Movie: The Woman in Green

[amedia]

When TODS re-organized our DVDs we ran across several that we had gotten and then never watched, or started and never finished. One of these was a fun double-movie set with shorts, cartoons, etc., so that it was like an old-fashioned double feature. We watched The Woman in Green, an old Sherlock Holmes movie with Basil Rathbone (or, as my mother calls him, Razzle-Dazzle Bathbone) and Nigel Bruce. I enjoy Rathbone as Holmes, but Bruce is written and directed to play Watson as something of a dim-witted buffoon, which I don't like. TODS and I both wondered how on earth we were supposed to be able to tell that the woman was wearing green, given that the entire movie was in black and white. (It's never mentioned in the dialogue.) Afterwards we watched a set of bloopers from various Warner Bros. productions of 1938, occasionally spotting famous people like Claudette Colbert, Humphrey Bogart, and Ronald Reagan.

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[lionille.livejournal.com]

The Woman in Green

TODS and I both wondered how on earth we were supposed to be able to tell that the woman was wearing green, given that the entire movie was in black and white.

Ahahaha! You would think it would be a bit of a plot point, wouldn't you?

[amedia.livejournal.com]

*throws confetti of icon appropriateness*

[whswhs.livejournal.com]

I never liked the portrayal of Watson as a bumbling idiot. It struck me as clear that Watson was a bit brighter than average; it's just that next to Holmes, he naturally didn't look like much. It's no compliment to Holmes's brilliance to say that he outshines a clueless idiot.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

It's no compliment to Holmes's brilliance to say that he outshines a clueless idiot.

Excellent point!

Razzle-Dazzle Bathbone

[maubast.livejournal.com]

I love it!

Re: Razzle-Dazzle Bathbone

[amedia.livejournal.com]

:-D My mom is pretty amazing in a lot of ways.

[koslorollo.livejournal.com]

I always remember Basil from… what is it… The Mark of Zorro, I think. Among other things. He's so recognisable. Like the Alan Rickman of the 1930's.

Bloopers! WIN!!!!!!! So many amazing films came out in 1938!

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Like the Alan Rickman of the 1930's.

Ooh! What an awesome analogy!

I'm amazed by whoever did the IMDB page for the blooper show - someone with an encyclopedic knowledge of those movies and actors, I guess.

[gatechic.livejournal.com]

I enjoy Rathbone as Holmes, but Bruce is written and directed to play Watson as something of a dim-witted buffoon, which I don't like.

This is the truth. If I remember right, I don't think Watson was such a dim-wit in the books.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

If I remember right, I don't think Watson was such a dim-wit in the books.

*nodnod* You remember right! I mean, he's a doctor, for cryin' out loud!

[bulleteyes.livejournal.com]

Oh, you need to ask your mother how she came to give Basil that delicious nickname.

He and his wife were famed for their extraordinary parties. During their hey-day being invited to "The Rathbone's" was a step above being invited to visit San Simeon. "Everyone" could get in there! Not everyone was invited to "The Rathbone's!".

*chuckle*

Again, I reveal my mis-spent youth.