The Curse of Sherlock Holmes: The Basil Rathbone Story

by David Clayton

Basil Rathbone is synonymous with Sherlock Holmes.He played the Victorian sleuth in the fourteen Fox/Universal films of the 1930s and '40s, as well as on stage and radio. For many people, he is the Holmes.Basil Rathbone grew to hate Sherlock Holmes.The character placed restrictions on his career: before Holmes he was an esteemed theatre actor, appearing in Broadway plays such as The Captive and The Swan, the latter of which became his launchpad to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752494465
• ISBN13: 9780752494463
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"