Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes 1954

7.2 HD TV Show 25m 1954-10-18 Ended

The first American television series of Sherlock Holmes adventures aired in syndication in the fall of 1954. The 39 half-hour mostly original stories were produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France by Guild Films, starring Ronald Howard as Holmes and Howard Marion Crawford as Watson. Archie Duncan appeared in many episodes as Inspector Lestrade. Richard Larke, billed as Kenneth Richards, played Sgt. Wilkins in about fifteen episodes. The series' associate producer, Nicole Milinaire, was one of the first women to attain a senior production role in a television series.

Season
Episode
Episode 1 — The Case of the Cunningham Heritage Episode 2 — The Case of Lady Beryl Episode 3 — The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun Episode 4 — The Case of the Texas Cowgirl Episode 5 — The Case of the Belligerent Ghost Episode 6 — The Case of the Shy Ballerina Episode 7 — The Case of the Winthrop Legend Episode 8 — The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff Episode 9 — The Case of Harry Crocker Episode 10 — The Mother Hubbard Case Episode 11 — The Case of the Red Headed League Episode 12 — The Case of the Shoeless Engineer Episode 13 — The Case of the Split Ticket Episode 14 — The Case of the French Interpreter Episode 15 — The Case of the Singing Violin Episode 16 — The Case of the Greystone Inscription Episode 17 — The Case of the Laughing Mummy Episode 18 — The Case of the Thistle Killer Episode 19 — The Case of the Vanished Detective Episode 20 — The Case of the Careless Suffragette Episode 21 — The Case of the Reluctant Carpenter Episode 22 — The Case of the Deadly Prophecy Episode 23 — The Case of the Christmas Pudding Episode 24 — The Case of the Night Train Riddle Episode 25 — The Case of the Violent Suitor Episode 26 — The Case of the Baker Street Nursemaids Episode 27 — The Case of the Perfect Husband Episode 28 — The Case of the Jolly Hangman Episode 29 — The Case of the Impostor Mystery Episode 30 — The Case of the Eiffel Tower Episode 31 — The Case of the Exhumed Client Episode 32 — The Case of the Impromtu Performance Episode 33 — The Case of the Baker Street Bachelors Episode 34 — The Case of the Royal Murder Episode 35 — The Case of the Haunted Gainsborough Episode 36 — The Case of the Neurotic Detective Episode 37 — The Case of the Unlucky Gambler Episode 38 — The Case of the Diamond Tooth Episode 39 — The Case of the Tyrant's Daughter

Storyline

The first American television series of Sherlock Holmes adventures aired in syndication in the fall of 1954. The 39 half-hour mostly original stories were produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France by Guild Films, starring Ronald Howard as Holmes and Howard Marion Crawford as Watson. Archie Duncan appeared in many episodes as Inspector Lestrade. Richard Larke, billed as Kenneth Richards, played Sgt. Wilkins in about fifteen episodes. The series' associate producer, Nicole Milinaire, was one of the first women to attain a senior production role in a television series.

Original title Sherlock Holmes
Release Date 1954-10-18
Runtime 25m
Status Ended
Production Guild Films
Language English
Country United States of America
Seasons 1
Episodes 39