Sherlock Holmes films & TV on blu-ray

[Zarak]

[SHolmes221B]

The first person to answer this question correctly wins the 4K Digital Codes for all 6 films in the Columbia Classics Collection Vol. 4.

[Show spoiler]

Who first said the quote in my signature?

A. Mr. Spock

B. Sherlock Holmes

C. Perry Mason

[drsyn71]

Sherlock Holmes

[SHolmes221B]

Originally Posted by drsyn71

Sherlock Holmes

We have a winner....

[drsyn71]

FYI, Hamilton Book here in the U.S. has the Peter Cushing Sherlock Holmes blu-rays released by Severin Films. Separately or as part of the CUSHING CURIOSITIES box set. Both are at pretty good prices. $21.95 and $69.95. They have $4 shipping no matter how large the order. I just picked up the box set from them. I have no affiliation with Hamilton Book. I'm just a frequent customer.





https://www.hamiltonbook.com/sherlock-holmes-blu-ray





https://www.hamiltonbook.com/cushing...sities-blu-ray

[SHolmes221B]

While I was browsing your internet, I came across the following. Travel to the link below and you will find the complete works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle pertaining to our favorite detective. They are available to download in various formats or read online. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes finally became part of the public domain in the January of 2023.

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Canon

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by drsyn71

Sherlock Holmes

Although Spock quotes him in the sixth movie .

[SHolmes221B]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

Last week three of the restored Eille Norwood silent two-reelers
premiered at the London Film Festival, on October 16. Lucky
Brits. I wonder how the films were received. Have not read a
single review. Another 40 titles are undergoing restoration,
which is good news for us Holmes & Watson fans.

Silent Sherlock film restored (UK) 15/Oct/2024 - YouTube

I own most of the other Sherlock Holmes silent films which appear on Blu-ray and would love to add the Eille Norwood silents. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle approved Eille's portrayal from the little I've read. I did run across something interesting while doing some light reading about Eille Norwood, his real name was actually Anthony Edward Brett.

Edit: Although maybe not as interesting as I first thought. Jeremy Brett's real name was actually Peter Jeremy William Huggins, and not Brett.

Edit2: After a bit more thought, perhaps it was. I present you with two actors which portrayed Sherlock Holmes. One actor changes his real name to Brett, while the other, changes his name from Brett. I should have used this as the trivia question above.

[Richard--W]

Originally Posted by SHolmes221B

I own most of the other Sherlock Holmes silent films which appear on Blu-ray and would love to add the Eille Norwood silents. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle approved Eille's portrayal from the little I've read. I did run across something interesting while doing some light reading about Eille Norwood, his real name was actually Anthony Edward Brett.

Edit: Although maybe not as interesting as I first thought. Jeremy Brett's real name was actually Peter Jeremy William Huggins, and not Brett.

Edit2: After a bit more thought, perhaps it was. I present you with two actors which portrayed Sherlock Holmes. One actor changes his real name to Brett, while the other, changes his name from Brett. I should have used this as the trivia question above.

I wish the theatrical Sherlock Holmes play that Brett and Hardwicke
performed in London had been preserved on videotape so that we
could see it. It was full production.

[SHolmes221B]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

I wish the theatrical Sherlock Holmes play that Brett and Hardwicke
performed in London had been preserved on videotape so that we
could see it. It was full production.

I would have given at least 40 pounds sterling for that! Heard of anything new coming from Film Detective or Flicker Alley?

[Richard--W]

I added a link to The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (1989)
starring Jeremy Brett and Michael Hardwicke. Audio
only.

[Barbossa]

The Sign of Four (1987, Jeremy Brett)

I have the Spanish Blu-ray set which contains only the TV movies, including The Sign of Four. This set:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00AXOJW...asin_title_0_0

(I don't speak Spanish, but it was the only Blu-ray available when I bought it - there's an English language option)

Does anyone else own this version? I only ask because I'm finding that the colours are overly bright, particularly the reds. The film grain has also been rendered almost invisible.

Alternatively, is this TV movie available on Blu-ray but with a more accurate and less 'enhanced' colour rendition with no grain removal?

[Richard--W]

Originally Posted by barbossa

the sign of four (1987, jeremy brett)

i have the spanish blu-ray set which contains only the tv movies, including the sign of four. This set:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/b00axojw...asin_title_0_0

(i don't speak spanish, but it was the only blu-ray available when i bought it - there's an english language option)

does anyone else own this version? I only ask because i'm finding that the colours are overly bright, particularly the reds. The film grain has also been rendered almost invisible.

Alternatively, is this tv movie available on blu-ray but with a more accurate and less 'enhanced' colour rendition with no grain removal?

Excellent new transfers of Brett's Holmes films:

[Barbossa]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

Excellent new transfers of Brett's Holmes films:

Thanks very much. You say they are excellent but are there any issues at all with image quality, sound, etc?

[Richard--W]

Originally Posted by Barbossa

Thanks very much. You say they are excellent but are there any issues at all with image quality, sound, etc?

No issues.

The program and feature-length episodes were shot on 16mm film.

Except for The Sign of Four, which was shot on 35mm film.

Look at the row of icons for Brett's series in the first post.

Those are the ones you should buy. No issues.

[Barbossa]

Perfect, thanks a lot.

[hanshotfirst1138]

What happened with the Blu-ray set of the Granada TV show? Did it go OOP, I’m guessing, from the prices?

[Barbossa]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

What happened with the Blu-ray set of the Granada TV show? Did it go OOP, I’m guessing, from the prices?

A good question, I ended up having to buy my episodes on Blu-ray by season, sometimes from other countries - as long as they had an English audio track that was fine.

[TheMeddlingMonk]

Originally Posted by Barbossa

Thanks very much. You say they are excellent but are there any issues at all with image quality, sound, etc?

When I purchased all five sets last year, "The Master Blackmailer" still had the distorted audio problem previously reported in this thread:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...242201&page=16

The only other issue is with "The Three Gables", which seems to have had an issue with the frame rate at some stage of the process (so motion is not smooth).

[TheMeddlingMonk]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

What happened with the Blu-ray set of the Granada TV show? Did it go OOP, I’m guessing, from the prices?

The complete series set is OOP, but the five individual releases are still available:

1 Adventures: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L2YXX3Y
2 Return: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L2YXUR8
3 Casebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L2YXX4S
4 Feature Films: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L2YXUBE
5 Memoirs: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L2YY0R2