cushing playing Holmes are: Hound of the Baskervilles (he actually did this twice, on was the Hammer version and one was the BBC version, in two parts), Blue Carbuncle, Study In Scarlet, Boscombe Valley Mystery, Sign of Four. These five episodes can be found on DVD for about a tenner.
Madness! The Holmes novels were an exciting read when I was devouring book at age 10, but unfortunately Sherlock was only as logical as his author. I couldn't read those books again without stopping at his first jumping at conclusions.
Peter Cushing was a very good Sherlock Holmes, but almost all British TV productions looked like this during the 60's and 70's: flat and sterile studio design, flat and sterile audio, clumsy and rushed direction... This in contrast to top notch actors.
+Stroheim333 Yeah; I'm trying to remember......they did that with one or two American TV programs and it was a total turn off. That said I kinda liked this. Cushing makes a great Holmes. You might want to go to Kick Ass Torrents and download The Hound of the Baskervilles with Peter Cushing and.....damn it, I can't remember his name. Anyway it's a Hammer film I think.............Christopher LEE!People keep raving about Jeremy Brett. For some reason that guy grates on my nerves.
Larry Singleton Hammer's Hound of the Baskervilles looks absolutely gorgeous, and with Peter Cushing as one of the world's best Sherlock Holmes! When I first heard about it, I took for granted that Christopher Lee played Sherlock because of his appearance, but Cushing was a much better casting because he was a character actor on a whole different level. Christopher Lee was good at being... himself.
👏👏👏👍!!! Most definitely, great Sherlock presentation. Especially, with the talented actor, Peter. Never seen/heard of this, but kinda reminded me of Holme's, 'TERROR BY NIGHT' (1946), 'cause of the precious, jewel pertinence. I've also never seen, Cushing as Holmes, 'cept for the picture 'HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES' (1959), with Christopher Lee.
If you are referring to Peter Cushing he is using an RP accent (received pronunciation) which is the very polished, posh version of English. It is a neutral accent which is used by many actors, especially actors of the talent and experience of Peter Cushing who worked in theatre as well as movies and television.
My favourite Sherlock Holmes has to be Jeremy Brett, who played the part to perfection for me, but followed closely by Peter Cushing. Also Cushing's and Brett's Watsons were excellent in their parts, and not the bumbling fool of Basil Rathbone's Watson.
@@lillianflorence6056 I know, and they were both integral to Holmes' well being. They weren't portrayed as idiots like Nigel Bruce was, neither were they idiots in the Sherlock Holmes stories.
This episode was broadcast on BBC One on Monday 23rd December 1968. James Beck, by the time this aired was already well known as Private Walker in the sitcom Dad's Army which also began in 1968 on Wednesday 31st July 1968. It is strange that both shows were made for the BBC, this is in colour, but the first series of Dad's Army in 1968 was made and broadcast in black and white.
the answer is simple, this was made to be shown on BBC2 as well as BBC1 & BBC2 began it's full colour service in 1967, Dads army was made to be shown on BBC1 which did not begin it's full colour service until Nov 1969, however series 3 of Dads army was recorded in colour from May 1969 even though when first shown BBC1 was still in Black & White.
@@charliemaguire2210 Strange decision to produce a quality drama in colour, but then air it in black and white first on BBC 1, as this series premiered on BBC 1 and not BBC 2, only in the repeat run on BBC 2 was it aired in colour.
@@johnking5174 they did do that sometimes, probably because they needed to produce a certain amount of colour progs to fill the bbc2 schedules but some of those would also play well for bbc 1, another example of this is the beatles magical mystery tour aired first on 26/12/67 bbc1 then in colour a week later on bbc2
Jeremy Brett and Ronald Howard were both very talented, but Jeremy did 'bray' at times with such a loud unpleasant sound, and Ronald showed a levity that Sir Arthur rarely allowed Sherlock to show... Peter Cushing, IMO was the Perfect Holmes,even to his 'look' and voice. Impressively portrayed.
Peter Cushing plays a excellent part as Sherlock Holmes its a pity Christopher lee was not in it. they are the only 2 actors who portray persons properly in a proper manner.also so does Jeremy Brett and Basil Rathbone.
Lot more realistic than Robert Downey Jr portrayal. His version was so off like Holmes would ever be bare knuckle boxer and Watson fighting. Way out their original characters.
A few classic actors in this episode, James Beck ( taken far too soon) Frank Middlemass a wonderful actor, Michael Robbins from On The Buses, RIP. It is amusing to watch these older Holmes, Cushing is ok as Holmes, but after watching Jeremy Brett, it is near impossible to take any other actor seriously playing Sherlock Holmes. Brett first & daylight second it seems! RIPJeremy Brett, also taken too soon from this world!
