The Game's Afoot - The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Every Sherlock Holmes movie and show I can find. Some are great. Some are awesome. Some are dumb beyond belief. But most are fun. All-Time. Alphabetically.
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- DirectorGene WilderStarsGene WilderMadeline KahnMarty FeldmanThe younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal Sherlock's glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric Scotland Yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress.
- DirectorJ. Stuart BlacktonStarsGilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' AndersonH. Kyrle BellewPaul PanzerThe millionaire's child is kidnapped. Sherlock Holmes after many thrilling adventures and narrow escapes rescues the child.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsEille NorwoodHubert Willis
- DirectorAlfred L. WerkerStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceIda LupinoThe master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century.
- CreatorJohn HawkesworthStarsJeremy BrettDavid BurkeRosalie WilliamsSherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve the mysteries of copper beeches, a Greek interpreter, the Norwood builder, a resident patient, the red-headed league, and one final problem.
- 19801h 4m8.3 (2.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorIgor MaslennikovStarsVasiliy LivanovVitali SolominRina ZelyonayaMycroft Holmes hands Sherlock Holmes the case of the Master Blackmailer.
- DirectorPeter SwainStarsRowan Bosworth-DaviesJeremy BrettDavid BurkeTake a short stroll through the shady groves of Holmesian academe, where the great detective lives on and the game is still afoot.
- 1984–198553mTV-PG8.4 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn BruceStarsJeremy BrettDavid BurkeRoger HammondWhat seems at first to be a harmless prank played upon a red-headed man is soon revealed to be much more: a sinister scheme devised by the Napoleon of Crime.
- 1984–198551mTV-PG8.0 (1K)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid CarsonStarsJeremy BrettDavid BurkeNicholas ClaySherlock Holmes is contacted by Dr Trevelyan whose medical practice was set up and paid for by Mr Blessington who lives on the premises. Of late Mr Blessington has had spells of intense anxiety. Dr Trevelyan fears for his health and life.
- 1984–198554mTV-PG8.1 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorPaul AnnettStarsJeremy BrettDavid BurkeBarbara WilshereA strange man on a bicycle follows a young music teacher as she bicycles on a lonely road to and from the city.
- DirectorGeorge RidgwellStarsEille NorwoodHubert WillisHal MartinWhen William McCarthy is found dead, the son with whom he had just quarreled is charged with murder.
- DirectorGeorge RidgwellStarsEille NorwoodHubert WillisTeddy ArundellSherlock's brother Mycroft enlists his younger sibling to locate missing patent plans that pertain to a strategically critical state-of-the-art submarine.
- DirectorRodney GibbonsStarsMatt FrewerKenneth WelshShawn LawrenceSherlock Holmes investigates a series of death rumoured to be caused by a vampire.
- StarsJeremy BrettEdward HardwickeRosalie WilliamsHolmes and Dr. Watson solve the mysteries of the Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax, Thor Bridge, Shoscombe Old Place, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Illustrious Client and The Creeping Man.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineStarsOle OlsenChic JohnsonCass DaleyOlsen and Johnson, stage comedians turned film stars, produce a star-studded musical comedy with an eccentric "millionaire" who hasn't got a dime.
- DirectorFraser C. HestonStarsCharlton HestonRichard JohnsonSusannah HarkerA beautiful young woman asks Holmes to help her father, a former army captain and hopeless opium addict break free of the curse surrounding a stolen treasure.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsEille NorwoodHubert WillisHarvey BrabanA family is at their dining room table, sitting upright and dressed for dinner--except they're all dead. Sherlock Holmes must figure out how--and, more importantly, why--they were murdered.
- DirectorErich EngelsStarsHermann SpeelmansTrude MarlenElisabeth WendtThe famous British sleuth subverts the plans of a sinister gang to steal important business blueprints.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BrucePatricia MorisonSherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsEille NorwoodHubert WillisCecil HumphreysThe great detective Sherlock Holmes, near death after having contracted a rare and usually fatal Asiatic disease, is determined to solve one last murder case before he passes on.
