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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

missanthropicprinciple:

bakerstreetbabes:

but-darlings-the-show-must-go-on:

Jeremy as Watson in The Crucifer of Blood

You all knew that Jeremy Brett once played Dr. John H. Watson complete with army doctor moustache, yes? Charlton Heston starred as Holmes.

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221B by Vincent Starrett

221B by Vincent Starrett

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They see me strollin’

They see me strollin’

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destructo-bot:

gleaming-stars:

This is why I love Nigel Bruce as Watson.

Indeed. He’s so irritable and grumpy. It’s hilarious.

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eclectic-scriptorium: Photo of Peter Cushing as an older Sherlock Holmes and Sir John Mills as his steadfast companion Dr Watson, in The Masks of Death (1984). The film also starred Ray Milland, Anne Baxter, Anton Diffring, and Gordon Jackson. Set in 1926, Holmes is long retired but agrees to take on another case when Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard requests his assistance in the investigation of a series of mysterious murders. This would be Peter Cushing’s final portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. There is a truly touching moment in this film when Holmes addresses Watson and says, “I am lost without my Boswell.” I suspect that Cushing, who was renowned for his meticulous preparation, probably selected this line of dialogue (a direct quotation from Conan Doyle’s “A Scandal in Bohemia”) and incorporated it into the script. The reference is of course to James Boswell (1740-1795), who was the biographer of Samuel Johnson. When I look at images of Peter Cushing and Sir John Mills together, particularly from this period, I am struck by how much older the former looks compared with the latter; in actual fact, Sir John Mills was the older of the two (by five years!). (Click image for source).

eclectic-scriptorium:

Photo of Peter Cushing as an older Sherlock Holmes and Sir John Mills as his steadfast companion Dr Watson, in The Masks of Death (1984). The film also starred Ray Milland, Anne Baxter, Anton Diffring, and Gordon Jackson. Set in 1926, Holmes is long retired but agrees to take on another case when Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard requests his assistance in the investigation of a series of mysterious murders. This would be Peter Cushing’s final portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. There is a truly touching moment in this film when Holmes addresses Watson and says, “I am lost without my Boswell.” I suspect that Cushing, who was renowned for his meticulous preparation, probably selected this line of dialogue (a direct quotation from Conan Doyle’s “A Scandal in Bohemia”) and incorporated it into the script. The reference is of course to James Boswell (1740-1795), who was the biographer of Samuel Johnson.

When I look at images of Peter Cushing and Sir John Mills together, particularly from this period, I am struck by how much older the former looks compared with the latter; in actual fact, Sir John Mills was the older of the two (by five years!). (Click image for source).

f***yeahgranadaholmes: … and to all of us.

f***yeahgranadaholmes:

… and to all of us.

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We are private detectives

We are private detectives

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jinkneap: Watson: I never walk down Baker Street where we shared rooms for so many eventful years without it reminding me only too keenly of the past. And the loss of one I shall ever regard as the best and wisest man I have ever known. Even now, there is hardly a corner of London that does not remind of my old friend.

jinkneap:

Watson: I never walk down Baker Street where we shared rooms for so many eventful years without it reminding me only too keenly of the past.

And the loss of one I shall ever regard as the best and wisest man I have ever known.

Even now, there is hardly a corner of London that does not remind of my old friend.

A lovely quote from Vincent Starrett

A lovely quote from Vincent Starrett

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totallynotabrony:

As much as I loved RDJ as Holmes. Jeremy Brett will always be my favorite.

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