I had seen some of the Peter Cushing episodes as Sherlock Holmes, but not this one. Thank you for showing it. I realize there are a lot of people who prefer seeing Jeremy Brett as the famed detective, but I like Peter Cushing's portrayal more.
No faults will I be giving to the actors...but the editing and the pace? I know that they had less than an hour. But I felt that while I was watching that I was being pushed to hurry along. Despite that? A nice piece.
In the first 90 seconds of this video we hear an orchestra backing on-screen action. It's obvious from the many ticks and pops that this music was from an LP. I know the BBC had tight budgets, but really.,
Hi, this BBC version was beset with problems, one was money and the other was time. The BBC enforced a fast production schedule, with rapid recording and very little rehearsal. This also meant no time for a BBC orchestra to score the show, and so off the shelf BBC music was used.
I'm 74 years young 😊. My favorite Holmes is Basil Rathbone. A very close second is Jeremy Brett. However, Peter Cushing is one of my favorite actors. I'm about to watch this one, and I'm sure I'll like it.
Excellent! Peter Cushing is in prime form here. I think he's certainly as good as Basil Rathbone. He could have given Jeremy Brett a run for his money too if he had made a series of all the Holmes episodes.
+bixbybixby Both Rathbone and Brett had the look of a hawk about to attack. Cushing was a poor third. This is just my opinion so don't get excited about it. I still watched the movie without complaint for how he did. I think Cumberbatch is the reigning champ for these times.
Interesting to see this version right after watching the Jeremy Brett one. btw, the music starting at :49 is a direct rip-off of the 4th mvt of Prokefiev's Sym #5----same key, instrumentation, rhythmic ostenato in the strings, very similar clarinet solo.
Peter Cushing, a disciple of Laurence Olivier, was a superb Van Helsing, and the true Doctor Frankenstein of his Hammer generation, so it's no surprise his Holmes is over-theatrical. Like Basil Rathbone and Olivier, he projects to the gallery, although no actor was better at handling props, especially during Holmes' expository speeches. See the Jeremy Brett version in preference to this, but catch Cushing's more mercurial -- and funny -- interpretation of Holmes in the 1959 "Hound of the Baskervilles," a Hammer film, naturally.
***** Indeed they did; the Lee Holmes was a one-shot that hinted at a sequel, and most fans assume the sequel wasn't made due to the lack of the original's financial success. It's a great pity; Lee's Holmes is far more magisterial and subtle than Cushing's -- at least he could do his own dubbing. I'd have loved to see more of him in the part; he was also a (very thin) Mycroft in Billy Wilder's "Private Life of Sherlock Holmes."
was watching "Hound of the Baskerville" last night, good guys and people in general were so kind and respectful of each other back in those days, except for the bad guys and complaining tenants(in this one) of course-who deserve no respect anyway, now it is the opposite, why even be a good guy now days, you just get scorned and persecuted for "not being good enough". I I watched "Hound" last night and thoroughly enjoyed the relationship between Sir Henry and Watson! Old Doctor Who Pertwee/Baker/Sarah Jane episodes come to mind on the characters in that as well.
Poor Geese 😔 The excellent Peter Cushing is meant to play Holmes and Nigel Stock well cast also. Jeremy Brett brilliant and Hardwicke very interesting; However, my favourite will always be the fantastic Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce. Keep Enjoying Worldwide Conan Doyle Sleuths! 😃😄🧐🕵♂️🕵♀️🔍🇬🇧
Fun fact: There is no such thing as a blue carbuncle. The term “carbuncle” has traditionally been used to represent a cabochon-cut red gem-primarily a garnet, though it could conceivably apply to a ruby or red spinel. And because rubies are red versions of sapphires (which are most notably blue), Holmes could have made the case that this famous goose-eaten gemstone was really a cabochon-cut sapphire.
Inaccurate, the opening scene where Holmes challenges Watson to examine the hat and make deductions, as an exercise... Conan Doyle has him miss all of Holmes' salient points. At least he's not the lovable buffoon portrayed by Nigel Bruce in the feature films, enjoyable as they are nevertheless.
A lovely version of its day. They made a fine pair. Interesting to see James Beck as Ryder, the only other thing I’ve seen him in other than Dads Army. Frank Middlemas was also in the Jeremy Brett version playing Mr Henry Baker
yes cant think of anything else ive seen him in,like the major from fawlty towers in this series version of the hound of the baskervilles,first time i'd seen him other than as the major
I absolutely LOVE these old British productions. The way they are broadcast makes you feel as if you're watching a play; British acting is simply the best in the world without competition. Everything is done so perfectly with casting, sets, lighting. Thanks for these lovely productions cousins across the pond.
