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The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

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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..

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

27 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

25 March 1949

Country

United States of America

Cast

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

The Bookshop Man

Alan Napier

Alan Napier

Sherlock Holmes

Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

Miss Stoner

Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

Dr. John H. Watson

Edgar Barrier

Edgar Barrier

Dr. Grimesby Roylott

Richard Fraser

Richard Fraser

John Armitage

Gail Roberts

Gail Roberts

Jean Stoner

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