Thenarrativevoiceofthedirector,throughhisownmemories,retraceshisfirstexperienceasacinemaspectator:attheageof5,accompaniedbyhissistertothecinemaGranKursaal,hewatchestheprojectionofthefilmTheScarletClaw(1944)byRoyWilliamNeill,withBasilRathboneinthepartofSherlockHolmes.AneventthattogetherwiththehistoricaleventsofSpai...