I like it too. While I adore Benedict Cumberbatch 's version of the character b/c it brings humorous attention to behaviors of the "Spectrum folks" as I'll call it right now - Asperger, INTJ - that makes those with it seem so rude at times. His strong value for truth, and low value for other people's emotions. ... in contrast, this version still controls and directs conversations with others, but is much more polite, and certainly more gracious about it. I do know you probably making comparisons with the other fellow of this time. But I haven't watched enough of them to know differences yet. But I really like these stories! And glad I found them.
@@meechipeachi That is an exceedingly thoughtful observation on your part. Well put indeed. Whilst I'm ready to admit that I personally found Mr. Cumberbatch's portrayal of the titular character a trifle too off-putting, particularly with the overdose application of his trademark brusquerie. Notwithstanding, he does manage to imbue a certain modicum of dynamics to the role in his improvisatory fashion, independent of the actual storyline. Also, by way of recommendation, I would highly suggest that you invest some time watching Jeremy Brett as SH in the much-loved Granada Television Presents series from the 1980's. For me, the late, great Mr. Brett is the definitive. But then again, when all is said and done, it really boils down to each to their own, after all.
I think, every actor had his own style, be it Jeremy Brett, Geoffrey Whitehead, Ron Howard or Basil Rathbone. I liked all those interpretations of Sherlock Holmes' character. These ones were the most humorous ones.
I like Mr. Howard's version the best! Of course, writing and directing make a hug difference. He plays a brilliant man but without the vicious tendencies of other Holmes. I like Ronald Howard more than his old man. Leslie seemed a bit too foppish.
I love these versions of Holmes and Watson. I read up about them - Ronald Howard played Holmes as a young version, enhtusiastic and to an extent still learning his trade (and as seen in some episodes, not yet the virtuoso on violin, as proved by the look on Watson's face when he picks it up), and H. Marion Crawford portraying Watson as intelligent, bluff and down-to-earth - a useful, though occasionally unwilling assistant, rather than than the bumbler he became in other portrayals.
Why is it that these episodes and black and white films in general of the 30's ,40's and 50's have such a calming effect on me ? It cannot be nostalgia as I am a young guy ....I find again and again these old films and serials to be very therapeutic .
I know what you mean. I love watching "Rising Damp" for similar reasons. I would have loved to have lived there. It looks cosy. But only in my head. In real life it would have probably been a night mare.
Well I dont think life was a ' nightmare' back in the 30' and 40's ...IMO the allure of these classic films and TV series is that it reminds us of simpler times...I am noticing that the more I stay away from things like Facebook, Whatsapp, Sanpchat etc. the more at peace I am with myself and my world. My ' worry topics' include the things I have to do on that given day BUT the moment I go online I begin to worry about everything from the economy to the future of humanity...Ofcourse bad things happened back then as well( not one but two world wars ) but unlike today everyone didn't possess a HD camera and means to transmit every gory detail around the world in a matter of minutes ....I am not bashing technology but everything has a negative side .Nice to know you love British Sitcoms as well . I am currently watching Hi De Hi and yes more than the comedy I am enjoying the calming effect I mentioned earlier.
Love all the old British comedies from the seventies and eighties The scripts were not written to accommodate 10 ads every 15 minutes. There was more plot and character development. They were genuinely funny and many of a gentle, sympathetic nature. Now it's like we're exposed to cultural ADHD, our thoughts being constantly interrupted and rerouted. Finishing thoughts, thinking through a subject or keeping a development of thought and subject in our own minds (communing with ourselves) are not encouraged. I also love all the different English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, etc. accents. Hi De Hi has some great ones!
Vulgarity & perversion. It can only be the Catholic church ministry & in the real life the bad people are priests & nuns & don't get caught but are protected from within.
An exceptionally good episode of "Sherlock Holmes" featuring H. Marion Crawford and Ronald Howard and a fine supporting cast. This 1954 series continues to have high standards of plot, pacing, and acting.
As I have said on many occasions Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are the "serious, hard core Sherlock and Watson" They are interesting to watch but somewhat driven particularly Sherlock (Rathbone) Truly a priceless paring and a very good if not one of the best representations of Doyle's fine work. But honestly Ronald Howard and H Marion Crawford are simply as good (in my opinion) and just more fun to watch. The mutual admiration and rare if every condescension between them (always sporting when it does happen, not harsh or malicious as can be the case with Rathbone/Bruce) is always light hearted . The caricature of Holmes/Watson in this version is human, interactive and mutual. Not that Rathbone/Bruce do not have their moments as well but there are simply more "good warm hearted moments" here. These men, just like Rathbone/Bruce do the characters justice and would make Doyle proud in either case. I like this version thanks for the uploads.
I LOVE this series! It is the best Sherlock Holmes! I hate the newer ones...especially the one on BBC with a rude hyper Sherlock. Thanks PizzaFlix for posting!
Chacun à son goût!! I love them ALL! I adore the new ones with Benedict Cumberbatch and how they incorporate texting and modern technology-“A Scandal in Belgravia” is really exciting!! It also has a naked Irene Adler which you won’t see in any other Sherlock series.
Aye. When the thick swirling Fog clearled you could meet Jack the Ripper or the Acid Bath murderer. Worse you could stumble across one of their victims. Not all the streets were paved like Baker Street. Some were rat infested. Go back earlier to the very beginning of the Victorian era and Bill Sykes, Bull Dog and Nancy could be in the pub. But of course you would be wise enough to only frequent the more affluent respectable places. I meant this in good taste and hope it is accepted in good taste.
