Welles praised Gilette's Holmes in his own 1938 radio adaptation of Gillette's play:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AklHzlu ... 119.129083
Audio and Video of William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes
Re: Audio and Video of William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes
...and I think Gillette's characterization definitely informs Welles' a bit (with a little Lamont Cranston mixed in.)
The Gillette film was long a lost grail; now found, it is dated in form - even for its own era. But Gillette, man of the stage in his only film, is surprisingly good.
As far as Gillette audio, that clip was an amateur recording late in life. The actor did do two early Holmes radio shows, but alas, recordings (if made) have not surfaced.
-Craig
The Gillette film was long a lost grail; now found, it is dated in form - even for its own era. But Gillette, man of the stage in his only film, is surprisingly good.
As far as Gillette audio, that clip was an amateur recording late in life. The actor did do two early Holmes radio shows, but alas, recordings (if made) have not surfaced.
-Craig
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