Basil Rathbone, MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African–born B… Read Full Bio ↴Basil Rathbone, MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African–born British actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and of suave villains in such swashbuckler films as The Mark of Zorro, Captain Blood, and The Adventures of Robin Hood.
The Case of Amontillado
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Alone From childhood's hour I have not been As others were—I have…
Annabel Lee Devant Ton sanctuaire, Devant Ta majesté Je vis mon vrai bon…
The Raven Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and…
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TM Rezzek
Excellent reading by Basil Rathbone. The pauses and voice inflections give shadings to the characters and show what a skilled, classical actor Rathbone was.
OnceTheyNamedMEiWasn't
Agree. Excellent crafting of those rat bones, sprinkling them with basil, inflections of voice, and shaded with hints of actor. Skilled, those pauses show what was classical to the reading.
rtt1961
Beautiful audio quality, great reader.
Chalmer Basham
One of my favorite Poe short stories and Basil does a wonderful job of reading it.....
OidSoldier
A great author's work read by a great actor.
Kyriakos Pentheides
@OnceTheyNamedMEiWasn't Yeah, Mark Pillow, is a true great indeed. I remember him taking down Chris Reeve and Ken Wahl, and those had strong left hooks. I believe Mark's surname was bestowed upon him due to his prowess... before it was the less interesting Mark Mattress.
As for me, I was briefly trained by the pillow-fighting Sensei Stuffy McGee, but my dreams of being a pillow fighting champion went up in smoke when he was murder by members of the Black Eider Gang in an underground bare-pillow fight. I have made it my life's mission to defeat them in pillow fighting and avenge my master.
OnceTheyNamedMEiWasn't
@Kyriakos Pentheides @Kyriakos Pentheides Very impressive indeed. You show true knowledge of pillow fighting, as well as an accurate assessment of the respective fighters' strengths and weaknesses.
I personally think that if Price had managed to get going on his Thriller monologue before Rathbone and Lee had laid their hands on the pillows, he might have stunned them and made them cower in fear. However, if Rathbone had managed to reach for his concealed rat bone and strike them, he might have done them some damage. If Lee had managed to get his teeth into them, he could have sucked them soulless and dry. Ultimately though, as you say, they wouldn't have been able to avoid Baron Cushing who would have wiped the floor with the lot of them. For, if you have the power to bring life back to the dead, then surely you must have the power to take it away again…
However, in the ultimate, ultimate fantasy final death-match, Cushing would have been forced to have a cushion fight with the 6' 4" Mark Pillow who would likely have been way too much for him...
Kyriakos Pentheides
@OnceTheyNamedMEiWasn't Vincent Price, he seemed the toughest despite being urban. He could hurl a good pillow. Christopher Lee was in great physical shape back then, but he'd tally too long explaining his knowledge of pillow fighting and Rathbone would throw a pillow in his face.
Peter Cushing is the end game. He was clearly a pillow fighting champion, having between John Carradine in the 1969 world championship, so whoever wins out of Lee, Rathbone and Price would have to face him.
OnceTheyNamedMEiWasn't
One thing plagues me though night and day. Who would have won a pillow fight out of Rathbone, Price and Lee?
Shane Thompson
"For the love of God, montressor!" "Yes!" I said. " for the love... Of God."