SHERLOCK HOLMES - THE SIGN OF THE FOUR(1932)
In the set: 100 Greatest Mystery Classics

It is unfortunate that the picture quality is
so poor on this, as it probably was a great
movie in its time!! The sound quality also suffers
doubly, as not only is it muffled, but the Brittish
accents are so thick in parts that it's nigh on
to impossible to understand! That all being said,
this was an interesting movie with Arthur Wontner
doing a good job as Holmes, though certainly not
of the caliber of Basil Rathbone! And, honestly,
Ian Hunter does a bang up job as Watson! Not
a bad movie, you just need to really pay
attention throughout so as not to get lost!! C+

From an Amazon.com customer:

The best of Arthur Wontner's Sherlock Holmes
films, much of the credit for The Sign of Four
is due to Graham Cutts' strong direction and
some imaginative cinematography by William
Luff and Alan Smith making much atmospheric
use of overhead tracking shots. Ian Hunter's
Watson is something of a liability, though:
closer to Doyle's original vision of the character,
he overdoes the interest in the opposite sex
something rotten, turning into a virtual walking
erection every time the leading lady appears,
lasciviously rubbing his hands when he sits near
her like a drooling melodrama villain. Amazingly,
this technique actually works, as the foolish girl
ends up marrying him. Perhaps she didn't get
out much. Maybe I should try out the Watson
technique myself...

One curious note is the villain's decision to
disguise his henchman Roy Emerton by covering
him in tattoos - not much use when he wears a
suit for the rest of the film. Sadly the public
domain DVD takes a bit of effort: although decent
prints do exist on UK TV, every expense has been
spared for this Region 1 NTSC DVD release, so
don't be surprised if you have to rewind to catch
the odd line of dialogue thanks to a noisy
soundtrack. - Trevor Willsmer

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