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Terror by Night (1946)
, 1hDirected by Roy William Neill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey, Frederick Worlock, Billy Bevan
In London, Vivian Vedder (Renee Godfrey) verifies that a carpenter has completed a coffin for her recently deceased mother's body, which she is transporting to Scotland by train. She boards the train that evening, as do Lady Margaret Carstairs (Mary Forbes), who owns and is transporting the famous Star of Rhodesia diamond; Lady Margaret's son Roland (Geoffrey Steele); Holmes, whom Roland has hired to protect the diamond; Inspector Lestrade (Dennis Hoey), who is also worried about the diamond's safety; and Watson and his friend Major Duncan-Bleek (Alan Mowbray). Holmes briefly examines the diamond.
, 1h27Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Miles Malleson, David Oxley, Francis De Wolff
Several centuries later, the death of Sir Charles Baskerville is being reported by his best friend Dr. Richard Mortimer (Francis de Wolff) to Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cushing) and Dr. Watson (André Morell), who are willing to meet the new owner of Baskerville Hall, Sir Henry (Christopher Lee). After meeting Sir Henry, Holmes remembers that he is going to be away on another case when Sir Henry returns to Baskerville Hall. Holmes puts Watson in charge of watching over Sir Henry. A tarantula attacks Sir Henry briefly in London; Holmes suspects foul play. Before he leaves, Holmes reminds Watson not to let Sir Henry go out onto the moor after dark.
A Study in Terror (1965)
, 1h35Directed by James Hill (réalisateur britannique), James Hill
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Sherlock Holmes films, Serial killer films, Erotic thriller films, Buddy films
Actors John Neville, Donald Houston, John Fraser, Barry Jones, Anthony Quayle, Robert Morley
Although it is based on Conan Doyle's characters, the story is an original one, which has the famous detective on the trail of Jack the Ripper. In the dark alleys of nineteenth century London, the notorious Jack the Ripper committed a series of gruesome murders. The story of A Study in Terror challenges Sherlock Holmes to solve these horrific crimes. This leads Holmes through a trail of aristocracy, blackmail, and family insanity. Unlike Scotland Yard, and the real-life story, Holmes exposes the identity of the Ripper.
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
, 1h53Directed by Herbert Ross
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about drugs, Sports films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Sherlock Holmes films, Films about psychiatry, Psychanalyse, Buddy films, Tennis films
Actors Nicol Williamson, Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin, Georgia Brown, Samantha Eggar, Charles Gray
Dr. John H. Watson (Robert Duvall) becomes convinced that his friend Sherlock Holmes (Nicol Williamson) is delusional—particularly in his belief that Professor James Moriarty (Laurence Olivier) is a criminal mastermind—as a result of his addiction to cocaine. Indeed, Moriarty visits Watson to complain about being harassed by Holmes. Watson enlists the aid of Sherlock's brother, Mycroft (Charles Gray), to trick Holmes into traveling to Vienna, where he will be treated by Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin). During the course of his treatment, Holmes investigates a kidnapping case with international implications, and Freud uncovers a dark personal secret suppressed in Holmes's subconscious.
A Study in Scarlet (1914)
Directed by George Pearson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Sherlock Holmes (1916)
, 1h56Directed by Arthur Berthelet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Sherlock Holmes films, Films based on plays, Buddy films
Actors William Gillette, Edward Fielding, Fred Malatesta, Marian Skinner, Ernest Maupain, Edward Arnold
Il s'agit d'une adaptation de la pièce de théâtre éponyme écrite en 1899 par William Gillette. Dans ce film, William Gillette joue lui-même le rôle-titre de l'aventure qu'il a écrite quelques années plus tôt.
The Devil's Foot (1921)
, 20minutesDirected by Maurice Elvey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films
Actors Hubert Willis, Harvey Braban, Hugh Buckler
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The Dying Detective (1921)
, 28minutesDirected by Maurice Elvey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films
Actors Hubert Willis, Cecil Humphreys
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Directed by Richard Oswald
Genres Horror, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Carlyle Blackwell, Alexander Murski, Fritz Rasp, Betty Bird, Valy Arnheim, Alma Taylor
Sherlock Holmes et le docteur Watson enquêtent sur les périls qui menacent l'héritier des Baskerville.
Directed by John Grierson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
The film begins in a Chinese opium den, where a woman is forced to dance. The customers begin to dance along and play musical instruments.In their inebriation, they begin a fight and one of them pulls out a gun, proceeding to kill almost everyone.The police are called in. Herlock Sholmes (a parody of Sherlock Holmes) is called to solve a murder mystery at a bar.
The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
, 1h24Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Arthur Wontner, Ian Fleming, Jane Welsh, Norman McKinnel, Minnie Rayner, Gordon Begg
Opening with a silent sequence in silhouette within the Bank of England, we’re whisked to a London home where Foreign Office bureaucrat Ronnie Adair (Leslie Perrins) is once again winning handsomely whilst gambling at bridge. Adair is called to a meeting with The Sleeping Cardinal, a picture disguising the identity of Professor Moriarty (Norman McKinnel), and blackmailed into taking counterfeit money to Paris in his diplomatic pouch. Adair’s concerned sister calls for the assistance of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner) and Dr. Watson (Ian Fleming) to investigate the reasons for her brothers gambling excesses and depressed moods. After Adair succumbs to an apparent suicide; Holmes derives from a trail of clues Moriarty's involvement.
The Speckled Band (1931)
, 1h30Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Raymond Massey, Angela Baddeley, Nancy Price, Athole Stewart, Marie Ault
The film begins on the Rylott estate with gypsies camping on the grounds. Inside the mansion, Violet Stonor screams in her bedroom and then collapses in the hallway. She is discovered by her sister Helen (Angela Baddeley). Violet's dying words are "the band, speckled." She then dies and their stepfather Dr. Grimesby Rylott (Lyn Harding) arrives.
, 1h25Directed by Karel Lamač
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Vlasta Burian, Martin Frič, Lída Baarová, Theodor Pištěk, Čeněk Šlégl, Zvonimir Rogoz
Sherlock Holmes est chargé de protéger le roi Fernand XIII, il lui trouve un sosie mais celui-ci va y prendre goût...
The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
, 1h24Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films
Actors Arthur Wontner, Jane Welsh, Miles Mander, Francis L. Sullivan, Ian Fleming, Ben Welden
, 1h24Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Arthur Wontner, Jane Carr, Jane Carr, Ian Fleming, Minnie Rayner, Michael Shepley
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson come out of retirement to investigate a mysterious murder. They find that an American criminal organisation called The Scowrers has asked evil mastermind Professor Moriarty to wreak vengeance on John Douglas, the informant who sent them to prison. Holmes outsmarts Moriarty, solves the murder and brings Moriarty to justice.