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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Vol. 2: The Crooked Man/ The Speckled Band - Sherlock Holmes DVD Movie
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Vol. 2: The Crooked Man/ The Speckled Band - Sherlock Holmes DVD Movie
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Director: David Carson, Derek Marlowe
Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about Quotes & Trivia
ASIN: B00005NFYI
Average Customer Review:
 Based on 14 reviews.
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Amazon.com
In "The Crooked Man," Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) fetches Dr. John Watson (David Burke) on an urgent mission: Colonel James Barclay (Denys Hawthorne) has been found dead in his home, with his comatose wife (Lisa Daniely) beside him. While Holmes and Watson work to clear the widow's name of any suspicion, a weird, badly stooped man (Norman Jones) holds onto the secret of the Barclays' misfortune. This episode in the long-running Granada Television series is a fascinating puzzle all around, highlighted by a long flashback into a grim tale of treachery and revenge. One of the strongest entries in the series, "The Speckled Band" finds distraught Helen Stoner (Rosalyn Landor) coming to Holmes and Watson in fear for her life since announcing her betrothal. The reason: Helen's sister Julia (Denise Armon) died mysteriously and in apparent terror in her bedroom on the night before her own wedding, and her final words were a strange reference to a "speckled band." This episode has it all: a damsel in distress, a considerable villain, lots of suspense, and a solution worth waiting for. Brett and Burke are at the top of their game as Doyle's dynamic duo; this story was, in fact, Doyle's personal favorite from the Holmes canon. --Tom Keogh
Reader Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Sherlock Holmes has returned!, April 11, 2002
Reviewer:
Eric Pregosin
from New Carrollton, Maryland United States
Volume 2 of MPI's great series of mysteries from Granada TV/PBS is as enjoyable as its predecessor. In "The Crooked Man", a distinguished army colonel is found dead, and his unconscious wife is the primary suspect. His regiment is unaware of the colonel's treachery in his younger days and that a man he left for dead due to it is back for revenge. But is the man with the crooked back guilty? In "The Speckled Band" the stepdaughter of a renowned but cruel doctor is about to be married and escape her unhappy home fears for her life when history repeats itself and the events that lead to her sister's death occur again. Jeremy Brett and David Burke as Holmes and Watson are on the case!
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