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The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Silver Blaze - Sherlock Holmes VHS Video
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Silver Blaze - Sherlock Holmes VHS Video
Features
Director: David Carson, John Madden
Format: Color, NTSC
Rated: NR
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Video Release Date: March 28, 1990
VHS Features:
- NTSC format (US and Canada only. This VHS will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about Quotes & Trivia
- ASIN: 6301611780
- Average Customer Review:
 Based on 2 reviews.
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Amazon.com
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle caught a fair amount of flak for getting a lot of details wrong in this story about the training and racing of horses. Nevertheless, it is one of his most popular yarns and makes a fine basis for this vigorous 1988 episode from the Granada Television series about Sherlock Holmes. The Great Detective (Jeremy Brett) and his chronicler and ally Dr. Watson (Edward Hardwicke) hurry to Devonshire, following the murder of a trainer and the disappearance of Silver Blaze, a swift horse heavily favored to win the big-money Wessex Cup. Holmes takes some snarly barbs from Blaze's rich owner in stride--though he has his revenge on the arrogant fellow later. The mystery is a keen one and the solution is among Doyle's most inventive. Brett and Hardwicke are at their best as the dynamic duo. --Tom Keogh
Reader Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
A Nice Friendship/Partnership Story, April 8, 2000
Reviewer:
Billie J. Cotterman
from Florida
I would give this story 4 1/2 stars if I could because while this is not the best of the Granada series, it certainly isn't the worst. I like "Silver Blaze" because it is a good story (even if Doyle got some of the horse racing details wrong), and it is nice to see Holmes and Watson working together. Watson (played by the supurb Edward Hardwicke) is not the useless cardboard cutout which is only there to fill space, he assists Holmes with studying the evidence, and later hunting for the horse upon the moor. The scene where they are cheering on Silver Blaze in the race is grand, and the expression on Holmes' face is priceless. He wants to cheer for Silver Blaze but can't quite break that reserved barrier. Jeremy Brett plays the eccentric detective beautifully although he does look tired in this story.
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