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In the 1960s you still pretty much were watching a play on British television. A lot of the shows were still done "live," or at least in one take. American TV had long since scaled back on its live shows with the advent of better quality video and transcontinental communications to get the shows on at the same night and local time. In the early 1950s, the West Coast may not see the most recent episodes of a TV show for weeks.
i know you say thats walker off dads army etc
Shirley you cant be serious? The acting and scripts in British post-war propaganda movies are so bad as to be embarrassing to watch. So bad as to be almost literally nauseating. The sour-grapes nonsense of the Spitfire going supersonic (!) and reversing the controls (!) is only one example.
The quality of the language, nobody speaks so good english nowadays, ist just striking. Basil Rathbone, in my views, has been the best Sherlock Holmes ever.
Watching this again a decade later, it occurs to me that the soundtrack sure is doing a lot of heavy lifting while people are innocuously walking around the corridors of the hotel.
I am a big fan of Mr Peter as well he do make a good Sherlock Holmes
やっぱりBBCが創ると違うな。グラナダTVのとは違う味わいがある。
Very well done !🙋🏽
Very nice presentation.
This episode reminds me of Warlords of Atlantis.
They never seem to be able to discuss opera properly in TV/film. You don't remark upon a singer's tessitura. Pieces have a tessitura and range, singers have a range. A range, is ALL of the notes in a particular piece, or that a singer can sing. A tessitura is where the piece lies--i.e., where MOST of the notes are (and what vocal demands are created, by how the piece is constructed). You can remark that a singer is able to handle literature with very difficult tessitura. In the simplest terms, a tessitura might be known for having prolonged passages that are very high in terms of pitch, or prolonged passages that are very low in terms of pitch. Dependent upon a singer's fach (voice type), they would tackle lit. with a tessitura that was mostly high, middling in range, or mostly low. This is all relative. As contraltos still sing very high notes often--their range will often be wider than a sopranos. They just won't stay in the stratosphere for long. They will touch the heavens, and then come down to the earthy, lush, ground. Likely no one will care about this, but it irks me that they don't care to get these details right. Mainly, because it makes me wonder about the details I delight in, which I stupidly take for granted as being true, which are likely just as inaccurate, in areas I'm not expert...
Jessey, you sound absolutely gorgeous.😻
Again, I wonder if you are The Miss Jessye Norman! Wagner & Karajan!
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Man, that dude deserves a thousand pounds for finding it. :/
I downloaded this
Peter Cushing is such a great actor. Back in the day when acting was acting. And most scenes were done without cuts.
The Brett version is IMHO definitive and more faithful to the original tale, but still a delight to see a strong Watson and the lovely Mr.Cushing in this adaptation.
Completely agree. But I’m such a Sherlock junkie ill watch them all
@@Brutus-co9dt Agree on both counts, the original post and yours. However, being a SH junkie has started to turn me into a bit of a snob. I favor Brett, Cushing, Howard and Rathbone, despite now personally feeling Rathbone is highly overrated. Being spoiled by Brett and Cushing have lead me to that conclusion. I grew up watching the Rathbone and Howard versions, and originally balked at Brett portraying Holmes. I am now thankful I got past my bias and gave him a chance.
The rest of the myriad of actors portraying Holmes are tolerable at best, anything post Brett is absolute trash. Sherlock Holmes should not be modernized.
I did however enjoy Monk, he was in essence SH in modern times in many aspects, but it worked for me because he was not marketed as SH.
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I think Rathbone could have been the GOAT Holmes, if the scripts he followed weren't so God-awful, and overly dramatic, with excessive buffoonery written for both Watson and Lestrade.
Maybe, emerging out of the Chaplin era of melodramatic excesses, it was felt that buffoonery was needed for the audience.
Brett hit the high notes until his health or habits, in living this high-strung role so long, took him down during the last two seasons. His purest "Holmes moment" (imo) was in the episode "The Red-headed League" ~ early, when he leaps over the sofa, in frenetic desire to bring Watson into the case, of "Mr Jabez Wilson" ("Jayyy-bez") 😎🎃✌️
Cushing does very well, but his vocals seem nervous as he speaks: of any quality, my own Holmes would not sound so high-strung.
I don't think there can be "the perfect Holmes" because the Holmes in each of our heads "is perfect"...
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Vasily Livanov did an incredible job as Holmes in the Russian films of the 80s, which are absolutely splendid.
He is, along with Brett and, yes, Rathbone, my favourite Holmes.
Yes. Did you notice that the actor who plays the commissioner in this version played Mr. Backer in Brett’s version. So fun.
What a lovely twist! Aside from dear Peter as Sherlock himself, Frank Middlemass (playing the commissionaire, Peterson) would later play Henry Baker in the Granada performance where Jeremy Brett assumed the mantle of the legendary British sleuth. A spectacular performance!
Yeah, I spotted that, lovely little bit of acting continuity.
Cushing is one of the most enjoyable Holmes.
Peter never made a bad film or should i say his acting in the films was always the very best ,he was a top actor . R.i.p.
