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A Chronological Compendium of Cases,
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This review is from: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Smithsonian Historical Performances (Smithsonian Historical Performances) (Audio CD)
This collection presents more of the Mutual Broadcasting System's Holmes radio shows from a time after Rathbone and Bruce had left the show, as had writers Anthony Boucher and Dennis Green. Unlike the Simon & Schuster collections of tales from the Bruce/Rathbone era, this collection presents 12 consecutive tales in chronological order of presentation. Also, unlike the Simon & Schuster presentations, this collection dispenses with the pre- and post-story commentary. With the extra tape, they present three, rather than two, stories per cassette.Every third story is an adaptation of a Conan Doyle story, so the quality of those stories is superb. When Meiser is left to her own devices in writing, she can produce very uneven work. "The Case of the Well Staged Murder" makes for satisfying listening, but "Professor Moriarty and the Diamond Jubilee" is quite contrived, and "New Years Eve in the Scilly Isles" is downright silly. A firebug is seen deserting a ship as it sails out of harbor. The Captain is radioed that the ship will probably go up in smoke at the stroke of twelve on New Years Eve. The lives of 2,000 passengers and crew hang in the balance. So does the Captain turn around and go back to port to unload the passengers and search for the time bombe? Nope. He sails on for 18 hours until he is far at sea and there is only an hour left until midnight. But Holmes arrives in a yacht just in the nick of time. This has my vote for the most contrived Holmes radio pastiche of all times. John Stanley sounds more like Rathbone than Rathbone, and doesn't muff his lines as often. Alfred Shirley tries manfully, but he cannot quite convey the warmth of Bruce's Watson. The organ music is more subdued and not quite as annoying, but Meiser makes Holmes far too disagreeable. He is the rudest Holmes I have encountered, and very nearly the most conceited. I'm sure that on several occasions, the only thing that prevented Watson from inviting Holmes outside for fisticuffs was the fact that Holmes was an expert amateur boxer. The 60 page booklet that comes with the collection is a gold mine of information for Holmes afficionados.
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The Best of John Stanley as Sherlock Holmes,
By john watson bruce (ct. usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Smithsonian Historical Performances (Smithsonian Historical Performances) (Audio CD)
To Me this is some of the best recordings of John Stanley's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. The Stories are quite good and will definitely hold your interest and the sound quality is very, very good! The 60 page booklet tha comes with it sheds some light on this show of yesteryear with a note from the anouncer of the show Cy Harris[clipper craft clothes was the sponsor of the show when it moved from Hollywood to New York}.You will enjoy these shows time and again.
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This review is from: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Smithsonian Historical Performances (Smithsonian Historical Performances) (Audio CD)
product clean and very enjoyable-received in timely fashion -great for old time radio buffs.John Stanley's Holmes is well done -he speaks very fast but all words are clear and understandable.
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