THE STORY & GENRE -- Sherlock Holmes. Spectral howling soon turns to sleuthing various characters. As with all Holmes tales, we ask, is it genre? Except for the Robert Downey Jr. "steampunk" (sci-fi) movies, and TERROR BY NIGHT (Jack the Ripper), this is as close as Holmes gets to actual genre, so it's all about atmosphere and story-telling.
THE VERDICT -- I'm not going to fuss over this silent film. It's got good set design and camerawork but it's not the Richard Oswald expressionist masterpiece you're hoping to see. It's also not the finest film version of the story. Call me lowbrow if you like, but the 1939 (Basil Rathbone), 1959 (Peter Cushing), and 1988 (Jeremy Brett) installments are better.
FREE ONLINE? As of this date, on YouTube with English subtitles.
THE VERDICT -- I'm not going to fuss over this silent film. It's got good set design and camerawork but it's not the Richard Oswald expressionist masterpiece you're hoping to see. It's also not the finest film version of the story. Call me lowbrow if you like, but the 1939 (Basil Rathbone), 1959 (Peter Cushing), and 1988 (Jeremy Brett) installments are better.
FREE ONLINE? As of this date, on YouTube with English subtitles.