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Basil Rathbone

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Philip St. John Basil Rathbone(June 13, 1892 – July 21, 1967) was an English screen and stage actor best known for the role of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films, filmed in 1939-1946. He received a Tony Award in 1948 as Best Actor in a Play, and was nominated for two Academy Awards and got three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Basil Rathbone can be seen using the following weapons in the following films:

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Appearances (25)

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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988) 2 Dressed to Kill (1946) 2 Pursuit to Algiers (1945) 1 The House of Fear (1945) 3 The Woman in Green (1945) 1 The Pearl of Death (1944) 3 The Scarlet Claw (1944) 2 The Spider Woman (1944) 4 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) 2 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) 2 Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) 1 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) 2

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)

Character Firearm Notes
Sherlock Holmes Colt 1878 Double Action -
Sherlock Holmes Colt Police Positive Only on a promotional image

Dressed to Kill (1946)

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Sherlock Holmes Smith & Wesson .32 Hand Ejector Third Model -
Sherlock Holmes Colt 1877 Thunderer Shopkeeper Model Only on a promotional image

Pursuit to Algiers (1945)

Character Firearm Notes
Sherlock Holmes Colt Detective Special Only on a promotional image

The House of Fear (1945)

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Sherlock Holmes Webley Bulldog -
Sherlock Holmes Colt Detective Special -
Sherlock Holmes Iver Johnson Revolver -

The Woman in Green (1945)

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Sherlock Holmes Mauser Sporter -

The Pearl of Death (1944)

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Sherlock Holmes Webley Bulldog -
Sherlock Holmes Iver Johnson Bulldog -
Sherlock Holmes Colt New Service -

The Scarlet Claw (1944)

Character Firearm Notes
Sherlock Holmes Colt Detective Special -
Sherlock Holmes Colt Police Positive Only on a promotional image

The Spider Woman (1944)

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Sherlock Holmes Colt Detective Special -
Sherlock Holmes Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket -
Sherlock Holmes Remington Model 34 -
Sherlock Holmes Colt Police Positive Only on a promotional image

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)

Character Firearm Notes
Sherlock Holmes Colt Detective Special -
Sherlock Holmes Colt Police Positive Only on a promotional image

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)

Character Firearm Notes
Sherlock Holmes Iver Johnson Bulldog -
Sherlock Holmes Unidentified revolver May beColt Lightning; Only on a promotional image

Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)

Character Firearm Notes
Sherlock Holmes Colt Police Positive -

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

Character Firearm Notes
Sherlock Holmes Colt 1878 Double Action -
Sherlock Holmes Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 Only on promotional images