- CreatorRobert DohertyStarsJonny Lee MillerLucy LiuAidan QuinnA crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London, eccentric Sherlock escapes to New York where his father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
- DirectorPhilip GardinerStarsNigel BruceArthur Conan DoylePeter CushingGaslights, horse-drawn carriages, a fog-filled London all bring to mind the period of the enigmatic Sherlock Holmes. But there is another character in the story that is often neglected and misunderstood - Dr. Watson. In this fascinating new program by award-winning filmmaker and best-selling author, Philip Gardiner and author of numerous books, Brian Allen, we unlock the mysteries of Dr. Watson, the man behind Sherlock Holmes.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsEille NorwoodHubert WillisAustin FairmanA popular aristocrat has been killed, but no one can learn how. No one, that is, until the return of Sherlock Holmes.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMack SennettFred MaceA burglar enters the home of a wealthy man and steals a valuable necklace. A reward of $500 is offered for the thief's apprehension. A couple of rube detectives start out to find the robber and succeed in taking into custody the victim of the robbery and the real detective who is on the case. An ordinary copper gets the thief and wins the reward. .
- DirectorGeorge RidgwellStarsEille NorwoodHubert WillisJoseph R. TozerAn unsavory gang kidnaps a Greek interpreter and forces him to relate their demands to an abductee who knows only the Greek tongue.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsEille NorwoodCatina CampbellRex McDougallSherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.
- DirectorKarel LamacStarsPeter VoßFriedrich KayßlerAlice BrandtSherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson look into reports that a huge, vicious hound has killed Lord Charles Baskerville and that Lord Henry Baskerville is the next to be killed.
- DirectorSidney LanfieldStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceRichard GreeneSherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound, a beast that may be stalking a young heir on the fog-shrouded moorland that makes up his estate.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsPeter CushingAndré MorellChristopher LeeWhen a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
- DirectorBarry CraneStarsStewart GrangerBernard FoxWilliam ShatnerSherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson, try to solve the murder of the heir to the Baskerville fortune.
- DirectorPaul MorrisseyStarsPeter CookDudley MooreDenholm ElliottA Sherlock Holmes spoof about a family that has been haunted for years by the curse of a horrible hound.
- StarsTom BakerTerence RigbyWill KnightleyWhen a young heir inherits a noble title that apparently has a deadly curse to it, Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
- DirectorDouglas HickoxStarsIan RichardsonDonald ChurchillDenholm ElliottSherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.
- DirectorBrian MillsStarsJeremy BrettEdward HardwickeRaymond AdamsonWhen the latest heir to the Baskerville estate seems to be threatened by a family curse, only the master detective, Sherlock Holmes, can find out the truth.
- DirectorRodney GibbonsStarsMatt FrewerKenneth WelshJason LondonThe mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a longstanding curse that has followed his family for 200 years, a supernatural hound who roams the moors. Detective Sherlock Holmes attempts to uncover the truth.
- DirectorDavid AttwoodStarsRichard RoxburghIan HartRichard E. GrantSherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate after being told an heir's estate is plagued by a ghostly dog.
- DirectorBill CorcoranStarsChristopher LeePatrick MacneeJenny SeagroveKing Edward asks Sherlock Holmes to perform one more task before his retirement: to safeguard the Star of Africa on a trip to Cape Town. Soon the fabled jewel is stolen and several people end up being murdered.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceAubrey MatherSherlock Holmes investigates a series of deaths at a castle with each foretold by the delivery of orange pips to the victims.
- 20071h 15mUnrated1.8 (16)VideoDirectorPhilip GardinerStarsPhilip GardinerThe Madness of Sherlock Holmes; Conan Doyle and the Realm of the Faeries Sherlock Holmes is probably the most famous detective in the world. The tales of his exploits have been seen in magazines, books, television screens, the movies and even in computer games. And yet, there is a mysterious side to this fictional character that has eluded and yet drawn us for decades. In a way reminiscent of Holme's art of deduction,this film gets to grips with the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and uncovers an even more bizarre and mysterious tale than anybody could have expected. From secret societies to the occult, from peer pressure to inner turmoil, this is a story of such depth that it will speak to one and all. Uncovering dark secrets of Conan Doyle, this film finally explains what experiences and influences helped to forge the character of not just Sherlock Holmes, but also Moriarty and Watson.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsEille NorwoodHubert WillisRobert VallisHolmes finds that the disappearance of respectable middle class Neville St. Clair may be linked to a filthy beggar living above an opium den.
