Sherlock Holmes on Screen

Sherlock Holmes is on a level with Dracula as the most-filmed character in the history of cinema -- at around 300 star roles apiece. Sherlock Holmes on Screen includes all of Holmes's film appearances -- from the era of the silent cinema through the Basil Rathbome movies of the forties and films from France, Germany, Italy.Barnes covers the key Holmes films in detail, and provides filmographic details of all entries in the series. There is an analysis of Holmes's cinematic London, and a dissection of the secrets of the character's popularity and longevity in the cinema.