Sherlock Holmes Movie Marathon opens on TCM Christmas Day
10/13/2009
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While we wait 10 days after the Christmas Day opening of the new movie 'Sherlock Holmes' before we view it together Jan. 3, there's no need to feel deprived.
The Turner Classic Movies cable channel is offering its own 12-hour Sherlock Holmes movie marathon Christmas Day, starting at 8 p.m. Eastern.
Here's the schedule, loaded with Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce interpretations but not exclusively theirs. All times shown are Eastern.
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Friday December 25
8:00 PM Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939)
Sherlock Holmes uncovers a plot to murder the heir to a country estate. Cast: Richard Greene, Basil Rathbone, Wendy Barrie. Dir: Sidney Lanfield. BW-80 mins,
9:30 PM Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The (1939)
The famed sleuth tries to stop Professor Moriarty from stealing the Crown Jewels. Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino. Dir: Alfred L. Werker. BW-85 mins,
11:00 PM Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes,`The (1970)
The legendary sleuth becomes involved with a mysterious French woman while investigating the Loch Ness monster. Cast: Robert Stephens, Christopher Lee, Genevieve Page. Dir: Billy Wilder. C-125 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
Saturday December 26
1:15 AM Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour (1931)
Sherlock Holmes tries to stop a string of crimes masterminded by Professor Moriarty. Cast: Arthur Wontner, Ian Fleming, Philip Hewland. Dir: Leslie S. Hiscott. BW-84 mins,
2:30 AM Hound Of The Baskervilles, The (1959)
Sherlock Holmes investigates the haunting of an isolated British estate by a murderous canine. Cast: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Andre Morell. Dir: Terence Fisher. C-87 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
4:00 AM Study in Terror, A (1965)
Sherlock Holmes tries to unmask Jack the Ripper. Cast: John Neville, Donald Houston, John Fraser. Dir: James Hill. C-95 mins,
6:00 AM Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
Sherlock Holmes investigates acts of terrorism linked to Nazi radio broadcasts. Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers. Dir: John Rawlins. BW-65 mins,
7:15 AM Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon(1942)
Sherlock Holmes fights to keep a new bombsite design from the Nazis. Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill. Dir: Roy William Neill. BW-68 mins, TV-G
8:30 AM Sherlock Holmes in Washingto (1943)
Sherlock Holmes tries to recover a stolen document during World War II. Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Henry Daniell. Dir: Roy William Neill. BW-71 mins,
9:45 AM Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Sherlock Holmes investigates murders at a rest home where Watson volunteers. Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary Brooke. Dir: Roy William Neill. BW-68 mins,
11:00 AM Spider Woman, The (1944)
Sherlock Holmes fakes his own death to expose a killer. Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard. Dir: Roy William Neill. BW-63 mins,
12:15 PM Scarlet Claw, The (1944)
Sherlock Holmes investigates a haunting in a Canadian village vital to the war effort. Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Paul Cavanagh. Dir: Roy William Neill. BW-74 mins,
1:30 PM Pearl of Death, The (1944)
Sherlock Holmes investigates the link between a stolen pearl and a series of murders. Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Akers. Dir: Roy William Neill. BW-69 mins,
2:45 PM Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945)
Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of a group of seven club members. Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Aubrey Mather. Dir: Roy William Neill. BW-69 mins,
4:00 PM Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
Sherlock Holmes tries to protect a foreign leader traveling on an ocean liner. Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Riordan. Dir: Roy William Neill. BW-65 mins,
5:15 PM Sherlock Holmes in Terror by Night (1946)
Sherlock Holmes signs on to protect a priceless diamond from jewel thieves. Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray. Dir: Roy William Neill. BW-63 mins, TV-G
6:30 PM Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill (1946)
Sherlock Holmes sets out to find why people are killing each other over a seemingly inexpensive music box. Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison. Dir: Roy William Neill. BW-71 mins, TV-G
For the complete TCM December schedule, click here.
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