Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at the Cinema [Library Binding]

Scott Allen Nollen (Author), Nicholas Meyer (Foreword)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0786402695 | ISBN-13: 978-0786402694 | Publication Date: December 1996

In February 1903, a 30-second film titled Sherlock Holmes Baffled was released by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, the first known adaptation of the work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Over the years hundreds of adaptation and parodies of Conan Doyle's works have been released. Though he is most closely associated with Sherlock Holmes, other Conan Doyle works have found their way to the silver screen, including the science fiction classic The Lost World (1925). The major adaptations of all of Conan Doyle's literary works are fully covered here, plus a 1927 one-reel documentary in which the author talks about his work and his psychic beliefs. The focus is on how faithful the adaptations are to the author's own work and the overall effectiveness of the film.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Recommended" -- The Newsletter of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London

"Scholarly and painstaking work...the most complete and detailed treatise on the subject...critical and astute analyses...valuable" -- The Holmes & Watson Report --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Scott Allen Nollen is the author of fourteen books on the history of film, literature and music, including, from McFarland, Jethro Tull (2002), The Boys: The Cinematic World of Laurel and Hardy (2001), Robin Hood (1999), Robert Louis Stevenson (1994) and Boris Karloff (1991). --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 327 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786402695
• ISBN-13: 978-0786402694
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,740,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another major story to screen work., August 5, 2004

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This review is from: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at the Cinema (Library Binding)

A follow-up to his massive study of Robert Louis Stevenson on the screen, this is another of Scott Nollen's meticulous works chronicling the process of filmmaker's attempts to film the works of a great Victorian author. A lifelong devotee of Sherlock Holmes, Nollen also covers Arthur Conan Doyle's non-Holmes stories such as THE WHITE COMPANY and THE LOST WORLD. Conan Doyle's fascinating life is covered in detail, as well as all his stories and all the major films adapted from them. A terrific read, with a great foreword by 7% SOLUTION author Nicholas Meyer, who also contributed material to a couple chapters in the book. As with Nollen's ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON: LIFE, LITERATURE AND THE SILVER SCREEN, this book features many rare photos from the author's collection. A beautiful hardcover worth every penny!