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rabidsamfan ([personal profile] rabidsamfan) wrote2010-06-30 11:57 pm

Sherlock Holmes picspam the first




In 1922, John Barrymore gave us a silent Holmes.


He and Watson had met in college:



But were still good friends after Watson had acquired the mustache:




Thus begins a trail of Holmeses through my pile of DVDs.

I give you Arthur Wontner and Ian Fleming:


And H. Marion Crawford and Ronald Howard:



And there will be more, once I convince the computer with the cucumber and the tomato to cooperate...

[identity profile] lame-pegasus.livejournal.com 2010-07-01 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
I watched an ancient Sherlock Holmes movie with Basil Rathbone yesterday and immediately thought of you.

And I'm deeply sorry about that library issue. *hugs you close*

[identity profile] rabidsamfan.livejournal.com 2010-07-01 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
They haven't aged well, have they?

speaking of which, check out this: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=7lSliucgygc

[identity profile] lame-pegasus.livejournal.com 2010-07-01 09:42 am (UTC)(link)
*guffaws*

You should see me, calling for the kids:

"Jul--- no, Shar---, well, Ma--- okay, the YOUNGEST, for goodness sake, c'mere!"

[identity profile] gayalondiel.livejournal.com 2010-07-01 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
Cool! I need to find me some more holmes movies.

Why does your computer have a cucumber and a tomato?

[identity profile] rabidsamfan.livejournal.com 2010-07-01 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/bestselling-movies-2006/3163-1.jpg

It's a story about Friendship!

[identity profile] gayalondiel.livejournal.com 2010-07-01 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh I want want want this!

[identity profile] pebbles66.livejournal.com 2010-07-01 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you watching Veggie Tales?!

[identity profile] rabidsamfan.livejournal.com 2010-07-01 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, yeah!

[identity profile] elaby.livejournal.com 2010-07-02 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Yay, old Holmes movie pictures! I love Arthur Wontner and Ian Fleming XD I haven't seen any of the others, though.

[identity profile] rabidsamfan.livejournal.com 2010-07-03 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
You're in the US, so you can watch the Ronald Howard/H. Marion Crawford series over at Hulu. After you get used to Watson's mustache, they're a lot of fun. *grin*

[identity profile] elaby.livejournal.com 2010-07-03 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, I didn't know that! Thanks! Cool :D

[identity profile] shoesparks.livejournal.com 2010-07-04 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, I saw your post and thought you might like to check these out...
The first is a general search, the second is for movies:
all are down loadable for free, so I thought I would share the joy...

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Sherlock%20Holmes

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Sherlock%20Holmes%20AND%20collection%3Amoviesandfilms

[identity profile] rabidsamfan.livejournal.com 2010-07-04 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh, shiny!

I shall have to compare what I've got with what's there, but it looks marvelous!