Sherlock Holmes TV Classics, Vol. 2

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Still better than the Laserlight & Madacy releases.......2005-02-19

This second entry in the Alpha/Gotham DVD series of SHERLOCK HOLMES CLASSIC TV shows still has some episodes that look like they came from video tape, but they have much less compression artifacting than the Laserlight & Madacy DVDs.

#24 NIGHT TRAIN looks a little sharper on the Laserlight DVD, the artifacting on that release is distracting. The Madacy version has tearing & Artifacting. This Alpha/Gotham presentation looks a little softer (but not too soft), and has better compression DVD authoring. There is an annoying hair in the film projector for a minute or so in the first scene. Major DVD companies would have stopped the projector, cleaned it, and started over. In this case, someone blew it out as the film was running.

#10 MOTHER HUBBARD is currently not available elsewhere.

#37 UNLUCKY GAMBLER - I have not seen the Nostalgia Ventures edition of this, but Alpha/Gotham's copy is decent.

#01 CUNNINGHAM HERITAGE is also available from artifact ridden Madacy, these Alpha/Gotham copies look better. Cunningham Heritage should have been in the first set as it introduces Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes and was the first shown in the series.

More episodes from the old TV series.......2004-05-30

This disk contains the following episodes from the 1954-1955 TV series:

Night Train Riddle
Mother Hubbard
Unlucky Gambler
Cunningham Heritage

Two of these episodes (Night Train Riddle and Cunningham Heritage) are also contained in the 20-episode, 5-DVD set just released by Madacy (ASIN B0001Z3TS4). If you're a fan of this TV series, you might want to consider getting that set instead of (or in addition to) this disk.

I personally like this TV series. Ronald Howard is more personable than most others who have played Sherlock Holmes - more human - but still quirky and particular. In this series, he seems to enjoy being smarter than the other characters, but he does it with more of a sense of humor, rather then being obnoxious about it. Like any TV series, some episodes are better than others, but I found them all enjoyable.

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Vol. 2-Detective Classics
Starring: Detective Classics
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0007P4AUO
Release Date: 2004-03-23

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Titles Included: * Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon * Dick Tracy's Dilemma * Doomed to Die * Mr. Moto's Last Warning * The Fatal Hour * Sherlock Holmes Terror by Night

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Sherlock Holmes Classics, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Genius Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0006HBZHY
Release Date: 2004-01-01

Mystery Movie Marathon Volume 2: 8 Movie Pack

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Mystery Movie Marathon Volume 2: 8 Movie Pack

Manufacturer: RightNow Disc
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Classics | Genres | DVD | Video
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BONUS: Each movie comes with a portable-media friendly version that can be downloaded to your Apple iPod!
Eight feature films on four DVDs
Bulldog Drummond Escapes;Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome;Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon;Impact;Algiers;Kansas City Confidential;The Mandarin Mystery;The Green Glove

ASIN: B000GW1RTA

Product Description

The legends of Mystery are gathered here for you in this definitive DVD collection of some of the greatest Mystery classics to ever come out of Hollywood. This 8 DVD collection is sure to provide you with countless hours of entertainment. Mystery Movie Marathon Volume 2: 8 Movie Pack includes: Bulldog Drummond Escapes directed by James Hogan and starring Ray Milland; Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome directed by John Rawlins and starring Boris Karloff; Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon directed by Roy William Neill and starring Basil Rathbone; Impact directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Brian Donlevy; Algiers directed by John Cromwell and starring Charles Boyer; Kansas City Confidential directed by Phil Karlson and starring John Payne; The Mandarin Mystery directed by Ralph Staub and starring Eddie Quillan; The Green Glove directed by Rudolph Mate and starring Glenn Ford

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Sherlock Holmes Classics, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Genius Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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General | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | DVD | Video

4-for-3 All DVDs | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video
ASIN: B0006FYP8W
Release Date: 2004-01-01

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