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[[File:1955-sh-howard-19-title.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Case of the Vanished Detective (1955)]]<br />
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''The Case of the Vanished Detective'' is the 19th episode of the 1954-1955 TV series [[Sherlock Holmes (TV series 1954-1955)|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.<br />
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== Full episode ==<br />
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== Photos ==<br />
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File:1955-sh-howard-19-holmes.jpg|''Sherlock Holmes''<br />([[Ronald Howard]])<br />
File:1955-sh-howard-19-watson.jpg|''Dr. John Watson''<br />([[Howard Marion-Crawford]])<br />
File:1955-sh-howard-19-lestrade.jpg|''Inspector Lestrade''<br />([[Archie Duncan]])<br />
File:1955-sh-howard-19-wilkins.jpg|''Sergeant Wilkins''<br />([[K. Richard Larke|Kenneth Richards]])<br />
File:1955-sh-howard-19-carson.jpg|''John Carson''<br />([[Cecil Brock]])<br />
File:1955-sh-howard-19-helene.jpg|''Helene''<br />([[Judith Haviland]])<br />
File:1955-sh-howard-19-judge-westlake.jpg|''Judge Jeremiah Westlake''<br />([[Colin Drake]])<br />
File:1955-sh-howard-19-mrs-westlake.jpg|''Mrs. Westlake''<br />([[June Peterson]])<br />
File:1955-sh-howard-19-pierre.jpg|''Pierre''<br />
File:1955-sh-howard-19-holmes-disguise.jpg|''Sherlock Holmes disguised as a shopkeeper''<br />([[Ronald Howard]])<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* '''Sherlock Holmes''' : [[Ronald Howard]]<br />
* '''Dr. John Watson''' : [[Howard Marion-Crawford]]<br />
* '''Inspector Lestrade''' : [[Archie Duncan]]<br />
* '''Sergeant Wilkins''' : [[K. Richard Larke|Kenneth Richards]]<br />
* '''John Carson''' : [[Cecil Brock]]<br />
* '''Helene''' : [[Judith Haviland]]<br />
* '''Judge Jeremiah Westlake''' : [[Colin Drake]]<br />
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* '''Mrs. Westlake''' : [[June Peterson]]<br />
* '''Pierre'''<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
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* '''Director''' : [[Steve Previn]]<br />
* '''Producer''' : [[Sheldon Reynolds]]<br />
* '''Associate Producer''' : Nicole Milinaire<br />
* '''Screenplay''' : [[Charles Early]], [[Joseph Early]]<br />
* '''Cinematography''' : Raymond Clunie<br />
* '''Production Manager''' : Sacha Kamenka<br />
* '''Film Editor''' : George Gale<br />
* '''Music''' : Paul Durand<br />
* '''Set Designer''' : Raymond Druart<br />
* '''Sound Equipment''' : Poste Parisien<br />
* '''Engineer''' : Tony Leenhardt<br />
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== Plot summary ==<br />
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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.<br />
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* France : ''Sherlock Holmes a disparu''<br />
* Germany : ''Der Fall des verschwundenen Detektivs''<br />
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