I can't believe that the beach is Brighton. I was there when very young (a long time ago now) and the beach was all pebbles... Love this old series, thank you for uploading it.
This was a good episode. l would've preferred long time for the length of each episode, these were finished too quickly. Ronald Howard left acting and took up as an antique dealer in his shop. He just couldn't be bothered going along with the ambition of becoming a big star. He was a simple man.
Those who have played Sherlock Holmes since 1893: Charles Brookfield - 1893 William Gillette - 1899-1930 - 1300 Performances over 30 yrs. Sherlock Holmes movie Baffled - 1900 Silent/Short - Max Goldberg John F. Preston - 1900 Charles Rice - 1904 Karoly Baumann - 1905 Maurice Costello - 1905 Viggo Larsen - 1908 Alwin NeuB - 1908, 1911, 1914 Otto Lagoni - 1910 Holger Rasmussen - 1911 Mack Sennett - 1911-1912 George Treville - 1912 Harry Benham - 1913 James Bragington - 1914 Francis Ford - 1914 H.A. Saintbury - 1916 Hugo Fink - 1917 Sam Robinson - 1918 Eille Norwood - 1921 Silent short movie - The Dying Detective Burt Lytell - 1921 Dennis Neillson-Terry - 1921 John Barrymore - 1922 Hamilton Deane - 1923-1932 Tod Slaughter - 1928, 1930 Richard Gordon - 1930-1933, 1936 Clive Brook - 1929/1930/1932 Arthur Wontner - 1931- 1937 - Movie Series Raymond Massey - 1931 Robert Rendel - 1932 Reginald Owen - 1933 Felix Alymer - 1933 Louis Hector - 1934-1935, 1937 Bruno Guttner - 1937, 1939, 1942-1943 Orson Welles - 1938 Basil Rathbone - 1939-1946 Cedric Hardwick - 1945 Tom Conway - 1947 Howard Marion-Crawford - 1948 John Stanley - 1948-1949 Alan Napier - 1949 Alan Wheatley - 1951 John Longden - 1951 Laidman Browne - 1951 Carleton Hobbs - 1952-1969 Ronald Howard - 1954 (39 episodes) Sir John Gielgud - 1954-1955 Peter Cushing - 1959, 1968, 1984 Christopher Lee - 1962, 1970, 1992 Douglas Wilmer - 1964 John Neville - 1965, 1970, 1978 Robert Stephens - 1970 Stewart Granger - 1972 John Cleese - 1973 Larry Hagman - 1974 Robert Powell - 1974 Rolf Becker - 1974 John Wood - 1974-1975 Leonard Nimoy - 1976 Douglas Wilmer - 1976 Roger Moore - 1976 Nicol Williamson - 1976 Kevin McCarthy - 1977 Christopher Plummer - 1977 Peter Cook - 1977 Paxton Whitehead - 1978 Barry Foster - 1978 Geoffrey Whitehead - 1979-1980 Graham Armitage - 1979-1980, 1985 Keith Mitchell - 1979 Charlton Heston - 1980 Frank Langella - 1980 Vasily Livanov - Russian TV - 1979-1981, 1983 & 1986 John Moffatt - 1981 Guy Henry - 1982 Tom Baker - 1982 Ian Richardson - 1983 Peter O’Toole - 1983 (animated TV films - Australian) Jeremy Brett - 1984-1994 Nicholas Rowe - 1984 Guy Rolfe - 1984 Dinsdale Landen - 1987 Tim Pigott-Smith - 1987 Anthony Higgins - 1987 Michael Pennington - 1987 Roger Rees - 1988 Ron Moody - 1988-1989 Clive Merrison - 1989-1998, 2002, 2004, 2008-2010 Edward Woodward - 1990 Simon Callow - 1990 Richard E. Grant 1992 Robert Powell - 1993 Patrick McNee - 1993 Anthony Higgins - 1993 1998-2019: John Gilbert - Episodes 1-18 Lawrence Albert - Episode 20 John Patrick Lowrie - Episodes 21-65 & 67-until Dennis Bateman - Episode 66 Jason Gray-Stanford - 1999-2001 - Animation for Kids Matt Frewer - 2000-2001 Joaquim de Almeida - 2001 Richard Roxburgh - 2002 James D’Arcy - 2002 Andrew Sachs - 2004 Rupert Everett - 2004 Jonathan Pryce - 2007 Javier Marzan - 2007 Roger Llewellyn - 2009 Robert Downey Jr. 2009 & 2011 Ben Syder - 2010 Nicholas Briggs - 2010-2018 Igor Petrenko - Russian TV Series - 2013 Benedict Cumberbatch - 2010-2016 Christian Rode - 2010, 2014 Samuel Tady - 2011, 2014, 2017-2018 (Tady Bros. Productions/on YTube) Johnny Lee Miller - 2012-2019 Benjamin Lawlor - 2013 Seamus Dever - 2014 Ian McKellen - 2015 Euan Morton - 2015 Gregory Wooddell - 2015 Paul Andrew Goldsmith - 2015-2016 Ewen Bremner - 2016 Jay Taylor - 2017-2018 Yuko Takeuchi - 2018 (HBO Asia - female ‘Holmes’) Orlando Wells - 2018 Johnny Depp - 2018 (animation) Will Ferrell - 2018 Nicholas Boulton - 2020 Henry Cavill - 2020 Ethan Bell - 2020 (Fan Film on UA-cam) Ethan Thomas Jung - 2020 Fan Adv. (Vagabond Repertory Theater Company-UA-cam) This list is not exhaustive. however, these are some of the many actors who have played Sherlock Holmes on stage, screen, radio and TV adaptations.