Thank you for this one. Peter Cushing is marvellous as Holmes; he was made to play this part. Sadly the dear man is no longer with us, but his work is! RIP Mr. Cushing, you were a marvel.
When mr cushing speaks,its like music!
Am a big fan of his,rip sir.
@@1groundfog Indeed. He speaks with such polish, it would appear that there could hardly be a better man to epitomize the vaunted British gentleman.
@@SamvedIyer Or villain. "Hyou hmay fire, hwhen hready". Speaking the same perfect Oxford English, he could lend it either a warmth or an ice only ever equalled by Rickman and only ever bettered by Guinness. I'd like to think that the two contemporaries had, at the very least, studious respect for one another while Rickman was lucky enough to be one of the last traditional English actors to be able to transfer his talents into tinsel town at the very highest level. Sorely missed, all.
Poor Rathbone almost never got to work with the original material like Brett and Cushing did.
Peter Cushing is the perfect Sherlock Holmes imo.
Defferently
Althoug far, far too normal. No hints of being a junkie or anything.
You can probably blame Standards and Practices for that.
He would probably disagree.
Bruno Silva Much as I appreciate your opinion, my personal take will always be Jeremy...
Peter Cushing was a lovely man. Always polite and had time for anyone. He loved his wife so much that after she died in 1971 he carried her photograph onto whatever set he was filming on.
Cushing was probably the best Sherlock Holmes. I managed to get 3 of the BBC TV show episodes. I also have the Hammer Films Hound Of The Baskervilles from 1959. Also Mr. Cushing was the first Dr. Who and played a great role in the first Star Wars movie as the only person that could control Darth Vader. Excellent actor. And of course there was the horror films with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Overlooked by most TV stations and movie theaters in the 50s and 60s but became late night movie fare on TV in the late 60s and through the 70s when American TV extended their signoff time to 2am, these Hammer Films offered a different type of horror than the American films that were just old reruns of the 30s and 40s..Dr. Who first appeared on American TV through PBS which ran BBC shows like Fawlty Towers , Are You Being Served and Masterpiece Theatre. The first Dr. Who I saw on TV starred Tom Baker . My kids watched it all time. There were other actors in reruns in the role occasionally. I wasn't aware that Peter Cushing played Dr. Who in 2 movies until they ran them in the mid 80s. I taped both movies and still have them today.
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@@wesleycook7687just s small correction if I may. The wonderful Mr Cushing never played Doctor Who (although I am sure he would have been terrific as always). The first Doctor was the late great William Hartnell who was in the role 1963-1966. Best wishes from NZ
@@davidwright3461 Peter Cushing played Dr. Who in 2 films, Dr. Who And The Daleks and Dr. Who Dalek Invasion 2150. I don't know what year these films were made, but he turned the TV role down . I taped them off TV in 1987 . It's posted on U Tube. Just type in Peter Cushing as Dr. Who.
@@wesleycook7687 Hi mate, I stand corrected :) For some reason my old brain was locked in TV mode and forgot to go to the movies. Old age !!! Cheers, David
So glad that I have all available Peter Cushing/Sherlock Holmes performances on DVD. I like Cushing playing that role.
The Curious Case of the 2-metres-wide Death Star Exhaust Port. :)
Lucky you! I thought the BBC had destroyed them all.
Who in the hell dislikes video of Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes?... SMH
BBC 2010 fans. They're the worst.
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Enjoyed this film. Some time ago, I looked up the actors who have played Sherlock Holmes. Was amazed how many there have been and the span of time. To me, Basil Rathbone was most excellent in his role as Holmes. Not too long ago, I discovered the series with Jeremy Brett. His portrayal of Sherlock, imho, is magnificent.
By more than coincidence, the estimable Frank Middlemass, who plays the commissionaire Peterson in this episode, was cast as Henry Baker in the Granada Television episode of the same story with Jeremy Brett.
OrchestrationOnline I was about to make the same comment. I also believe the goose Merchant Breckenridge was the same actor in both episodes.
@@byronleescott3066 Not the same. Eric Allan was Breckenridge in the Jeremy Brett version of the tale. Michael Robbins was in this version.
Harold Baker in fact....
This was so enjoyable. Peter Cushing does a class job.
He's outstanding
He epitomises the words "English gentleman". God Bless the wonderful Peter Cushing who is now, no doubt, at peace with his beloved wife Helen. Peter Cushing was my first movie crush, when I was a young girl I thought he was so very handsome...a beautiful and interesting face and a kindness that shines in his eyes. Aaaah, thanks so much for the upload. Walk down memory lane.
Great to see Dad`s Army`s James Beck playing the part of James Ryder.
1968 was an important year for James Beck, as he started work on Dad's Army around the same time he filmed this Sherlock Holmes edition for the BBC.
