The Adventure of the Speckled Band (25 Mar. 1949)

After a young woman confides in Holmes that she is in fear of her life, her brutish stepfather tries to bully him off the case.

Director:

Sobey Martin

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (short story), Walter Doniger

Stars:

Arthur Shields, Alan Napier, Evelyn Ankers

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Arthur Shields	...	The Bookshop Man
Alan Napier	...	Sherlock Holmes
Evelyn Ankers	...	Helen Stoner
Melville Cooper	...	Dr. Watson
Edgar Barrier	...	Dr. Grimesby Roylott
Richard Fraser	...	John Armitage
Gail Roberts	...	Jean Stoner

Storyline

Soon-to-be-married Helen Stoner confides to Holmes that she is in fear for her life. A few years earlier when her sister was engaged to the same man, she died under mysterious circumstances with "the speckled band" being her last words. He brutish stepfather claims that questionable renovations to her room force him to move her into her dead sister's bedroom, and Helen seeks the aid of the Baker Street resident. After her visit Dr. Grimesby Roylott, her bullying stepfather, tries to intimidate Holmes into revealing the purpose of her visit, the Great Detective is more determined to investigate the case.

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Plot Keywords:

stepfather | bedroom | pet monkey | sister sister relationship | iron bar | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 1949 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grant-Realm Productions, Jerry Fairbanks Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

27 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The impressive sets were left over from Ingrid Bergman's Joan of Arc.

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Quotes

Sherlock Holmes: [to Watson] Now we shall wait for our visitor in any form he should come.

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Connections

Version of Sherlock Holmes: Das gefleckte Band (1967)

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