Talk:Nigel Bruce

Dimmer and more bumbling
the Bruce portrayal made him seem dimmer and more bumbling than his literary counterpart

This was perceived as being necessary in order for Holmes (Rathbone) to be able to more-fully explain the plot to the movie audience. Ian Dunster 13:30, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Birth date in question?
This page lists his birthday as Feb 4, 1895 but this page does not.

This page lists it as September 4.

A google search finds several references to Feb 14. His headstone just has the year, not the date. I don't know which one is correct.

The authoritative 1947 edition of Who's Who in the Theatre (p.341) gives his date of birth as 4th February 1895. David Lauder 15:17, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Emjem1963 21:06, 8 August 2007 (UTC)Mike

First Class Cricket?
I can't find any evidence to support this and he doesn't appear on the cricinfo list of players: http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/alpha.html?country=1;alpha=B. 165.12.252.12 04:24, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The authoritative 1947 edition of Who's Who in the Theatre (p.342) gives his recreations as: gold, cricket, and shooting. David Lauder 15:17, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * He may well have been a cricket enthusiast, but playing first class cricket is rather more. It would be good to cite this, and hopefully include his stats. Thehalfone (talk) 18:46, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Early death
Was his health affected by tobacco?Lestrade (talk) 23:53, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Lestrade

Of course, you could tell by his scratchy voice that he was a very heavy smoker. (92.12.17.233 (talk) 16:08, 7 August 2009 (UTC))

Twin
Bruce's "Dr. Watson" character can be confused with Billy Bevan's characters in two Holmes films. Bevan played a constable in The Pearl of Death and a railway conductor in Terror by Night. He closely resembled the Dr. Watson character and some viewers, especially young children, might not have been able to tell the difference between the two.Lestrade (talk) 21:42, 4 February 2010 (UTC)Lestrade

POV
In the “Watson role” section, Loren D. Estleman’s comment seems to be very subjective. It reflects his own personal point of view, which I believe is totally false. There is no relation between his comments and anything portrayed in the films. We all have a unique viewpoint, just as, in elections, we all have one vote. I vote that Loren D. Estleman is wrong and that his description is inappropriate.Lestrade (talk) 23:50, 5 June 2012 (UTC)Lestrade