Thank you for this I love Peter Cushing he’s one of my all time favorite actors! I also love his portrayal as Sherlock Holmes! ❤️
OH MY GOODNESS THANK YOU SO MUCH! I am OBSESSED with Peter Cushing! 😍
The best Portrayal of Mr Holmes!
Mr. Cushing is amazing, most people don’t think of Sherlock Holmes and Star Wars in the same thought process. I suppose Professor Moriarity and Darth Vader are both evil geniuses!
I like How the Actor playing his Partner Waston Plays Him!
Watson was never meant to be a bumbling fool in which he is portrayed in many versions including this one. Holmes would never had a fool as his best friend. David Burke and later Edward Hardwick were the best Watsons ever in the Granada TV version with Jeremy Brett as the best Holmes ever.
Mike Mathews He was, such a brilliant actor. It such a shame had such bad health and is not with us today. A real gent, a really nice man is what anyone who met or worked with him.
John King I've seen worse. Cushing is just so condescending in his roles in general, just his style. makes it seem like everyone is "incompetent". Not just Watson. In my interpretation, Holms doesn't even realize he is being as such. When someone acts offended I noticed he usually reassures them with some "sweet talk" and immediately then shifts back to the condescending tone.(like lots of Doctors and Lawyers in real life) That is Cushing acting.
I love Donald Pickering's Watson, to Geoffrey Whitehead's Holmes. I completely agree with you about Watson. His Watson is as bright and well-rounded as he should be...I'm absolutely with you on the others too, particularly Hardwicke ;)
have to agree with his pick but disagree about watson personality
and you know this how?
It's private Walker from Dad's Army!
I thought so. I was going to put it in here as a question. But I saw this comment. Cool.
Rider and walker
I did like this Cushing version of the story, although the Brett version was better in terms of sets, scripting and production. I still think Brett is the better Holmes, i love the sternness and darkness Brett brings to the role, i find Cushing a little too 'homely' and cheerful. I did however enjoy the ending of this version better, as the stone is returned to The Countess of Morcar, so we assume Stevenson gets his £1000 reward. In the Brett version, Holmes refers to the stone and says 'i shall keep it in my museum' and is never returned to the Countess, leaving the presumption that Stevenson never gets his dues......unless Holmes pays him out of his own pocket. That's what i like to think, anyway.
I want to believe that Holmes knows what a right c*** the duchess is, so perhaps he does choose to not give it back to her even if it means paying £1,000+ out of his own pocket so that the doorman will believe he got the duchess’s reward.
The original text does not say what Holmes ended up doing with the stone. The presumption is he returned it to its rightful owner. Despite the "museum" added to the line in which he says he will keep it. It was likely a jest or meant as temporarily. Holmes fought for justice and honor and did not steal
I feel like playing Holmes was the closest we ever got to seeing how Peter was in real life. Even in his interviews, he displays similar mannerisms to his perfomance here
This was great! I think it's funny that the actor who played Peterson in this version played Henry Baker in the Granada Television version with Jeremy Brett.
That explains why it is so difficult for newbies to get a fair shot.
Octopussyist It’s like how the guy who plays Jean Valjean in the 1980s stage play Les Miz plays the elderly bishop in the 2010s stage version.
Peter Cushing did not have a nice time making this BBC version. He said it was a rushed production, with no chance of a proper rehearsal and it was mostly filmed in the BBC Television Centre studios at a very past pace which totally exhausted Peter.
Of the available versions of this story, I think this features the best Ryder (James Beck). He does seem to have the makings of "a very pretty villain," but his pleadings are convincing. And it is the season of forgiveness, and his remorse seems genuine.
Frank Middlemass who plays Peterson in this production later went on to play Henry Baker in the 1984 production of the same story starring Jeremy Brett
Well spotted.
just spotted that too :O
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Are you too cool and hip to write fucking English?
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I Disagree I like Peter Cushing In This Movie of the Blue CarBuncle as Holmes I liked Jeremy Brett but I like Peter Cushing More then Jeremy Brett
I think Peter Cushing was the perfect Sherlock Holmes.
I do like Peter Cushing. Almost as much as Jeremy Brett. He was a much more cheerful Holmes. But both of them interpreted Holmes in their own way, according to their own personalities.
The quaility of the film material really is astonishing good. The sound reminds of the typical sound you'll becoming aware of if you'll visit a theatre house.
It's a wonderful tip of the proverbial hat by the producers of the superb Jeremy Brett's Holmes series (in the version of this story produced by Granada Television some 20 years after this one appeared) to have the actor who played commissionaire Peterson take on the role of Mr. Henry Baker in the newer version. The Blue Carbuncle was the only Sherlockian Christmas story to air, and one of my personal favorites.
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I watch both versions each year as part of my Christmas lineup.
It’s the only Sherlockian Christmas story period.
Wow the super fast back-and-forth dialogue between Holmes and Lady Morcar was so engaging.