Thank you for your homework. l was quiet astounded at how many there were. l noticed that the modern ones have lost the essence of characters from the book. They have become banal.
Nowadays, if you saw a grown man ask a young girl if she wanted him to take her home you would tackle the guy. Shit sure has changed in the last few decades. We are programmed to think this way btw. Most men want to be helpful but won't go near a child for the fear that they will be chastised. SAD! We are the protectors by the way.
Bittersweet story. Grandmother driven mad by a lifetime of poverty, grueling work, and desperation to raise her granddaughter to hopefully enjoy a life of ease. Even tender regard for her "birdies". 😢
I couldn't stop laughing at several of Holmes' poker faced antics with Watson constantly losing it, although I find it rather sad that the grandmother had to do what she did to provide for her granddaughter, only to be exposed and arrested in the end. Life can be so cruel, and make the most decent people do things that they would never had done.
I cannot agree in this situation. The old woman wanted the little girl not to have want. To have a life of ease and to have things that other people had that she saw. They were not starving, on the street. She just wanted more, and she could justify killing people, taking their life for her own selfish gain. Maybe being a cleaning woman is not the best job, but can murder be acceptable to make it possible to not have to do that job? What about the little girl when she finds out that she was used by her grandmother to lure in the men? Yes, this was only a movie, but you stated that "life can be so cruel, and make most decent people do things that they never would." So how do you know that "most decent people" are doing these things? Live within your means, no matter what they are, and you won't go around murdering people. Taking from someone else, so that you can have. As though they are not entitled to having a life of their own.
@@kimberlykasimoff1447 Wow, you must really be the soul of enlightenment to talk as if you know what people will be forced to do to survive. Try taking your own advice, or even better, put yourself in a situation where you are forced into a corner, and have to resort to something you wouldn't have done if things were easy to live. But then again, from your HOLIER THAN THOU mentality, you consider yourself above it all, and don't think that you will ever fall on hard times. THAT's how entitled you are.
@@WolfMaiden11 Actually I was a house cleaner for 25 years. Became homeless a few years back because I could not get hired for a job. I was 64 years old when I became homeless on the street. This past February because of the help through a Veterans organisation, I received housing. I didn't steal, lie, cheat anyone, or murder anyone.
@@zettemueller4540 Not everyone is into the Benedict Cumberbatch version of Sherlock. Personally, I also think this version is more attractive both in appearance and in his behaviour.
@@elinannestad5320 he seems younger in this portrayal which is something I like because we can see how he's still learning and experimenting things. He's not stiff, stoic and pretentious he's confident, cheery, and open minded while still having the mischief that the og sherlock always had
In the scene at the front door of the house Holmes says the papers are at least a week old while inside before they find the body he says the papers are a day old mistakes or not these episodes are still brilliant 🙂💗👍
Sadly, elderly people in those days had to work till they dropped, unless there was a family member willing to look after them. I often wonder if the increase in longevity during the 20th century was not due to medical advances or improved nutrition, but to the introduction of the age pension.
9:40 did you see that shot? the camera was in front of the 'butler' from the shelves and they shot the whole scene that way. then he covers the lens with the towel. wow! really cool shot :}
Leslie was a good actor, he was excellent in Human Bondage with Bette Davis. It was sad that his plane got shot down. It was also under quite suspicious circumstances in fact Ronald really tried to get to the bottom of it all. I think he even wrote a book about it, if my memory serves me right. Cant remember the name of it tho.
Love this series, and I like PARTS of this episode, specifically those where that horrible woman is not on screen. My gripe with this is that she gets sympathy in the end for being an old woman. Dude she killed like 8 people and destroyed the lives of all those around them, she does NOT deserve sympathy, she deserves the noose. There is no excuse for such villainy, so STOP LOOKING AT HER LIKE THAT WATSON YOU FOOL!
I think society was not so hurried. We're more stressed today and our lives are fast paced. Our movies and tv shows reflect that. The British movies were much slower paced than ours even in the 20's and 30's, but ours were less fast paced, too.
If Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson were around, they would have solved the Covic-19 mystery and come up with the cure! I wouldn't have to be under lockdown for more than 2 months now!
Hard to believe that H & W would walk into a room containing a dead body without having to put their hands over their noses due to the smell, they would have as soon as the body tumbled out. At least in a previous film they shuddered as they got into their flat while brushing off the snow. Years ago I saw "The Mousetrap"and nearly stood up and shouted "Close that window again - this time wth feeling!" The actor had walked in from another room (?) and walking across merely said "Who's left this window open?" The wind machine was blowing snow flakes in through the billowing curtains. Loving the scenes of old London. Watson is so well played. Sir ACD would be chuffed for sure.
They all exit . . . But what of the little girl??? Note: "After breakfast, Please turn yourself in to the local constabulary. Sincerely, Constabulary Detective Lestrade, London Station, Scotland Yard."
I have no pity for this woman. If she could not care for the child, she could have placed her on adoption to a proper family. Or an orphanage. Eight innocent men died... imagine if one was a pedophile. To think there are truly perverse people in this world irl.
