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Sherlock Holmes Double Feature - The Woman in Green / Dressed to Kill

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I am a huge fan of the 1940's Sherlock Holmes with Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Marengo Films has released The Women In Green and Dressed To Kill as a DVD Double Feature and they did a wonderful job! What really stands out is the attention to quality from the box art to the quality of the prints. The whole presentation from Marengo Films is A +. I hope to see more Sherlock Holmes titles from this company, I will replace all of my collection with these fine DVDs.

I must admit, I've been spoiled by VHS. Never thought I'd say that while reviewing a DVD. Not sure when or if "Key Video" will dub their VHS master copies of the Sherlock Holmes Collection onto DVD (let's hope it's soon), but the Marengo version is adequate at best. If you have any of the original Sherlock's on VHS from Key Video get ready for a video and audio disappointment with this DVD. Video is bright and soft, and no amount of Contrast/Brightness adjusting will make it much better. I hate this about older movies, especially when another company has a far superior copy of the same flick. The audio is Digital Mono (as expected), and sounds hollow. Overall the movies are clean, but not excitingly so. It's worth the $13, but I'd hope for a complete Key Video release before investing the any others...