I love the way he is simultaneously very annoyed by her and very determined not to give her the satisfaction of seeing his annoyance. There's a similar moment in 1968 Boscombe Valley Mystery where the murder suspect is just whining and ranting about his admittedly bad situation and Holmes very politely puts him in his place.
The only person that actually looks like he could be named "Sherlock". Great stuff.
I was a little disappointed in this Sherlock Holmes... BUT I still watched it because I am a true Sherlock fan... From back in the Ronald Howard & H Marion Crawford days.... I also love Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce.
+yeahriight57 Agree,Basil Rathbone is my favourite Sherlock Holmes.
I have nostalgic value for RDJ (my first Holmes), but my favorite is Jeremy Brett
Arthur from on the buses and Private walker from Dads Army :)
I enjoy watching this - Peter Cushing is a good Holmes. All though in my book he is a little bit to nice and normal - I prefer the more edge and darkness that Jeremy Brett brought. Buy the way - Bloke that finds the hat and goose is the same actor who looses it a decade later in the Brett-version.
+Gert Madsen Haha...well spotted. :-)
+Gert Madsen I would never have recognized the guy who played Baker. He looks really beat up in the Brett version, by age instead of London. Either way, it's sad to think of the wealth that passed through Baker's hands.
+Gert Madsen Yes, I just noticed that. Peterson here becomes Mr. Henry Baker in the Granada version. He is outstanding in that version BTW and it, too, is well worth a view. Merry Xmas all.
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Yes it is - The Brett-series was so perfectly casted all way round. The guest-stars in that series where awesome.
Just think of the wet from All Creatures Great And Smal and the Minister of Magic as Magnusson ;)
I wondered why the gentlemen looked familiar-great eye.
Thank you, thank you for posting this tv movie. Peter Cushing played Sherlock Holmes in 16 separate tv episodes including the Conan Doyle story The Adventure of Black Peter, one that was not covered in the Granada series with Jeremy Brett. Any chance all 16 Cushing episodes as Holmes can get posted by someone?
Henry Quenin Most of those episodes have been lost, I'm afraid. The BBC started filming with Douglas Wilmer as Holmes (Nigel Stock still being Watson), but he refused to come back for a second series as he hated the working conditions and he was told that more cutbacks would make it worse so they hired Cushing (when asked later, Cushing said he disliked what he had filmed as he felt it wasn't him acting at his best due to the budget and limited rehearsal time). The only surviving episodes of Peter Cushing playing Holmes are: Hound of the Baskervilles (he actually did this twice, on was the Hammer version and one was the BBC version, in two parts), Blue Carbuncle, Study In Scarlet, Boscombe Valley Mystery, Sign of Four. These five episodes can be found on DVD for about a tenner.
Madness! The Holmes novels were an exciting read when I was devouring book at age 10, but unfortunately Sherlock was only as logical as his author. I couldn't read those books again without stopping at his first jumping at conclusions.
He never jumped at conclusions. He made educated guesses.
Peter Cushing was a very good Sherlock Holmes, but almost all British TV productions looked like this during the 60's and 70's: flat and sterile studio design, flat and sterile audio, clumsy and rushed direction... This in contrast to top notch actors.
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+Stroheim333 Yeah; I'm trying to remember......they did that with one or two American TV programs and it was a total turn off. That said I kinda liked this. Cushing makes a great Holmes. You might want to go to Kick Ass Torrents and download The Hound of the Baskervilles with Peter Cushing and.....damn it, I can't remember his name. Anyway it's a Hammer film I think.............Christopher LEE!People keep raving about Jeremy Brett. For some reason that guy grates on my nerves.
Larry Singleton Hammer's Hound of the Baskervilles looks absolutely gorgeous, and with Peter Cushing as one of the world's best Sherlock Holmes! When I first heard about it, I took for granted that Christopher Lee played Sherlock because of his appearance, but Cushing was a much better casting because he was a character actor on a whole different level. Christopher Lee was good at being... himself.
yes i agree. In my opinion the best Holmes movie was the from the eighties. Murder by decree. With Christopher Plummer and James Mason
+john lewis James mason is just good--in anything. That voice!
👏👏👏👍!!! Most definitely, great Sherlock presentation. Especially, with the talented actor, Peter. Never seen/heard of this, but kinda reminded me of Holme's, 'TERROR BY NIGHT' (1946), 'cause of the precious, jewel pertinence. I've also never seen, Cushing as Holmes, 'cept for the picture 'HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES' (1959), with Christopher Lee.
What is that accent? He always speaks the "r" as if it's a "l", can someone please identify the accent for me?
If you are referring to Peter Cushing he is using an RP accent (received pronunciation) which is the very polished, posh version of English. It is a neutral accent which is used by many actors, especially actors of the talent and experience of Peter Cushing who worked in theatre as well as movies and television.
