Movies starring Basil Rathbone

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

102 mins     Action , Adventure , Romance      

It may be over 70 years old, the action may be fake and overly choreographed but still "The Adventures of Robin Hood" remains one of the best of a large number of Robin Hood movies. There is something about this old fashioned...

The Mark of Zorro (1940)

94 mins     Action , Adventure , Romance      

It is said that in the world of Batman Bruce Wayne and his parents had gone to watch "The Mark of Zorro" starring Tyrone Power on the night his parents were murdered and it makes sense because both Zorro and Batman are caped ...

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

80 mins     Adventure , Crime, Drama      

It is hard for me to believe but "Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" is the first movie I have watched which features Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, a role which he became synonymous with. And I can see why there are ...

Terror by Night (1946)

60 mins     Crime, Drama      

KISS - Keep it simple, stupid. That acronym is often so true when it comes to movies and it certainly is the case when it comes to "Terror by Night" a Sherlock Holmes movie from back in 1946. The simplicity is that we have a ...

The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

74 mins     Adventure , Animation, Family      

Despite having always had a love of movies, something which no one else in my family has, I seemed to have missed watching a lot of movies from my childhood although remember many of them coming out. "The Great Mouse Detectiv...