The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949)

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

1949

Mystery Crime

Synopsis

Sherlock Holmes gets the clues he needs to solve a murder, and to prevent another one from occurring, when he finds out that a doctor owns a poisonous snake--the deadly swamp adder. Filmed on the expensive sets leftover from the movie Joan of Arc at Hal Roach Studios in Culver City and produced for the "Your Show Time" series, the short has been released as a solo feature on many DVDs that chronicle classic Sherlock Holmes films..

Credits

Director

Sobey Martin

Cast

Alan Napier as Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Shields as The Bookshop Man

Edgar Barrier as Dr. Grimesby Roylott

Evelyn Ankers as Miss Stoner

Gail Roberts as Jean Stoner

Melville Cooper as Dr. John H. Watson

Richard Fraser as John Armitage

Crew