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(aka "The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes" or "Two Merry Adventurers")

 

Directed by Karl Hartl
Germany 1937

 

In this fast-paced mystery-thriller, Hans Albers (mid-century Germany’s most popular leading man) stars as a pipe-smoking super-sleuth who may—or may not—be Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective. Traveling under the name Morris Flint with his Watson-like sidekick Macky (Heinz Rühmann), but possessing the unmistakable bearing of the renowned criminologist, he employs his charm, wit and powers of deduction to penetrate an elaborate criminal conspiracy. While it appears light-hearted on the surface, The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (also released as Two Merry Adventurers) subtly reflects the troubled era in which it was made: 1937 Germany under the Third Reich. Its protagonist navigates a labyrinthine world in which everyone conceals secrets, truth is elusive, and heroes and charlatans are indistinguishable. Thanks to Albers’s roguish charisma and the sure-handed direction of Karl Hartl (Gold, F.P.1 Doesn’t Answer), the film hides its cynical undertones beneath a layer of effervescence, making The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes a playful yet dark mirror maze of romantic intrigue.

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Two out-of-work private detectives disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.

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Theatrical Release: July 15th, 1937

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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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Distribution Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime 1:51:40.485        
Video

1.33:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 23,693,371,958 bytes

Feature: 23,517,351,936 bytes

Video Bitrate: 24.99 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate Blu-ray:

Audio

DTS-HD Master Audio German 1563 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1563 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitles English, None
Features Release Information:
Studio: Kino

 

1.33:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 23,693,371,958 bytes

Feature: 23,517,351,936 bytes

Video Bitrate: 24.99 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

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 Blu-ray Release Date: February 18th, 2020
 Standard Blu-ray Case

Chapters 11

 

 

Comments:

NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Kino Blu-ray (January 2020): Kino have transferred The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes to Blu-ray. This is a restoration by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung and is reasonably consistent with plenty of texture. It has some warts with light marks with occasional fluctuating contrast but looked quite watchable via 1080P in-motion without fatal flaws. Hopefully our screen captures will give you a decent idea of the quality.

On their Blu-ray, Kino use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel mono track (24-bit) in the original German language. The audio has some inconsistencies but depth is present notable in the score by Hans Sommer who has about 20 German film credits. Kino offer optional English subtitles, for text as well (see samples below) on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

Uncharacteristically, the Kino Blu-ray has no supplements.

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was one of two films found in Adolf Hitler's bunker by the Allies in 1945. The other was The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937). I found this entertaining. It has some humor and Holmesian conventions to maintain a keen investigative suspense. I had never seen it and found it satisfying. For those keen the bare-bones Kino Blu-ray is enticing at the right price. 

Gary Tooze

 

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