WHY do people look back on the days before their time and always say it was a simpler time? i was living back then and IT WAS NOT A BLANKETY BLANK SIMPLER TIME!!!!!!!!! i suppose the simplest time was when we came down from the trees way,way, way back 'then' and the only things we had to worry about were hunting huge mastodons, gathering and saving for winter (that's easy), being hunted by lions and sabre tooth tigers, finding warmth in the freezing winter and coolness in the blazing summer, and running from natural disasters - yeah, now that was a simpler time wasn't it? GODS!!!!!!
@@annamariebolt3523 ROTFL - what i meant was the '50's. no time is a simple time - amybe for some people, especialy if they're rich, but not for most folks :} Keep safe! 🌷
Find it odd that in the beginning.. Dr. Watson goes to great length to praise the genius of Holmes.. speaking of how he loves to watch his mind at work.. and then spends the remainder of the episode fiercely doubting his every move, and addressing him as though he were a child - snapping at him at every turn, as if they were just meeting for the first time. Interesting, indeed.
The pacing of these episodes always seems rushed to me. The endings are rather abrupt. They were good stories, but they didn't have the time to fully flesh them out. Probably would have been better as an hour-long show.
A great series However I am a bit surprised at how nice they all were to that old murderous hag when they arrested her. They treated her as if she was being arrested for shoplifting chocolates for her granddaughter! And the guy at the beach describing her as sixty years old?! She was 75 if she was a day!
There is not enough hype for this Sherlock Holmes series. It is so much fun.
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Love it. A reliable classic.
Ron Howard is by far the most genteel Sherlock Holmes on screen. Love his soft, subtle mannerism.
I like it too.
While I adore Benedict Cumberbatch 's version of the character b/c it brings humorous attention to behaviors of the "Spectrum folks" as I'll call it right now - Asperger, INTJ - that makes those with it seem so rude at times.
His strong value for truth, and low value for other people's emotions.
... in contrast, this version still controls and directs conversations with others, but is much more polite, and certainly more gracious about it.
I do know you probably making comparisons with the other fellow of this time. But I haven't watched enough of them to know differences yet.
But I really like these stories! And glad I found them.
@@meechipeachi That is an exceedingly thoughtful observation on your part. Well put indeed. Whilst I'm ready to admit that I personally found Mr. Cumberbatch's portrayal of the titular character a trifle too off-putting, particularly with the overdose application of his trademark brusquerie. Notwithstanding, he does manage to imbue a certain modicum of dynamics to the role in his improvisatory fashion, independent of the actual storyline.
Also, by way of recommendation, I would highly suggest that you invest some time watching Jeremy Brett as SH in the much-loved Granada Television Presents series from the 1980's.
For me, the late, great Mr. Brett is the definitive.
But then again, when all is said and done, it really boils down to each to their own, after all.
I think, every actor had his own style, be it Jeremy Brett, Geoffrey Whitehead, Ron Howard or Basil Rathbone. I liked all those interpretations of Sherlock Holmes' character. These ones were the most humorous ones.
I like Mr. Howard's version the best! Of course, writing and directing make a hug difference. He plays a brilliant man but without the vicious tendencies of other Holmes. I like Ronald Howard more than his old man. Leslie seemed a bit too foppish.
He's just normal.
I love these versions of Holmes and Watson. I read up about them - Ronald Howard played Holmes as a young version, enhtusiastic and to an extent still learning his trade (and as seen in some episodes, not yet the virtuoso on violin, as proved by the look on Watson's face when he picks it up), and H. Marion Crawford portraying Watson as intelligent, bluff and down-to-earth - a useful, though occasionally unwilling assistant, rather than than the bumbler he became in other portrayals.
Great observations and analysis of these characters.
This is actually AFTER the Rathbone movies and radio.
The actor who played the bumbling Watson had already died
I enjoy these portrayals as well. Alot of personality for sure.
Rubbish re Watson. It was only Nigel Bruce who was the bumbler.
See the 1980,s Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Watson seems to have an inexhaustible supply of patience and tolerance as invariably every episode he states that Holmes has "gone too far"...
I love when he says that. Lol
Why is it that these episodes and black and white films in general of the 30's ,40's and 50's have such a calming effect on me ? It cannot be nostalgia as I am a young guy ....I find again and again these old films and serials to be very therapeutic .
I know what you mean. I love watching "Rising Damp" for similar reasons. I would have loved to have lived there. It looks cosy. But only in my head. In real life it would have probably been a night mare.
Well I dont think life was a ' nightmare' back in the 30' and 40's ...IMO the allure of these classic films and TV series is that it reminds us of simpler times...I am noticing that the more I stay away from things like Facebook, Whatsapp, Sanpchat etc. the more at peace I am with myself and my world. My ' worry topics' include the things I have to do on that given day BUT the moment I go online I begin to worry about everything from the economy to the future of humanity...Ofcourse bad things happened back then as well( not one but two world wars ) but unlike today everyone didn't possess a HD camera and means to transmit every gory detail around the world in a matter of minutes ....I am not bashing technology but everything has a negative side .Nice to know you love British Sitcoms as well . I am currently watching Hi De Hi and yes more than the comedy I am enjoying the calming effect I mentioned earlier.
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Black and white t.v. > colour t.v.
+Dharma View If you enjoyed this for it's calming effect try watching the series "Poirot" with David Suchet. Beautiful!
Love all the old British comedies from the seventies and eighties The scripts were not written to accommodate 10 ads every 15 minutes. There was more plot and character development. They were genuinely funny and many of a gentle, sympathetic nature. Now it's like we're exposed to cultural ADHD, our thoughts being constantly interrupted and rerouted. Finishing thoughts, thinking through a subject or keeping a development of thought and subject in our own minds (communing with ourselves) are not encouraged. I also love all the different English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, etc. accents. Hi De Hi has some great ones!
