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Director:
Dean Hargrove
Writers:
Dean Hargrove (writer)
Roland Kibbee (writer)
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Release Date:
16 June 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Mystery | Crime more
Plot:
A Los Angeles cop falls off his motorcycle, strikes his head and wakes up believing himself to be Sherlock Holmes. Along with the social worker who is treating him, he sets out to solve the murder of an embezzler. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Larry Hagman ... Sherman Holmes

Jenny O'Hara ... Dr. Joan Watson
Nicholas Colasanto ... Lieutenant Nick Tinker

Woodrow Parfrey ... Himmel
Helen Verbit ... Landlady
Ivor Francis ... Spiner
Charles Macaulay ... Judge Clement Harley

Ron Silver ... Dr. Collins

Sid Haig ... Vince Cooley
Booth Colman ... Psychiatrist
Lieux Dressler ... Mrs. Slater
Fuddle Bagley ... Detective
Benny Rubin ... Klinger
Robert Snively ... Manager
Jude Farese ... Caretaker
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:74 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Universal TV more

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Follows They Might Be Giants (1971) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
The Budget Didn't Go Towards A Dialogue Coach, 14 April 2004
Author: jrf141 from England

Hagman plays a hapless LAPD officer who, after his motorcycle falls on him while he is reading Sherlock Holmes in the park, begins to believe he is the fictional detective. The knock on the head has had the effect of vastly improved deductive skills, and he soon speaks and dresses in the manner of Holmes. The police psychiatrist, aptly named Dr. Watson, but played by Jenny O'Hara, plays along with Holmes, even finding him lodging at 221B Baker Street in Los Angeles. Soon he is out solving crimes for the police and tracking down a serial killer. The film is so lighthearted and irreverent, it grows on you slowly until you stop asking questions and enjoy the premise. There are small jokes, not in-your-face laughs, but merely quaint observations and running gags. recommended for light entertainment.

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