I am a purist about Sherlock Holmes. I've read all the stories and have come to realize that most films portraying his stories really miss the mark. Often, Holmes and Watson are more caricatures of the fictional characters and the stories seem little like the brilliant Conan Doyle stories. This is DEFINITELY the case with "The Case of the Belligerent Ghost". Back in the mid-1950s, there was a Holmes television show and most of the episodes seem little like the original stories...especially this one.
When the story begins, Watson tells Holmes a seemingly ridiculous story. He apparently found a man dying of a heart attack and took him to his apartment where he expired. However, inexplicably, a bit later this dead man attacked him on the street and punched him in the eye. He did have a black eye...but surely a ghost didn't do it. What will Holmes discover?
The overall mood of this one is comedic...something the original stories never were. But to make it worse, the story is a bit ridiculous and silly. Not my cup of tea...perhaps a non-Holmes addict wouldn't mind.