The Case of the Vanished Detective
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
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The Case of the Vanished Detective is the 19th episode of the 1954-1955 TV series Sherlock Holmes series starring Ronald Howard (Sherlock Holmes) and Howard Marion-Crawford as Dr. Watson. Aired on 21 february 1955 on MPTV (USA). Black & White. 27 min.
Full episode
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Sherlock Holmes
(Ronald Howard) -
Dr. John Watson
(Howard Marion-Crawford) -
Inspector Lestrade
(Archie Duncan) -
Sergeant Wilkins
(Kenneth Richards) -
John Carson
(Cecil Brock) -
Helene
(Judith Haviland) -
Judge Jeremiah Westlake
(Colin Drake) -
Mrs. Westlake
(June Peterson) -
Pierre -
Sherlock Holmes disguised as a shopkeeper
(Ronald Howard)
Cast
- Sherlock Holmes : Ronald Howard
- Dr. John Watson : Howard Marion-Crawford
- Inspector Lestrade : Archie Duncan
- Sergeant Wilkins : Kenneth Richards
- John Carson : Cecil Brock
- Helene : Judith Haviland
- Judge Jeremiah Westlake : Colin Drake
Uncredited
- Mrs. Westlake : June Peterson
- Pierre
Crew
- Director : Steve Previn
- Producer : Sheldon Reynolds
- Associate Producer : Nicole Milinaire
- Screenplay : Charles Early, Joseph Early
- Cinematography : Raymond Clunie
- Production Manager : Sacha Kamenka
- Film Editor : George Gale
- Music : Paul Durand
- Set Designer : Raymond Druart
- Sound Equipment : Poste Parisien
- Engineer : Tony Leenhardt
Plot summary
Dr. Watson is worried at the long, unexplained absence of Holmes, and he persuades Lestrade to help locate him. Holmes was in fact working undercover as a shopkeeper in order to catch Carson, an escaped convict. The trail leads to retired Judge Jeremiah Westlake, who had originally sentenced Carson.
Titles
- France : Sherlock Holmes a disparu
- Germany : Der Fall des verschwundenen Detektivs
