Murder on the Orient Express (1974) UHD/Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

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Something that completely went over my head when I saw it in the theatre... in Mel Brooks' DRACULA DEAD AND LOVING IT, Harvey Korman's 'Dr. Seward" goes thru the entire movie "doing" Nigel Bruce. (Call me crazy, but right now, the Brooks' film is probably my favorite adaptation of DRACULA. Of course, it's mostly based on the Lugosi film... which was mostly based on the stage play.)

Nigel Bruce could be a very subtle and sophisticated actor--check out his performance and the way he interacts with Cary Grant in SUSPICION, for instance--but I think he was encouraged to go for comic and clueless in the Sherlock Holmes films. My favorite Watson is Andre' Morell.