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The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949)

0h 27m | PG-13

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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..

Director: Sobey Martin

Studio: Grant-Realm Productions

Genre: Mystery, Crime

Video: 720p

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Cast

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

as The Bookshop Man

Alan Napier

Alan Napier

as Sherlock Holmes

Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

as Miss Stoner

Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

as Dr. John H. Watson

Edgar Barrier

Edgar Barrier

as Dr. Grimesby Roylott

Richard Fraser

Richard Fraser

as John Armitage