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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Vol.2 [VHS]

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The 39 episodes of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Ronald Howard as Holmes were made in 1954-1955 in France, staring Englishmen. Each episode, which were made for television, takes about 25 minutes. Volume 2 contains three episodes, cases about a Pennsylvania gun, a Texas cowgirl, and a belligerent ghost. The stories are filled with humor and clever deductions by Holmes. Watson is portrayed as an intelligent man, not as a bumbler as in many other film versions. All of the actors perform well. In the first tale, for example, a squire is found dead in his castle, which is surrounded by a moat. The police say that there were only three people in the house during the murder, the murdered man, his wife, and a guest. There were also servants but the police ruled them out. The murdered man was killed by a gun that was manufactured in Pennsylvania. Holmes seems to act strangely. He says he is going fishing, he slides down a banister, and tells Watson and the police detective that the case will be solved by discovering what happened to a missing dumbbell. But each of his acts was wisely calculated to reveal the murderer.

Great, no fear of obscene language, or nudity. Really enjoying them and brings back memories. Will build a library of movies to turn to when there is nothing on TV.