Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series) nitrate film. The UCLA Film and Television Archive restored the series, putting the films onto modern polyester film, in a process that was jointly paid for by UCLA, Warner Bros. and Hugh Hefner. In 1938 Basil Rathbone was cast as Sherlock Holmes for the 20th Century Fox adaptation of "The Hound of the Baskervilles"; Nigel Bruce was chosen to play Dr. John Watson. Darryl F. Zanuck, Gregory Ratoff and Gene Markey made the choice of Rathbone as Holmes during a conversation at a party in Hollywood. Filming began on 29 December 1938 under the direction of Sidney Lanfield and the
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo Testing Director: Kurt Hsu. A partial list of the Cast: Sherlock Holmes (Video): George W. Gregg. Sherlock Holmes (Voice): Jarion Monroe. Dr. Watson (Video): Matt Stenger. Dr. Watson (Voice): Roger Labon Jackson. Mycroft Holmes (Video): Walter Wood. Professor Moriarty (Video): George W. Gregg. Mrs. Hudson (Voice): Coralie Presie. Wiggins (Voice): Paul Vincent Black. St. Bart’s Hospital Matron (Video): Marcelle Martin. Dr. McCabe the Coroner (Video): Scott Leitch. Scotland Yard Desk Sergeant (Video): Troy Martin. Sleepy Guard: James Dunn. Three-Card Monty Hand Double: John Dunn. The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo The Lost Files of