Post by Zone Fighter on Dec 12, 2005 21:37:14 GMT -8
Sherlock Holmes (1954-1955)
Ronald Howard - Sherlock Holmes
H. Marion Crawford - Dr. John Watson
Archie Duncan - Inspector Lestrade
Although the cast and crew were British this series was filmed in France and never shown in Britain. It consists of 39 half-hour episodes (in b/w).
Ronald Howard's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is not as accurate as Jeremy Brett's but is enjoyable in its own right. Ronald Howard was the son of actor Leslie Howard. Howard Marion Crawford is much better as Dr. Watson than Nigel Bruce. This series contains more humor than the Grenada (Jeremey Bretty) series.
"The Red Headed Leaque" is shorter version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story. "The Case of the French Interpreter" is a variation of Doyle's "The Greek Interpreter". "The Case of the Barefoot Engineer" is based on "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb". Otherwise the episodes in this series appear to be new cases for Holmes and Watson. With the exception of Jeremy Brett I find that enjoy most actors portrayal of Holmes better in original stories than in dramatized versions of Doyle's stories. Although the mysteries are much simpler than Doyle's and the characters more humorous I enjoy this classic TV series.
Althought there are actors and actresses who appear only once most play multiple roles. For example, in addition to playing Insepctor Lestrade, Archie Duncan also plays four different scotsmen, one of whom is Lestrade's cousin. As Lestrade he is practically bold, as the scots he has hair and wears a beard and moustache. Since Holmes was a fine actor and master of disguise there are 4 episodes in which Ronald Howard gets to dress up. Even Watson dones disguises in 4 episodes, 2 with Holmes, 2 on his own. One major character is missing, Mrs. Hudson, Holmes and Watson's landlady. There's no Professor Moriarty. In the one episode featuring a master criminal Watson deduces that its Holmes, gone bad. There is no mention of Sherlock's older brother Mycroft.
Sherlock Holmes (1954-1955) has been released under several different titles on various DVDs. 4 episodes are available on a $1 DVD titled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". There is another $1 DVD titled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Volume 3". I haven't seen volume 2 but apparently there is one. 8 episodes, on two DVDs, have been released under the title "The Sherlock Holmes Collection". All 39 episodes are available on a 5 disc set "Ronald Howard... Sherlock Holmes". In this set, each disc begins and ends with commentaries by Christopher Lee, who has played Sherlock Holmes himself. I picked it up at Best Buy for $9.99 plus tax.
Ronald Howard - Sherlock Holmes
H. Marion Crawford - Dr. John Watson
Archie Duncan - Inspector Lestrade
Although the cast and crew were British this series was filmed in France and never shown in Britain. It consists of 39 half-hour episodes (in b/w).
Ronald Howard's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is not as accurate as Jeremy Brett's but is enjoyable in its own right. Ronald Howard was the son of actor Leslie Howard. Howard Marion Crawford is much better as Dr. Watson than Nigel Bruce. This series contains more humor than the Grenada (Jeremey Bretty) series.
"The Red Headed Leaque" is shorter version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story. "The Case of the French Interpreter" is a variation of Doyle's "The Greek Interpreter". "The Case of the Barefoot Engineer" is based on "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb". Otherwise the episodes in this series appear to be new cases for Holmes and Watson. With the exception of Jeremy Brett I find that enjoy most actors portrayal of Holmes better in original stories than in dramatized versions of Doyle's stories. Although the mysteries are much simpler than Doyle's and the characters more humorous I enjoy this classic TV series.
Althought there are actors and actresses who appear only once most play multiple roles. For example, in addition to playing Insepctor Lestrade, Archie Duncan also plays four different scotsmen, one of whom is Lestrade's cousin. As Lestrade he is practically bold, as the scots he has hair and wears a beard and moustache. Since Holmes was a fine actor and master of disguise there are 4 episodes in which Ronald Howard gets to dress up. Even Watson dones disguises in 4 episodes, 2 with Holmes, 2 on his own. One major character is missing, Mrs. Hudson, Holmes and Watson's landlady. There's no Professor Moriarty. In the one episode featuring a master criminal Watson deduces that its Holmes, gone bad. There is no mention of Sherlock's older brother Mycroft.
Sherlock Holmes (1954-1955) has been released under several different titles on various DVDs. 4 episodes are available on a $1 DVD titled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". There is another $1 DVD titled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Volume 3". I haven't seen volume 2 but apparently there is one. 8 episodes, on two DVDs, have been released under the title "The Sherlock Holmes Collection". All 39 episodes are available on a 5 disc set "Ronald Howard... Sherlock Holmes". In this set, each disc begins and ends with commentaries by Christopher Lee, who has played Sherlock Holmes himself. I picked it up at Best Buy for $9.99 plus tax.
Looks like I'll have to make a trip to best buy.