The Strange Adventure of the Pointless Robbery

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia

The Strange Adventure of the Pointless Robbery is the 30th episode of the American radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, first aired on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on 5 may 1947, starring Tom Conway as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. 29 min. Sponsored by Kremel Hair Products (Kremel Hair Tonic & Kremel Shampoo).

This is not an adaptation of an Arthur Conan Doyle's story, but inspired by "an incident" in His Last Bow (1917).


Audio

Full episode

Cast


Crew

  • Announcer : Joseph Bell
  • Writers : Denis Green, Anthony Boucher
  • Production : Tom McNight
  • Music : Alex Steiner