My favourite Sherlock Holmes has to be Jeremy Brett, who played the part to perfection for me, but followed closely by Peter Cushing. Also Cushing's and Brett's Watsons were excellent in their parts, and not the bumbling fool of Basil Rathbone's Watson.
2 actors played Watson in Brett version,
@@lillianflorence6056 I know, and they were both integral to Holmes' well being. They weren't portrayed as idiots like Nigel Bruce was, neither were they idiots in the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Super love when he yelled at Ryder to GO!! (And wow I wanted to slap that spoiled Countess ^_^; )
This episode was broadcast on BBC One on Monday 23rd December 1968. James Beck, by the time this aired was already well known as Private Walker in the sitcom Dad's Army which also began in 1968 on Wednesday 31st July 1968. It is strange that both shows were made for the BBC, this is in colour, but the first series of Dad's Army in 1968 was made and broadcast in black and white.
the answer is simple, this was made to be shown on BBC2 as well as BBC1 & BBC2 began it's full colour service in 1967, Dads army was made to be shown on BBC1 which did not begin it's full colour service until Nov 1969, however series 3 of Dads army was recorded in colour from May 1969 even though when first shown BBC1 was still in Black & White.
@@charliemaguire2210 Strange decision to produce a quality drama in colour, but then air it in black and white first on BBC 1, as this series premiered on BBC 1 and not BBC 2, only in the repeat run on BBC 2 was it aired in colour.
@@johnking5174 they did do that sometimes, probably because they needed to produce a certain amount of colour progs to fill the bbc2 schedules but some of those would also play well for bbc 1, another example of this is the beatles magical mystery tour aired first on 26/12/67 bbc1 then in colour a week later on bbc2
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Jeremy Brett and Ronald Howard were both very talented, but Jeremy did 'bray' at times with such a loud unpleasant sound, and Ronald showed a levity that Sir Arthur rarely allowed Sherlock to show... Peter Cushing, IMO was the Perfect Holmes,even to his 'look' and voice. Impressively portrayed.
Peter Cushing plays a excellent part as Sherlock Holmes its a pity Christopher lee was not in it. they are the only 2 actors who portray persons properly in a proper manner.also so does Jeremy Brett and Basil Rathbone.
Lot more realistic than Robert Downey Jr portrayal. His version was so off like Holmes would ever be bare knuckle boxer and Watson fighting. Way out their original characters.
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A joy to watch Peter Cushing
A few classic actors in this episode, James Beck ( taken far too soon) Frank Middlemass a wonderful actor, Michael Robbins from On The Buses, RIP. It is amusing to watch these older Holmes, Cushing is ok as Holmes, but after watching Jeremy Brett, it is near impossible to take any other actor seriously playing Sherlock Holmes. Brett first & daylight second it seems! RIPJeremy Brett, also taken too soon from this world!
U can see who influenced Jeremy Brent acting of Sherlock Holmes. Just brilliant
Love these two as Sherlock and Watson 🤗💕🤙🌺
Peterson plays Mr Baker in the granada version of the blue carbuncle and the spiv Pvt walker from Dad's army!
The BBC could teach a used car salesman a thing or to about ripping people off ( Television Tax )
So Walker was a Rider back then.
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See Peter Cushing in “ Cash on Demand. “. He is magnificent.
A great double Christmas double feature!
yes watched that a few times the last couple of years,excellent cast and performances,and ofcourse reunited with andre morrell
and watched it again a few days ago
I had seen some of the Peter Cushing episodes as Sherlock Holmes, but not this one. Thank you for showing it. I realize there are a lot of people who prefer seeing Jeremy Brett as the famed detective, but I like Peter Cushing's portrayal more.
No faults will I be giving to the actors...but the editing and the pace? I know that they had less than an hour. But I felt that while I was watching that I was being pushed to hurry along. Despite that? A nice piece.
In the first 90 seconds of this video we hear an orchestra backing on-screen action. It's obvious from the many ticks and pops that this music was from an LP. I know the BBC had tight budgets, but really.,
Hi, this BBC version was beset with problems, one was money and the other was time. The BBC enforced a fast production schedule, with rapid recording and very little rehearsal. This also meant no time for a BBC orchestra to score the show, and so off the shelf BBC music was used.
Excellent finding The Blue Carbuncle and with Peter Cushing and Nigel Stock!
Don't like the writer changing the story to make Holmes look like he made a mistake.
Blame William Sterling, the series producer, who was in charge of adaptations under the Peter Cushing era of Sherlock Holmes stories
Peter Cushing was the best.
Peter Cushing is my favorite actor. But I like jeremy Brett better as sherlock
Mrs Hudson is incredible!
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Closest to the original story Ive seen so far. The story Holmes and Watson were young men.
Yup. I’d argue the Jeremy Brett version is closer, though.
