The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (radio 1930-1935)

What's On Air (december 1930, p. 19)

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is an American radio show broadcasted between 20 october 1930 and 26 may 1935 on WEAF-NBC/WJZ-NBC, starring William Gillette (1930, ep. 1), Clive Brook (1930, ep. 2 & 3), Richard Gordon (1930-1933), Louis Hector (1934-1935) as Sherlock Holmes and Leigh Lovell as Dr. Watson.

Written by Edith Meiser, presented by Joseph Bell and sponsored by George Washington Coffee.

The shows were broadcasted on:

• Mondays at 10pm (season 1)
• Thursdays at 8.30pm (season 2)
• Wednesdays at 9.30pm (season 3)
• Sundays at 3pm or 4pm (1934) and at 9:45pm (1935) (season 4)

Season 1

Richard Gordon as Sherlock Holmes.

1930

     William Gillette (SH)

• 01. The Adventure of the Speckled Band (20 october 1930)

     Clive Brook (SH)

• 02. A Scandal in Bohemia (27 october 1930)
• 03. The Red-Headed League (3 november 1930)

     Richard Gordon (SH)

• 04. The Adventure of the Copper Beeches (10 november 1930)
• 05. The Boscombe Valley Mystery (17 november 1930)
• 06. The Man with the Twisted Lip (24 november 1930)
• 07. The Stock Broker's Clerk (1 december 1930)
• 08. The Silver Blaze (8 december 1930)
• 09. The Crooked Man (15 december 1930)
• 10. The Noble Bachelor (22 december 1930)
• 11. The Reigate Puzzle (29 december 1930)

1931

• 12. The Musgrave Ritual (5 january 1931)
• 13. The Resident Patient (12 january 1931)
• 14. The Naval Treaty (19 january 1931)
• 15. The Greek Interpreter (26 january 1931)
• 16. The Creeping Man (2 february 1931)
• 17. The Mazarin Stone (9 february 1931)
• 18. The Sussex Vampire (16 february 1931)
• 19. The Illustrious Client (23 february 1931)
• 20. The Blanched Soldier (2 march 1931)
• 21. The Five Orange Pips (9 march 1931)
• 22. The Problem of Thor Bridge (16 march 1931)
• 23. The Lion's Mane (23 march 1931)
• 24. The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place (30 march 1931)
• 25. The Retired Coulourman (6 april 1931)
• 26. The Norwood Builder (13 april 1931)
• 27. The Dancing Men (20 april 1931)
• 28. The Solitary Cyclist (27 april 1931)
• 29. The Priory School (4 may 1931)
• 30. The Adventure of Black Peter (11 may 1931)
• 31. The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton (18 may 1931)
• 32. The Adventure of Six Napoleons (25 may 1931)
• 33. The Golden Pince-Nez (1 june 1931)
• 34. The Missing Three-Quarter (8 june 1931)
• 35. The Adventure of Abbey Grange (15 june 1931)

Season 2

• 01. The Adventure of the Speckled Band (17 september 1931)
• 02. The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (24 september 1931)
• 03. The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge (1 october 1931)
• 04. The Devil's Foot (8 october 1931)
• 05. The Adventure of the Red Circle (15 october 1931)
• 06. The Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans (22 october 1931)
• 07. The Dying Detective (29 october 1931)
• 08. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (5 november 1931)
• 09. The Three Gables (12 november 1931)
• 10. A Study in Scarlet 1/4 (19 november 1931)
• 11. A Study in Scarlet 2/4 (26 nov 1931)
• 12. A Study in Scarlet 3/4 (3 december 1931)
• 13. A Study in Scarlet 4/4 (10 december 1931)
• 14. The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb (17 december 1931)

1932

• 15. The Hindoo in the Wicker Basket (7 january 1932)
• 16. The Adventure of the Yellow Face (14 january 1932)
• 17. The Adventure of the Gloria Scott (21 january 1932)
• 18. The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet (28 january 1932)
• 19. The Hound of the Baskervilles 1/6 (4 february 1932)
• 20. The Hound of the Baskervilles 2/6 (11 february 1932)
• 21. The Hound of the Baskervilles 3/6 (18 february 1932)
• 22. The Hound of the Baskervilles 4/6 (25 february 1932)
• 23. The Hound of the Baskervilles 5/6 (3 march 1932)
• 24. The Hound of the Baskervilles 6/6 (10 march 1932)
• 25. Murder in the Waxworks (17 march 1932)
• 26. A Case of Identity (5 may 1932)
• 27. The Adventure of the Ace of Spades (12 may 1932)
• 28. The Missing Leonardo Da Vinci (19 may 1932)
• 29. The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger (26 may 1932)
• 30. The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (2 june 1932)
• 31. The Giant Rat of Sumatra (9 june 1932)
• 32. The Haunted Clock (16 june 1932)
• 33. The Adventure of the Second Stain (23 june 1932)

