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      The Sign of Four

      1987 1h 40m Mystery & Thriller Drama List
      Reviews 42% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) and Dr. Watson (Edward Hardwicke) escort a young lady (Jenny Seagrove) on a case of pearls, twins, a pygmy and murder. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Enjoyable standard Sherlock Holmes fare that could have been better if not for the tepid direction. Rated: B Nov 15, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member cualquier capitulo de Jeremy brett es una obra maestra digna de ver Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member The video quality was pretty bad on this one. Often the bright white parts of the image including characters' faces were glaring so much you couldn't make out what was happening. I thought the US title being changed to Murder at the Baskervilles was a cheap way of trying to get more profit out of an audience's assumed association with the more famous Sherlock Holmes mystery Hound of the Baskervilles. This mystery was not nearly on the same level. Holmes and Watson and the other familiar characters are again pushed into the 1930's with the dress and technology expected of that time rather than recreating Arthur Conan Doyle's London of the 1880s-1900s. The acting is not as strong. The viewing audience is not given the chance to share in Holmes' observations, but instead theories pop out of Holmes' head seemingly whenever he wishes to cause a look of confusion and awe on the faces of his colleagues. The script was not very thrilling or well constructed. The focus was very much on attempting to show humorous exchanges between the clueless Lestrade and a condescending Holmes. Also Holmes appears to be a conspiracy theorist more in this story by the way he talks about a Moriarty that no one believes exists. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm not a fan of Sherlock Holmes, but I'm watching 30s movies so I thought I'd give it a try. It didn't surprise me or encourage me to like Holmes, it was a routine mystery movie. I don't recommend this one. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member More commonly known as Silver Blaze. It's another good Sherlock Holmes tale, this one tends to wander a bit now and then but it is still interesting and well done. Arthur Wonter is not as good as Basil Rathbone as Sherlock, but he does well. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Silver Blaze, aka Murder at the Baskervilles. Pretty good Sherlock Holmes flick. The movie flows pretty quickly but is still a gem. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) and Dr. Watson (Edward Hardwicke) escort a young lady (Jenny Seagrove) on a case of pearls, twins, a pygmy and murder.
      Director
      Peter Hammond
      Producer
      Michael Cox
      Screenwriter
      John Hawkesworth
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 18, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 40m
      Sound Mix
      Stereo