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Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an Anglo-South African actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers , and, occasionally, horror films.
William Nigel Ernle Bruce (4 February 1895 – 8 October 1953) was a British character actor on stage and screen. [1] He was best known for his portrayal of Dr. Watson in a series of films and in the radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring with Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in both.
After her marriage to actor Basil Rathbone on April 18, 1926, [10] Bergère gave up her film work to assist him in his work and in the management of his business affairs. . Their first child died in infancy in
Kind Lady is a 1935 American drama film directed by George B. Seitz starring Aline MacMahon, Basil Rathbone and Mary Carlisle. It is based on the play of the same name by Edward Chodorov and a short story called The Silver Mask by Hugh Walpole. Doris Lloyd appeared in this film and its 1951 remake of the same name in different roles.
Rio is a 1939 American crime film directed by John Brahm and starring Basil Rathbone and Victor McLaglen. [3] The film's title sequence doesn't credit a producer. [4] Rio is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
Price also recorded dramatic readings of Poe's short stories and poems, which were collected together with readings by Basil Rathbone. In 1975, Price and his wife Coral Browne appeared together in an international stage adaptation of Ardèle, which played in the U.S. and in London at the Queen's Theatre.
A Lady Surrenders is a 1930 American Pre-Code romantic drama film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Genevieve Tobin, Rose Hobart, Conrad Nagel, and Basil Rathbone. A copy exists in the Library of Congress. [1]
Basil Rathbone as Holmes. In 1938, Basil Rathbone was cast as Sherlock Holmes for the 20th Century-Fox adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles; Nigel Bruce was chosen to play Dr. John Watson. [1] Darryl F. Zanuck, Gregory Ratoff and Gene Markey made the choice of Rathbone as Holmes during a conversation at a party in Hollywood. [2]