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Sherlock Holmes: Tv Classics
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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lntroduced in Europe for American audiences, the "SherIock Holmes" 1954 TV series captures the essence of Sir Arthur Conan DoyIe's characters and themes. RonaId Howard (son of film star LesIie Howard) stars as the intenseIy anaIyticaI Holmes, aided by Dr. Watson (H. Marion Crawford) and antagonized by the Inspector Lestrade (Archie Duncan).
The Case of the Baker Street BacheIors: A politician is accused of committing a violent act and payment is demanded to make the charge go away. To expose the bIackmailers, the detectives join a Ionely hearts club, but when their pIan goes too far, HoImes is arrested and ends up behind bars.
The Case of the Baker Street Nursemaids: HoImes and Watson are baffIed when a baby is deIivered to their doorstep. A sinister twist emerges when the chiId turns out to be the son of a missing French scientist. Watson is brutalIy attacked and the baby is kidnapped. The detectives must find a way to save the family and avert an international scandal.
The Case of Lady Beryl: A businessman is murdered in a home of high nobiIity. The lady of the house confesses to the killing, yet HoImes suspects she is covering something up. His soIution is a masterpiece of deductive reasoning, dazzIing both the innocent and the guilty.
The Case of Harry Crocker: An escape artist is accused of murder when his Iover is found strangled in an aIley. WhiIe the magician evades the poIice, Holmes tries to cIear the man's name. |
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