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Faces of Holmes: Orson Welles

Faces of Holmes: Orson Welles

“… this man here – is an actor.” – The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place (SHOS) Your author shares a birthday with two actors who have portrayed Sherlock Holmes – Orson Welles and Stewart Granger. Granger played Holmes in The Hound of The Baskervilles in an ABC Movie of the Week in 1972, which we will discuss… Continue Reading

Basil Rathbone Check From The William Morris Agency

Basil Rathbone Check From The William Morris Agency

“And now, your Grace, I’ll trouble you for that cheque.” – The Adventure of the Priory School (PRIO) Check collecting is another aspect of numismatics for a few collectors.  For Sherlockians, this field allows us to find checks from banks mentioned in stories from the Canon or from actors and actresses from the various dramatic… Continue Reading

Max Carrados – The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Max Carrados – The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

“He had no rival?” – The Valley of Fear (VALL) Following up on Simon Monk’s post on the numismatic detective Max Carrados, we have a few related links and comments to share: On December 31, 2014, BBC Radio aired the first episode of The Rivals, a series where Inspector Lestrade works with other contemporary detectives and sleuths… Continue Reading

Radio Broadcast of The Night Before Christmas – December 24, 1945

Radio Broadcast of The Night Before Christmas – December 24, 1945

I imagine that when most of you saw the title of this post, you immediately thought of Clement Clarke Moore’s classic Christmas poem.  Sorry to disappoint you! This story is based on an incident from The Blue Carbuncle and was broadcast on Christmas Eve 1945 during The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes… Continue Reading

The Three Garridebs on Radio

The Three Garridebs on Radio

The Adventure of the Three Garridebs has been adapted seven times for radio. Sherlock Holmes first appeared on the NBC Blue radio network on October 20, 1930 and was played by William Gillette, the noted stage actor who was synonymous with Holmes since the turn of the century.  Gillette was replaced the following week by… Continue Reading