- DirectorMichael MuscalStarsChristopher LeeLionel AtwillNigel BruceChristopher Lee hosts an overview of Sherlock Holmes as Arthur Conan Doyle wrote of him, as portrayed on the stage, on radio, television, and in the motion pictures by dozens of actors from 1900 to 1985.
- StarsJeremy BrettRosalie WilliamsEdward HardwickeThe last installment of Sherlock Holmes' investigations.
- DirectorSarah HellingsStarsJeremy BrettEdward HardwickeRosalie WilliamsA man dies of a mysterious tropical disease on which his cousin, his heir, is the sole authority.
- DirectorThomas BentleyStarsArthur WontnerIan FlemingLyn HardingSherlock Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a double-murder mystery. Now he's got to find Professor Moriarty and the horse Silver Blaze before the great cup final horse race.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsChristopher PlummerJames MasonDavid HemmingsSherlock Holmes investigates the murders commited by Jack the Ripper and discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer.
- StarsIan RichardsonCharles EdwardsSimon ChandlerCertain events which had an impact on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, while he was still a medical student under the supervision of Dr. Bell, his teacher and mentor, on whom the character of Sherlock Holmes is partly drawn from.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsEille NorwoodHubert WillisArthur BellA superior-minded British aristocrat condescends to visit Holmes for help with a spot of bother: his new wife has disappeared. What is the secret of her past? How will the solution affect the haughty "lord?"
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceDennis HoeyAfter a valuable pearl with a sinister reputation is stolen, Sherlock Holmes must investigate its link to a series of brutal murders.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsEille NorwoodHubert WillisLeslie EnglishA desperate, but highly respectable schoolmaster collapses at Holmes' door. His prize pupil, the son of a wealthy duke, has vanished, seemingly without a trace. And, why is Holmes getting such poor cooperation in his investigation?
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsRobert StephensChristopher LeeColin BlakelyWhen a bored Holmes eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon after an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceMarjorie RiordanHolmes is recruited to escort the heir to a European throne safely back to his homeland after his father's assassination.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsEille NorwoodHubert WillisTeddy ArundellA strange sort of man, with fiery red hair, comes to Holmes with a very pretty little problem. Why has his lucrative assignment of copying the encyclopedia been ended?
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsEille NorwoodHubert WillisArthur BellA brilliant, promising young London physician comes to Holmes at the request of his benefactor, who is frightened for his life. What is the mystery involved; and can Holmes solve it in time?
- DirectorBasil DeanStarsClive BrookH. Reeves-SmithBetty LawfordSherlock Holmes dons several disguises to find information, after a retired captain, repenting of having worked with arch criminal Moriarty, is killed.
- CreatorJohn HawkesworthStarsJeremy BrettEdward HardwickeRosalie WilliamsSherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve the mysteries of the devil's foot, Silver Blaze, Wisteria Lodge and the Bruce-Partington Plans.
- DirectorKevin ConnorStarsMargaret ColinLila KayeConnie BoothSherlock Holmes is brought back to life by Watson's female descendant after being cryogenically frozen for eighty years.
- 1986–198851mTV-PG8.1 (927)TV EpisodeDirectorKen HannamStarsJeremy BrettEdward HardwickeDenis QuilleyWhile convalescing in Cornwall, a depressive Holmes investigates the apparent death from apoplexy of a local woman and the unexplained sudden dementia of her two brothers.
- DirectorHoward BakerStarsJeremy BrettEdward HardwickeEric PorterBelieved dead after his fatal encounter with Professor Moriarity three years earlier, Sherlock Holmes returns to England to foil a plot to murder him by a former Moriarity gang member.
- 1986–198852mTV-PG7.9 (903)TV EpisodeDirectorPatrick LauStarsJeremy BrettEdward HardwickeClive FrancisResponding to a grieving wife, Holmes investigates the apparent murder of her husband in an apartment above an opium den.
- 1986–198852mTV-PG8.0 (951)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn MaddenStarsJeremy BrettEdward HardwickeAlan HowardThe headmaster of a prestigious prep school calls on Holmes for help when the ten year old only son of powerful but publicity-shy duke disappears.