Season 3

• 01. The Adventure of the Empty House (5 october 1932)
• 02. His Last Bow (12 october 1932)
• 03. The Missing Three-Quarter (26 october 1932)
• 04. The Adventure of the Three Students (2 november 1932)
• 05. The Sign of Four 1/6 (9 november 1932)
• 06. The Sign of Four 2/6 (16 november 1932)
• 07. The Sign of Four 3/6 (23 november 1932)
• 08. The Sign of Four 4/6 (30 november 1932)
• 09. The Sign of Four 5/6 (7 december 1932)
• 10. The Sign of Four 6/6 (14 december 1932)
• 11. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (28 december 1932)

1933

• 12. Death in The Club Window (4 january 1933)
• 13. The Haunted Bagpipes (11 january 1933)
• 14. Murder By Proxy (18 january 1933) (The Final Problem)
• 15. The Adventure of the Dying Rosebush (25 january 1933)
• 16. The Speckled Band (1 february 1933)
• 17. The Adventure of the Missing Black Bag (8 february 1933)
• 18. The Noble Bachelor (15 february 1933)
• 19. Her Majesty's Wine Cellar (22 february 1933)
• 20. The Adventure of the Missing Dancer (1 march 1933)
• 21. The Illustrious Client (8 march 1933)
• 22. Death At Stonehenge (15 march 1933)
• 23. Mr. Pottle's Secret Profession (22 march 1933)
• 24. A Scandal in Bohemia (29 march 1933)
• 25. The Adventure of the Voodoo Curse (5 april 1933)
• 26. Death Holds The Prompt Book (12 april 1933)
• 27. The Priory School (19 april 1933)
• 28. The Adventure of the Typewritten Will (26 april 1933)
• 29. The Adventure of the Aristocratic Model (3 may 1933)
• 30. ? (10 may 1933)
• 31. The Adventure of the Poison Keg (17 may 1933)
• 32. The Red Headed League (24 may 1933)
• 33. The Corpse in The Cab (31 may 1933)

Season 4

Louis Hector as Sherlock Holmes.

Leigh Lovell as Dr. Watson.

In 1934-1935, Louis Hector replaced Richard Gordon as Sherlock Holmes, but still with Leigh Lovell as Dr. Watson. The shows were broadcasted on WJZ-NBC on Sundays at 3 or 4 pm in 1934 and at 9:45 pm in 1935. Sponsored by George Washington Coffee.

Some episodes are based on the non-sherlockian stories of Arthur Conan Doyle : The Hebraic Breastplate (from The Story of the Jew's Breast-Plate), The Lost Special (from The Story of the Lost Special), The Syrian Mummy (from Lot No. 249), The Sealed Room (from The Story of the Sealed Room)... But still with Holmes and Watson as main characters.

1934

     Louis Hector (SH)

• 01. The Hebraic Breastplate (11 november 1934)
• 02. The Lost Special (18 november 1934)
• 03. The Syrian Mummy (25 november 1934)
• 04. The Sealed Room (2 december 1934)
• 05. The Case of Vamberry the Wine Merchant (9 december 1934)
• 06. The Walking Corpse (16 december 1934)
• 07. The Poisoned Stick (23 december 1934)
• 08. The Case with Two Solutions (30 december 1934)

1935

• 09. The Singular Affair of the Aluminum Crutch (6 january 1935)
• 10. The Armchair Solution (13 january 1935)
• 11. The Case of the Dual Personality (20 january 1935)
• 12. ? (27 january 1935)
• 13. Cherchez la femme (3 february 1935)
• 14. ? (10 february 1935)
• 15. ? (17 february 1935)
• 16. ? (24 february 1935)
• 17. ? (3 march 1935)
• 18. ? (10 march 1935)
• 19. ? (17 march 1935)
• 20. ? (24 march 1935)
• 21. The Veiled Lodger (31 march 1935)
• 22. The Three Gables (7 april 1935)
• 23. ? (14 april 1935)
• 24. ? (21 april 1935)
• 25. The Three Students (28 april 1935)
• 26.  ? (5 may 1935)
• 27. The Man with the Twisted Lip (12 may 1935)
• 28. ? (19 may 1935)
• 29. ? (26 may 1935)

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