Karin Andreasson January 13, 2014

Sherlock Holmes – a picture from the past

Basil Rathbone became the definitive Sherlock Holmes in the 1940s having played Arthur Conan Doyle's character in 14 Hollywood films

Rathbone as Holmes — Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in a promotional portrait. The image was used in posters for The Pearl of Death (1944) and Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
Illustration: PhotographL Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Illustration: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

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