9:42 love how the bartender places the towel over the camera 📷, genius directing 👍
@wynott think your time stamp is a few seconds late... here it is: 9:37 It is a cool moment!
And the shawl over the birdcage in answer.
I love these two guys! These shows are so much fun to watch. Even Lestrade is almost likable!
Archie Duncan is awesome as Lestrade! 🎥😀
This episode is now near the top of my list.
Can’t say enough how much I’m enjoying these episodes Thanks for uploading
My favorite version, the duo Sherlock and Watson is irresistible! 😊
Love these episodes.Wish there were many many more.
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It does the same to me also, very relaxing. They don't have vulgarity, perversion, and bad people get caught.
Vulgarity & perversion. It can only be the Catholic church ministry & in the real life the bad people are priests & nuns & don't get caught but are protected from within.
I respect all of them, by jove, wonderful performances
An exceptionally good episode of "Sherlock Holmes" featuring H. Marion Crawford and Ronald Howard and a fine supporting cast. This 1954 series continues to have high standards of plot, pacing, and acting.
Thank you very much for sharing this beautifully rivetling episode!
As I have said on many occasions Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are the "serious, hard core Sherlock and Watson" They are interesting to watch but somewhat driven particularly Sherlock (Rathbone) Truly a priceless paring and a very good if not one of the best representations of Doyle's fine work. But honestly Ronald Howard and H Marion Crawford are simply as good (in my opinion) and just more fun to watch. The mutual admiration and rare if every condescension between them (always sporting when it does happen, not harsh or malicious as can be the case with Rathbone/Bruce) is always light hearted . The caricature of Holmes/Watson in this version is human, interactive and mutual. Not that Rathbone/Bruce do not have their moments as well but there are simply more "good warm hearted moments" here. These men, just like Rathbone/Bruce do the characters justice and would make Doyle proud in either case. I like this version thanks for the uploads.
I LOVE this series! It is the best Sherlock Holmes! I hate the newer ones...especially the one on BBC with a rude hyper Sherlock. Thanks PizzaFlix for posting!
It's because it's real good acting young man. Which a lot of young people have never seen before. No computer work. Real acting.
Chacun à son goût!! I love them ALL! I adore the new ones with Benedict Cumberbatch and how they incorporate texting and modern technology-“A Scandal in Belgravia” is really exciting!! It also has a naked Irene Adler which you won’t see in any other Sherlock series.
How I do wish that I could return to those wonderful times of yesteryear
Aye. When the thick swirling Fog clearled you could meet Jack the Ripper or the Acid Bath murderer. Worse you could stumble across one of their victims. Not all the streets were paved like Baker Street. Some were rat infested. Go back earlier to the very beginning of the Victorian era and Bill Sykes, Bull Dog and Nancy could be in the pub.
But of course you would be wise enough to only frequent the more affluent respectable places. I meant this in good taste and hope it is accepted in good taste.
I can't believe that the beach is Brighton. I was there when very young (a long time ago now) and the beach was all pebbles... Love this old series, thank you for uploading it.
These were made in France honest look it up.Brighton beach is pebbly.
I like to walk barefoot on a beach.Try it on Brighton beach on a hot day and you'll burn your feet.
He's so good as Holmes and doctor as well. Humour great...
This was a good episode. l would've preferred long time for the length of each episode, these were finished too quickly. Ronald Howard left acting and took up as an antique dealer in his shop.
He just couldn't be bothered going along with the ambition of becoming a big star. He was a simple man.
Ah, nice. Good info to know. Thank you
You know I must say that this Sherlock Holmes is quite mischief if he's trying to drop a match down into a suit of armour
surprisingly contemporary, cant get enough thank you
People spoke so nice in thoses days..good film.
Nope, only well off ppl 😂
I think you mean, "spoke so nicely."
Oh, the irony!
They spoke do well cause of they say the old kings British English .
The series was filmed in France. Many of the supporting actors are actually French, doing their best to sound British.
@@brstfr7126 Yes, I read someone else said that about it being filmed in France. Very surprising! 🇫🇷 🇬🇧
thank you for showing these old favorites
Those who have played Sherlock Holmes since 1893:
Charles Brookfield - 1893
William Gillette - 1899-1930 - 1300 Performances over 30 yrs.