15:45 Jeremy Brett delivers the line so much better. Cushing just seems ridiculous with his hand motions.
I'm 74 years young 😊. My favorite Holmes is Basil Rathbone. A very close second is Jeremy Brett. However, Peter Cushing is one of my favorite actors. I'm about to watch this one, and I'm sure I'll like it.
Anything Peter Cushing - loved spotting Frank Middlemass as Peterson, later as Baker
When Dr. Watson wasn't a buffoon but tried to assist Sherlock.
Excellent! Peter Cushing is in prime form here. I think he's certainly as good as Basil Rathbone. He could have given Jeremy Brett a run for his money too if he had made a series of all the Holmes episodes.
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Both Rathbone and Brett had the look of a hawk about to attack. Cushing was a poor third. This is just my opinion so don't get excited about it. I still watched the movie without complaint for how he did. I think Cumberbatch is the reigning champ for these times.
Well anyway, who's 'Cumberbatch'? I'm too lazy to google it.
+bixbybixby But Basil Rathbone seems to own the role-- at least in my opinion.
Interesting to see this version right after watching the Jeremy Brett one. btw, the music starting at :49 is a direct rip-off of the 4th mvt of Prokefiev's Sym #5----same key, instrumentation, rhythmic ostenato in the strings, very similar clarinet solo.
Private walker (James beck) from dads army. great actor
How tall was Peter Cushing?5'11.5" or 6 feet?
5:20 Sounds like a classic Karen, the heck does she mean disengage yourself?
33:01 You clever bastard, you
I get it now
Peter Cushing, a disciple of Laurence Olivier, was a superb Van Helsing, and the true Doctor Frankenstein of his Hammer generation, so it's no surprise his Holmes is over-theatrical. Like Basil Rathbone and Olivier, he projects to the gallery, although no actor was better at handling props, especially during Holmes' expository speeches. See the Jeremy Brett version in preference to this, but catch Cushing's more mercurial -- and funny -- interpretation of Holmes in the 1959 "Hound of the Baskervilles," a Hammer film, naturally.
***** Indeed they did; the Lee Holmes was a one-shot that hinted at a sequel, and most fans assume the sequel wasn't made due to the lack of the original's financial success. It's a great pity; Lee's Holmes is far more magisterial and subtle than Cushing's -- at least he could do his own dubbing. I'd have loved to see more of him in the part; he was also a (very thin) Mycroft in Billy Wilder's "Private Life of Sherlock Holmes."
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I like this Movie of SherLock Holmes the Blue CarBuncle Peter does a amazing Job of SherLock Holmes
was watching "Hound of the Baskerville" last night, good guys and people in general were so kind and respectful of each other back in those days, except for the bad guys and complaining tenants(in this one) of course-who deserve no respect anyway, now it is the opposite, why even be a good guy now days, you just get scorned and persecuted for "not being good enough". I I watched "Hound" last night and thoroughly enjoyed the relationship between Sir Henry and Watson! Old Doctor Who Pertwee/Baker/Sarah Jane episodes come to mind on the characters in that as well.
I CANNOT STAND ADVERTISEMENTS !!!!! Love Peter Cushing, he knows how to play Sherlock and how to be real CREEPY .
Love peter Cushing ! Ty for sharing makes a wonderful Holmes!
every comment section of any Holmes incarnation degenerates into an opinionated spat over who is the best Holmes. its hilarious!
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The excellent Peter Cushing is meant to play Holmes and Nigel Stock well cast also.
Jeremy Brett brilliant and Hardwicke very interesting;
However, my favourite will always be the fantastic Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce.
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Thank you so much, I adore Peter Cushing.
Fun fact: There is no such thing as a blue carbuncle. The term “carbuncle” has traditionally been used to represent a cabochon-cut red gem-primarily a garnet, though it could conceivably apply to a ruby or red spinel. And because rubies are red versions of sapphires (which are most notably blue), Holmes could have made the case that this famous goose-eaten gemstone was really a cabochon-cut sapphire.
5:00 Well, that was a bit of an overreaction.
Inaccurate, the opening scene where Holmes challenges Watson to examine the hat and make deductions, as an exercise... Conan Doyle has him miss all of Holmes' salient points.
At least he's not the lovable buffoon portrayed by Nigel Bruce in the feature films, enjoyable as they are nevertheless.
watching this and celebrating the amazing gentleman who would have turned 100 today.
Peter Cushing is almost perfect as Sherlock Holmes-almost as good as Jeremy Brett.
A lovely version of its day. They made a fine pair. Interesting to see James Beck as Ryder, the only other thing I’ve seen him in other than Dads Army. Frank Middlemas was also in the Jeremy Brett version playing Mr Henry Baker
yes cant think of anything else ive seen him in,like the major from fawlty towers in this series version of the hound of the baskervilles,first time i'd seen him other than as the major