The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Dec 14, 1975

1h 31m

★ 6.0

Overview

After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities, stolen documents, secret codes... and exposed backsides.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother Trailers

Cast

Sigerson Holmes

Gene Wilder

Jenny Hill

Madeline Kahn

Sgt. Orville Stanley Sacker

Marty Feldman

Eduardo Gambetti

Dom DeLuise

Moriarty

Leo McKern

Moriarty's Assistant

Roy Kinnear

Lord Redcliff

John Le Mesurier

Sherlock Holmes

Douglas Wilmer

Renato

Michael Crane

Man in Audience at Opera

Albert Finney

Dr. Watson

Thorley Walters

Bruner

George Silver

Arthur Conan Doyle reveals the story behind Sherlock Holmes and his mysteries by telling about Dr. Joseph Bell, from whom he drew his inspiration, after meeting him as a medical student in Edinburgh. This TV movie served as the pilot for the later released minisseries Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes produced by the BBC. The series then picks up with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's time as a general practitioner in Southsea, solving mysteries with the help of his mentor, Dr Joseph Bell, who is still based in Edinburgh.

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