Sherlock Holmes movie Baffled - 1900 Silent/Short - Max Goldberg
John F. Preston - 1900
Charles Rice - 1904
Karoly Baumann - 1905
Maurice Costello - 1905
Viggo Larsen - 1908
Alwin NeuB - 1908, 1911, 1914
Otto Lagoni - 1910
Holger Rasmussen - 1911
Mack Sennett - 1911-1912
George Treville - 1912
Harry Benham - 1913
James Bragington - 1914
Francis Ford - 1914
H.A. Saintbury - 1916
Hugo Fink - 1917
Sam Robinson - 1918
Eille Norwood - 1921 Silent short movie - The Dying Detective
Burt Lytell - 1921
Dennis Neillson-Terry - 1921
John Barrymore - 1922
Hamilton Deane - 1923-1932
Tod Slaughter - 1928, 1930
Richard Gordon - 1930-1933, 1936
Clive Brook - 1929/1930/1932
Arthur Wontner - 1931- 1937 - Movie Series
Raymond Massey - 1931
Robert Rendel - 1932
Reginald Owen - 1933
Felix Alymer - 1933
Louis Hector - 1934-1935, 1937
Bruno Guttner - 1937, 1939, 1942-1943
Orson Welles - 1938
Basil Rathbone - 1939-1946
Cedric Hardwick - 1945
Tom Conway - 1947
Howard Marion-Crawford - 1948
John Stanley - 1948-1949
Alan Napier - 1949
Alan Wheatley - 1951
John Longden - 1951
Laidman Browne - 1951
Carleton Hobbs - 1952-1969
Ronald Howard - 1954 (39 episodes)
Sir John Gielgud - 1954-1955
Peter Cushing - 1959, 1968, 1984
Christopher Lee - 1962, 1970, 1992
Douglas Wilmer - 1964
John Neville - 1965, 1970, 1978
Robert Stephens - 1970
Stewart Granger - 1972
John Cleese - 1973
Larry Hagman - 1974
Robert Powell - 1974
Rolf Becker - 1974
John Wood - 1974-1975
Leonard Nimoy - 1976
Douglas Wilmer - 1976
Roger Moore - 1976
Nicol Williamson - 1976
Kevin McCarthy - 1977
Christopher Plummer - 1977
Peter Cook - 1977
Paxton Whitehead - 1978
Barry Foster - 1978
Geoffrey Whitehead - 1979-1980
Graham Armitage - 1979-1980, 1985
Keith Mitchell - 1979
Charlton Heston - 1980
Frank Langella - 1980
Vasily Livanov - Russian TV - 1979-1981, 1983 & 1986
John Moffatt - 1981
Guy Henry - 1982
Tom Baker - 1982
Ian Richardson - 1983
Peter O’Toole - 1983 (animated TV films - Australian)
Jeremy Brett - 1984-1994
Nicholas Rowe - 1984
Guy Rolfe - 1984
Dinsdale Landen - 1987
Tim Pigott-Smith - 1987
Anthony Higgins - 1987
Michael Pennington - 1987
Roger Rees - 1988
Ron Moody - 1988-1989
Clive Merrison - 1989-1998, 2002, 2004, 2008-2010
Edward Woodward - 1990
Simon Callow - 1990
Richard E. Grant 1992
Robert Powell - 1993
Patrick McNee - 1993
Anthony Higgins - 1993
1998-2019: John Gilbert - Episodes 1-18
Lawrence Albert - Episode 20
John Patrick Lowrie - Episodes 21-65 & 67-until
Dennis Bateman - Episode 66
Jason Gray-Stanford - 1999-2001 - Animation for Kids
Matt Frewer - 2000-2001
Joaquim de Almeida - 2001
Richard Roxburgh - 2002
James D’Arcy - 2002
Andrew Sachs - 2004
Rupert Everett - 2004
Jonathan Pryce - 2007
Javier Marzan - 2007
Roger Llewellyn - 2009
Robert Downey Jr. 2009 & 2011
Ben Syder - 2010
Nicholas Briggs - 2010-2018
Igor Petrenko - Russian TV Series - 2013
Benedict Cumberbatch - 2010-2016
Christian Rode - 2010, 2014
Samuel Tady - 2011, 2014, 2017-2018 (Tady Bros. Productions/on YTube)
Johnny Lee Miller - 2012-2019
Benjamin Lawlor - 2013
Seamus Dever - 2014
Ian McKellen - 2015
Euan Morton - 2015
Gregory Wooddell - 2015
Paul Andrew Goldsmith - 2015-2016
Ewen Bremner - 2016
Jay Taylor - 2017-2018
Yuko Takeuchi - 2018 (HBO Asia - female ‘Holmes’)
Orlando Wells - 2018
Johnny Depp - 2018 (animation)
Will Ferrell - 2018
Nicholas Boulton - 2020
Henry Cavill - 2020
Ethan Bell - 2020 (Fan Film on UA-cam)
Ethan Thomas Jung - 2020 Fan Adv.
(Vagabond Repertory Theater Company-UA-cam)
This list is not exhaustive. however, these are some of the
many actors who have played Sherlock Holmes on stage,
screen, radio and TV adaptations.
Thank you for your homework. l was quiet astounded at how many there were. l noticed that the modern ones have lost the essence of characters from the book. They have become banal.
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short but good, Ron Howard is so gentle and Watson cool and fun
One of my favorite episodes from this series, it has a sinister charm to it...
Watson look so suspicious trying to cover up for homes breaking into the door LOL
Priceless 🤣
Nowadays, if you saw a grown man ask a young girl if she wanted him to take her home you would tackle the guy. Shit sure has changed in the last few decades. We are programmed to think this way btw. Most men want to be helpful but won't go near a child for the fear that they will be chastised. SAD! We are the protectors by the way.
Hilarious. Especially the tea/snake poison joke.
DELIGHTFUL BRITISH CLASSIC - FOREVER
16:58 Holmes has no sense of personal space! lol 😂
Hilarious as always! I love the entire series. Moriarty.
I love this show so much.
Thanks again. 2 weeks quarantine now.
Thanks PizzaFlix! I enjoyed this very much! Watson is a good fellow indeed!
Watson& Holmes drinking tea.
Watson-You first Holmes.
Ahhh, wunderful the original Musik. Gives me goosebumps. 😍
thank-you so much PF for your wonderful downloaads these make us all feel great escaping from reality so you are a boon to humanity right now
Miss Enith was sure a scary, homicidal old lady! Great episode!
