Charles Grey, was the other film the Rocky Horror Picture Show?



Tim

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Hi Johnny,

It's actually much more tragic - Jeremy Brett was dying at the time. The
script was rewritten hurredly to account for the missing scenes. Edward
Hardwicke and Charles Grey put in a great deal of effort, but the story is
not that strong to begin with. I think ACD originally intended it to be a
one-act play, "The Crown Diamond," which ran in 1921. Doyle rewrote it as a
short story for the Strand a few years later.

A piece of trivia - Charles Grey may be the only actor to play Mycroft for
two different Sherlocks. He played the role in Herbert Ross's 1976 film "The
Seven Per Cent Solution," opposite Nicol Williamson and Robert Duvall. For
some reason this film has not been release on DVD.

Charles Grey also played a criminologist in another famous film, but I leave
the name of that film as an open challenge to the reader.

best wishes,

Jeff

> __________________________________________________________
> 1.1. Totally Disappointed with the TV version of the Mazarin Stone
> Posted by: "Johnny Bravo" dio1988@yahoo. <mailto:dio1988%40yahoo.com> com
dio1988
> Date: Tue Sep 9, 2008 1:03 pm
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> Saw the Jeremy Bret and Edward Hardwicke enactment of the Mazarin Stone
recently and they have crossed the Mazarin Stone tale with that of the 3
Garridebs... felt totally let down...
>
> I always wondered about the times when Doyle was alive and which tales
would be ideal to enact on stage and if Doyle had seen any of these skits...
>
> Always felt that the "Mazarin Stone" tale was the best to enact on stage
as it is set in the rooms of Baker Street itself...
>
> Felt the same about the 3 Garridebs as there are only 2 scenes ; one at
baker street and the other in Mr. Garrideb's residence....
>
> To see both these tales crossed with Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes putting
in an appearence in the end.... felt like these guys are pandering Holmes to
Hollywood watchers...
>
> What do you all think ?
>
> Cheers
>

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