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The Adventure of the Speckled Band

0.0(0)194927m1
Mystery
Crime

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..

Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
EN
  • short film
  • sherlock holmes

Top billed cast

Arthur Shields
Arthur ShieldsThe Bookshop Man
Alan Napier
Alan NapierSherlock Holmes
Evelyn Ankers
Evelyn AnkersMiss Stoner
Melville Cooper
Melville CooperDr. John H. Watson
Edgar Barrier
Edgar BarrierDr. Grimesby Roylott
Richard Fraser
Richard FraserJohn Armitage
Gail RobertsJean Stoner

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TVOriginally an episode of Your Show Time, it has been released as a solo film on DVD box sets25 Mar 1949

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The Adventure of the Speckled Band was released on 25 March 1949.
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949) was directed by Sobey Martin.
How long is The Adventure of the Speckled Band?
The Adventure of the Speckled Band runs for 27m.

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