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[[File:1949-spec-napier-bookshop-man.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Arthur Shields]] introducing the episode]]

''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).


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== Full Episode ==

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== Photos ==

<gallery mode="packed" heights="130px">
File:1949-spec-napier-holmes.jpg|''Sherlock Holmes''<br />([[Alan Napier]])
File:1949-spec-napier-watson.jpg|''Dr. Watson''<br />([[Melville Cooper]])
File:1949-spec-napier-helen-stoner.jpg|''Helen Stoner''<br />([[Evelyn Ankers]])
File:1949-spec-napier-jean-stoner.jpg|''Jean Stoner''<br />([[Gail Roberts]])
File:1949-spec-napier-roylott.jpg|''Dr. Grimesby Roylott''<br />([[Edgar Barrier]])
File:1949-spec-napier-armitage.jpg|''John Armitage''<br />([[Richard Fraser]])
File:1949-spec-napier-bookshop-man.jpg|''The Bookshop Man''<br />([[Arthur Shields]])
File:1949-spec-napier-roylott-poker.jpg|''Dr. Roylott bending the poker''
File:1949-spec-napier-holmes2.jpg|''Sherlock Holmes''
File:1949-spec-napier-sh-w.jpg|''Holmes and Watson''
</gallery>


== 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






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* [[Conan Doyle on screen]]