The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

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The Adventure of the Speckled Band

1949

0h 27m

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Mystery

Crime

Overview

Sherlock Holmes gets the clues he needs to solve a murder, and to prevent another one from occurring, when he finds out that a doctor owns a poisonous snake--the deadly swamp adder. Filmed on the expensive sets leftover from the movie Joan of Arc at Hal Roach Studios in Culver City and produced for the "Your Show Time" series, the short has been released as a solo feature on many DVDs that chronicle classic Sherlock Holmes films..

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NBC

Cast & Crew

7 members

Acting

Arthur Shields

The Bookshop Man

Arthur Shields

Acting

Alan Napier

Sherlock Holmes

Alan Napier

Acting

Evelyn Ankers

Miss Stoner

Evelyn Ankers

Acting

Melville Cooper

Dr. John H. Watson

Melville Cooper

Acting

Edgar Barrier

Dr. Grimesby Roylott

Edgar Barrier

Acting

Richard Fraser

John Armitage

Richard Fraser

Acting

Gail Roberts

Jean Stoner

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