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A Study in Terror (1965)Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson join the hunt for the notorious serial killer, Jack The Ripper. Director:James HillWriters:Donald Ford (original story and screenplay), Derek Ford (original story and screenplay), 1 more credit » |
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Lord Carfax
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Sally
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Joseph Beck
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Duke of Shires
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Dudley Foster | ... |
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Peter Carsten | ... |
Max Steiner
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When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is immediately stimulated to start its merciless method of elimination after observation of every apparently meaningless detail. He guesses right the victims must be street whores, and doesn't need long to work his way trough a pawn shop, an aristocratic family's stately home, a hospital and of course the potential suspects and (even unknowing) witnesses who are the cast of the gradually unraveled story of the murderer and his motive. Written by KGF Vissers
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sherlock holmes | prostitute | jack the ripper | dr watson | serial killer |Taglines:
Sherlock Holmes meets Jack the Ripper! Here comes the original caped crusader!Certificate:
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10 August 1966 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mycroft Holmes: Yes, yes, oh yes, purely social.
[pause]
Mycroft Holmes: How are you?
Sherlock Holmes: Very well.
[pause]
Sherlock Holmes: Well, now that the social call is over, hadn't we better get down to business?
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(uncredited)
Written by Henry J. Sayers
Sung by Georgia Brown
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Jim O'Connolly was at first attached to direct. See more »Goofs
In the scene in which Annie Chapman visits Chunky in the slaughterhouse, the shadow of the camera is projected on the actors and prop pork pieces. See more »Quotes
Sherlock Holmes: My dear Mycroft, this is a surprise! Watson, some sherry... Is this a social call?Mycroft Holmes: Yes, yes, oh yes, purely social.
[pause]
Mycroft Holmes: How are you?
Sherlock Holmes: Very well.
[pause]
Sherlock Holmes: Well, now that the social call is over, hadn't we better get down to business?
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"Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-Dee-Aye"(uncredited)
Written by Henry J. Sayers
Sung by Georgia Brown
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The two big crimefighting superheroes of the middle 60s were James Bond,and Batman.I think that the cultural miliue that was going on had a significant influence on the way that these films and tv programs impacted this film.It is an interesting and respectable addition to the Holmes canon.And while neither Neville as Holmes nor Huston as Watson do more than imitate Rathbone and Bruce,they do what they need to do with honors.What I found fascinating was the casting of Morley as Mycroft Holmes.A physically appropos choice(Mycroft is described as mildly obese,balding,untidy,and indolent)Morley also suggests the powerful intellect and penetrating insight that Mycroft possesses.And even if he does add some rather stuffy,pompous,and overly fussy comic relief,what of it?The movie does benefit,and it "fleshes out"(forgive the pun,given Morley's size)Mycroft's eccentric personality.