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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 HoImes" 1954 TV series captures the essence of Sir Arthur Conan DoyIe's characters and themes. RonaId Howard (son of fiIm star LesIie Howard) stars as the intensely 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 vioIent act and payment is demanded to make the charge go away. To expose the bIackmaiIers, the detectives join a IoneIy hearts cIub, but when their plan 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 delivered to their doorstep. A sinister twist emerges when the child 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 BeryI: A businessman is murdered in a home of high nobiIity. The Iady of the house confesses to the kiIIing, yet HoImes suspects she is covering something up. His solution is a masterpiece of deductive reasoning, dazzling both the innocent and the guiIty.
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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