SHERLOCK HOLMES - A STUDY IN SCARLET(1933)
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A "Ten Little Indians" type of tale, a society of people are
getting offed at an alarming rate!! When one member dies,
the rest of the group gets to split their assets!!! A widow of
one of the dead members comes to Holmes because she's
upset about not getting a penny from her late husband's
assets!! An interesting story, and pretty well told and acted,
but two problems here: the picture quality is not the best,
and the gentleman playing Holmes is not of the caliber of,
well, any other actor!! One of the main problems with Owen
is that, though British, he has lost his British accent!! In fact,
hardly nobody here sounds British!!! Still, not a bad movie,
just don't expect a Rathbone quality movie! B+

A review from IMDb.com:

I was intrigued by the thought of Reginald Owen playing
Sherlock Holmes because I disliked him as Ebeneezer Scrooge
in MGM's " A Christmas Carol" (1938). In that role he was
very subdued and did not bring the character to life, although
I have been spoiled in this regard by Alastair Sim; would the
same happen here?

Happily, he was much better as Holmes, but once again I have
been spoiled by Basil Rathbone and Arthur Wontner. Nevertheless,
he was more than adequate but was done in by the leaden pace
of the proceedings in A Study In Scarlet - it could have been so
much better with a little tension and suspense and a few less
dead spots, as the the storyline was excellent. I especially enjoy
mysteries in which the murderer is unknown until the last scene.

A good entry in the Holmes series - unless you've seen the
aforementioned Rathbone or Wontner in the title role. - GManfred

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