Bittersweet story. Grandmother driven mad by a lifetime of poverty, grueling work, and desperation to raise her granddaughter to hopefully enjoy a life of ease. Even tender regard for her "birdies". 😢
She is an evil woman.
She certainly had a nice-looking flat and furnishings!
How did she get money from these guys? Kill them and take their apartment? Always moving?
@@connecting2spiritthe owners are on summer vacation elsewhere, she’s the maid
@@johanne577 thanks!
I couldn't stop laughing at several of Holmes' poker faced antics with Watson constantly losing it, although I find it rather sad that the grandmother had to do what she did to provide for her granddaughter, only to be exposed and arrested in the end.
Life can be so cruel, and make the most decent people do things that they would never had done.
I cannot agree in this situation. The old woman wanted the little girl not to have want. To have a life of ease and to have things that other people had that she saw. They were not starving, on the street. She just wanted more, and she could justify killing people, taking their life for her own selfish gain. Maybe being a cleaning woman is not the best job, but can murder be acceptable to make it possible to not have to do that job? What about the little girl when she finds out that she was used by her grandmother to lure in the men? Yes, this was only a movie, but you stated that "life can be so cruel, and make most decent people do things that they never would." So how do you know that "most decent people" are doing these things? Live within your means, no matter what they are, and you won't go around murdering people. Taking from someone else, so that you can have. As though they are not entitled to having a life of their own.
@@kimberlykasimoff1447 Wow, you must really be the soul of enlightenment to talk as if you know what people will be forced to do to survive. Try taking your own advice, or even better, put yourself in a situation where you are forced into a corner, and have to resort to something you wouldn't have done if things were easy to live.
But then again, from your HOLIER THAN THOU mentality, you consider yourself above it all, and don't think that you will ever fall on hard times.
THAT's how entitled you are.
@@WolfMaiden11 Actually I was a house cleaner for 25 years. Became homeless a few years back because I could not get hired for a job. I was 64 years old when I became homeless on the street. This past February because of the help through a Veterans organisation, I received housing. I didn't steal, lie, cheat anyone, or murder anyone.
@@kimberlykasimoff1447 Uh, huh, sure, Saint Teresa.
The grandmother didn't HAVE TO do what she did,she chose to.
Cutest Sherlock Holmes
To Random-- Ah no!! That honor goes to the curly headed Benedict Cumberbatch. His blue eyes are really something
@@zettemueller4540 Not everyone is into the Benedict Cumberbatch version of Sherlock. Personally, I also think this version is more attractive both in appearance and in his behaviour.
my my, that is perceptive. I agree. This Holmes is different to all the others, he's light-hearted and I love that.
@@zettemueller4540 personality not looks
@@elinannestad5320 he seems younger in this portrayal which is something I like because we can see how he's still learning and experimenting things. He's not stiff, stoic and pretentious he's confident, cheery, and open minded while still having the mischief that the og sherlock always had
In the scene at the front door of the house Holmes says the papers are at least a week old while inside before they find the body he says the papers are a day old mistakes or not these episodes are still brilliant 🙂💗👍
I caught that. There seems to be a few of these mistakes in some of the movies. I guess the "takes" were limited because of cost, and let them slide.
@@kimberlykasimoff1447 Yeah could be that either way still brilliant episodes 💓👍
11:02 sherlock holding 2 papers, so maybe 1 is a week old, the 2nd from day before
Sadly, elderly people in those days had to work till they dropped, unless there was a family member willing to look after them. I often wonder if the increase in longevity during the 20th century was not due to medical advances or improved nutrition, but to the introduction of the age pension.
This episode was so sad 😞
2:37, Sherlock Holmes calls the skeleton “Nebuchadnezzar”
good catch
very good, thanks for the upload
I am partial to the Rathbone versions, but these are very good.
In my opinion, the Rathbone depiction of Holmes is a rather abrupt and abrasive personality. . This one is more gentle and amenable. .
I feel the same. No one can give justice to Sherlock Holmes like rathbone.
@@hemanth1778able Love Rathbone. But Bruce’s Watson makes me want to bash my head into the wall.
Thank you!🌸
Wilkins is so dear! Love when he turns up in a scene. :)*
Good series the year i was born 😊
Absolutely fantastic class series
Enjoying these two , like the humerus side .It is tea isn't it.
A particularly excellent episode.
9:40 did you see that shot? the camera was in front of the 'butler' from the shelves and
they shot the whole scene that way. then he covers the lens with the towel. wow! really
cool shot :}
Thank you for uploading these films
Yes, l though so too...very daring in that period of time.
I sometimes wonder if anyone even notices the great background music provided by Paul Durand.
Young girl lost in the city, strangers offering to take her home. What happened to that world?
Well done consy. Doesn't tire either. 💕
Ronald Howard father was killed 1943 when his plane was shot down by germans rons father leslie howard played Ashley in gone with the wind
Interesting.
You must be the grandson.
Leslie was a good actor, he was excellent in Human Bondage with Bette Davis. It was sad that his plane got shot down. It was also under quite suspicious circumstances in fact Ronald really tried to get to the bottom of it all. I think he even wrote a book about it, if my memory serves me right. Cant remember the name of it tho.
A terrible shame but thank you for the information as it is interesting.
@@colemanadamson5943 Your most welcome !
