The Adventure of the Speckled Band (TV episode 1949)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
The Adventure of the Speckled Band was originally created as a pilot for a Sherlock Holmes TV series but it finally became the 10th episode of season 1 of "Your Show Time" TV series (USA) produced by Realm Television Productions, starring Alan Napier (Holmes) and Melville Cooper (Watson). Aired on 25 march 1949. 26 minutes. Sponsored by Lucky Strike.
The story is an adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle's short story : The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1892).
Full Episode
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Sherlock Holmes
(Alan Napier) -
Dr. Watson
(Melville Cooper) -
Helen Stoner
(Evelyn Ankers) -
Jean Stoner
(Gail Roberts) -
Dr. Grimesby Roylott
(Edgar Barrier) -
John Armitage
(Richard Fraser) -
The Bookshop Man
(Arthur Shields) -
Dr. Roylott bending the poker -
Sherlock Holmes -
Holmes and Watson
Cast
Introduced by
- The Bookshop Man : Arthur Shields
With
- Sherlock Holmes : Alan Napier
- Dr. Watson : Melville Cooper
- Helen Stoner : Evelyn Ankers
- Jean Stoner : Gail Roberts
- Dr. Grimesby Roylott : Edgar Barrier
- John Armitage : Richard Fraser
Crew
- Director : Sobey Martin
- Screenplay : Walter Doniger
- Producer : Stanley Rubin
- Production Supervisor : R. E. Abel
- Cinematography : William Bradford
- Editor : Daniel Cahn
- Art Director : Eugene Lourie
- Musical Supervisor : William Lava
- Assistant Director : Clarence Eurist
