Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Basil Rathbone, born June 13 in 1892!
Although the ever versatile South African born English actor portrayed variety of roles, his cad-like nature was always his character’s biggest appeal.
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Basil Rathbone as the eccentic detective, Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of Baskervilles. (1936, Sidney Lanfield director)
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Basil Rathbone as the cunning, sword-swinging Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood. (1938, Michael Curtiz, William Keighley directors)
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And Basil Rathbone, of course, as the sadistic tyrant Edward Murdstone in David Copperfield! (1935, George Cukor director)
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Minoo Allen for Classic Movie Hub
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A great actor, and the Only Sherlock Holmes that matters! Why don’t they make ‘me like this any more?
-error: make ’em like this any more? Darn auto correct!