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Watching my first Sherlock Holmes movie with Basil Rathbone ("Dressed to Kill", 1946) and so far I like Rathbone's performance

gotta say though I was not expecting them to cast a Watson who looked so much older than Holmes. like irl Nigel Bruce was three years younger than Rathbone but it does not look like it on film

#sherlock holmes #basil rathbone #nigel bruce #rathbone holmes

The Flirting Widow (1930) William A. Seiter

July 15th 2026

#the flirting widow #1930 #William A. Seiter #dorothy mackaill #basil rathbone #Emily Fitzroy #Claude Gillingwater #Flora Bramley #William Austin #leila hyams #Anthony Bushell #green stockings #pre-code

hi! do you have a favorite photo of basil?:)

hi anon! hmm that is tough...I do really like the one I have as my profile picture which is a promo photo for Private Number (1936)

his nose looks fantastic 10/10

it's so hard to pick a favourite but added some more under the cut!

#ask box #basil rathbone

Love when I’m reading a book and basil rathbone pops up unexpectedly

"Basil honored the occasion with a smutty poem." Asdfghfdsf sir what are you doing my hollywood lesbians books

#the fact that he pops up more than once in the book.....#but not in that chapter so idk what's the point of mentioning him?#(I wanna know what the poem is tho 👀)#basil rathbone #old hollywood #classic hollywood #ramblings

Literally no one asked, but i'm getting back into sherlock holmes so i'm just going to make a top 5 list of the best live action portrayals I've seen.

1. Jeremy Brett