Love this series, and I like PARTS of this episode, specifically those where that horrible woman is not on screen. My gripe with this is that she gets sympathy in the end for being an old woman. Dude she killed like 8 people and destroyed the lives of all those around them, she does NOT deserve sympathy, she deserves the noose. There is no excuse for such villainy, so STOP LOOKING AT HER LIKE THAT WATSON YOU FOOL!
I agree 100%
Government murder was and is barbaric.
Spot on. Dispicable attitudes revealed in the plot.
I Think The Doctor Saw A Deranged Person And So Replied As To PLACATE The INSANE Person ; To KEEP Her CALM , , ,
I think society was not so hurried. We're more stressed today and our lives are fast paced. Our movies and tv shows reflect that. The British movies were much slower paced than ours even in the 20's and 30's, but ours were less fast paced, too.
If Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson were around, they would have solved the Covic-19 mystery and come up with the cure! I wouldn't have to be under lockdown for more than 2 months now!
My bet its that guy breathing into the wineglasses.
It's a scam.
Hard to believe that H & W would walk into a room containing a dead body without having to put their hands over their noses due to the smell, they would have as soon as the body tumbled out.
At least in a previous film they shuddered as they got into their flat while brushing off the snow.
Years ago I saw "The Mousetrap"and nearly stood up and shouted "Close that window again - this time wth feeling!"
The actor had walked in from another room (?) and walking across merely said "Who's left this window open?" The wind machine was blowing snow flakes in through the billowing curtains.
Loving the scenes of old London. Watson is so well played. Sir ACD would be chuffed for sure.
Hard to believe that Arthur Conan Doyle believed in fairies and that Houdini could dematerialise.
One thing that Holmes hadn't figured out was how an elderly woman could put a grown, dead man in a fire place.
There wouldn't have been any smell in regards to the body as holmes says it was the day before
Reminds me of Arsenic and Old Lace. Oh my1
Hilarious close talking scene.🤣
This case is so sad.
These old movies are made with style,not now in crazy generation every movie 🎥 swearing and killing with guns,bombs, terminator 😤
A grand little series. Light hearted. However, I must say Holmes' osteometrical methods leave something to be desired ..
They all exit . . . But what of the little girl???
Note: "After breakfast, Please turn yourself in to the local constabulary. Sincerely, Constabulary Detective Lestrade, London Station, Scotland Yard."
I have no pity for this woman. If she could not care for the child, she could have placed her on adoption to a proper family. Or an orphanage. Eight innocent men died... imagine if one was a pedophile. To think there are truly perverse people in this world irl.
Thanks again Pizza.
22:27, Holmes pretends that likes the fudge but is aware of her wicked plan!
Excellent
WHY do people look back on the days before their time and always say it was a simpler
time? i was living back then and IT WAS NOT A BLANKETY BLANK SIMPLER TIME!!!!!!!!! i suppose the simplest time was when we came down from the trees way,way, way back 'then' and the only things we had to worry about were hunting huge mastodons, gathering and saving for winter (that's easy), being hunted by lions and sabre tooth tigers, finding warmth in the freezing winter and coolness in the blazing summer, and running from natural disasters - yeah, now that was a simpler time wasn't it? GODS!!!!!!
You were around in 1886? That’s amazing
@@annamariebolt3523 ROTFL - what i meant was the '50's. no time is a simple time - amybe for some people, especialy if they're rich, but not for most folks :} Keep safe! 🌷
Find it odd that in the beginning.. Dr. Watson goes to great length to praise the genius of Holmes.. speaking of how he loves to watch his mind at work.. and then spends the remainder of the episode fiercely doubting his every move, and addressing him as though he were a child - snapping at him at every turn, as if they were just meeting for the first time. Interesting, indeed.
best SH series
The pacing of these episodes always seems rushed to me. The endings are rather abrupt. They were good stories, but they didn't have the time to fully flesh them out. Probably would have been better as an hour-long show.
That's because film is expensive
After watching the series with Jeremy Brett, this is like a comedy
Interesting episode , the encounter at 16:40 is comical.
I guess the moral of the story is don't pick up strangers on the street?
Don't be a stranger picked up on the street.
if i see a lost girl like that, i might help too, but won’t eat any divinity fudge ! not even that milk ! omg Sherlock took a sip.
Robbery an murder with tea . Hard way to make a living .
...Different portrayal of Dr. Watson THAN usual.
Is there ever a Mrs. Hudson in this series?
Always!
Lol what a polite, gentle and kind old lady murderer.
Where have I seen the lady who played mrs enid before iv seen her in something else and I cant think what it is 🤔
Why oh why do I get the idea that most of the cast are French ? Great series. Bravo pizzaflix.
Shades of Arsenic and Old Lace, this one!
Love watching in 2021
Nice!
A great series
However I am a bit surprised at how nice they all were to that old murderous hag when they arrested her. They treated her as if she was being arrested for shoplifting chocolates for her granddaughter! And the guy at the beach describing her as sixty years old?! She was 75 if she was a day!
Nowadays they see no difference between sixty and 75 either.
Another good one. I could not find information why Holmes named his skeleton Nebuchadnezzar. There's no Biblical or secular support for it.
This is episode 2 season 1 because of Watson’s statement (6:17).
has anyone mentioned Delphine Seyrig's early cameo as the young fiancée?
Thanks visters
An awfully sad episode . You wish she could have saved enough sooner
The inspector is so stupid that he will forget the cakes have been poisoned and eat one later on for his tea!
Which story was this based on?
“No Marks for Servility” Dr Watson.
Ask a grown man for help! I would call the police on that kid so fast....