- DirectorBrian MillsStarsJeremy BrettEdward HardwickePeter BarkworthHolmes investigates the disappearance of a champion racehorse and the murder of its trainer on a lonely moor.
- StarsPeter VaughanPeter BarkworthDouglas WilmerAdaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.
- DirectorRodney GibbonsStarsMatt FrewerKenneth WelshLiliana KomorowskaSir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes - the world's greatest detective - faces a most alluring adversary... Legendary opera star Irene Adler is threatening to destroy the King of Bohemia's reputation with proof of their illicit affair. The evidence? A photograph. Her ransom? The king's hand in marriage. But not only does investigating detective Sherlock Holmes already know Irene from the past, he also knows that the queen of manipulation would never resort to such a common crime. After uncovering her true ambitions, Holmes draws the cunning songstress into a well-matched game of cat and mouse.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceGerald HamerWhen a gentlewoman is found dead with her throat torn out, the villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
- DirectorGeorge RidgwellStarsEille NorwoodHubert WillisTeddy ArundellHolmes is asked by the Prime Minister to aid in the recovery of a stolen diplomatic letter, which, if published, might lead the UK into war.
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsAlan ArkinVanessa RedgraveRobert DuvallTo treat his friend's cocaine induced delusions, Watson lures Sherlock Holmes to Sigmund Freud.
- DirectorGraham TheakstonStarsJames D'ArcyRoger MorlidgeGabrielle AnwarEarly in his crime-solving career, Sherlock Holmes attempts to prevent Moriarty from cornering the heroin market.
- CreatorMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsThe quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.
- DirectorArthur BertheletStarsWilliam GilletteMarjorie KayErnest MaupainWhen a couple of swindlers hold young Alice Faulkner against her will in order to discover the whereabouts of letters which could spell scandal for the royal family, Sherlock Holmes is on the case.
- DirectorAlbert ParkerStarsJohn BarrymoreRoland YoungCarol DempsterA young Sherlock Holmes seeks to bring down the criminal mastermind Moriarty as he solves a crime involving a blackmailed prince.
- DirectorWilliam K. HowardStarsClive BrookMiriam JordanErnest TorrenceThe famous detective is pulled away from retirement and his fiancée when the condemned Moriarty escapes from prison and swears vengeance.
- StarsAlan WheatleyRaymond FrancisIris VandeleurThe brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes investigate crimes in Victorian London with the help of his friend Dr. John Watson.
- StarsRonald HowardHoward Marion-CrawfordArchie DuncanThe adventures of master detective Sherlock Holmes as he and his assistant, Dr. Watson--and, somewhat reluctantly, the bumbling Inspector Lestrade--battle criminals in London.
- StarsNigel StockPeter CushingDouglas WilmerA series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations, based on the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
- StarsErich SchellowPaul Edwin RothManja KafkaThe brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes investigate crimes in Victorian London with the help of his friend Dr. John Watson.
- StarsNando GazzoloGianni BonaguraPaolo CarliniHere are two Sherlock Holmes stories dramatized for Italian television audiences in the late 1960's: The Valley of Fear and The Hound of the Baskervilles. In the first the great detective is consulted on a brutal murder in a sumptuous country home; in the second he is asked to unravel the mystery of a scary legendary dog, also in an otherwise peaceful country setting.
- DirectorJean HenninStarsPaul GuersViviane ElbazFrançoise CaillaudHolmes and Watson help a vulnerable heiress to retrieve stolen letters, and uncover a deadly plot conceived by Moriarty. From the original 1899 stage play.
- StarsMark Adair-Rios
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsRobert Downey Jr.Jude LawRachel McAdamsDetective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.
- DirectorRachel Lee GoldenbergStarsBen SyderGareth David-LloydDominic KeatingSherlock Holmes and Watson are on the trail of a criminal and scientific mastermind who seems to control monsters and creations which defy belief.
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsRobert Downey Jr.Jude LawJared HarrisDetective Sherlock Holmes is on the trail of criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, who is carrying out a string of random crimes across Europe.
- DirectorThomas LynskeyStarsThomas LynskeyRobert BagdonJake Swing
- DirectorJulian KempStarsJonathan PryceBill PatersonAnna ChancellorA gang of sharp witted street kids save Sherlock Holmes from an accusation of murder and help to foil an audacious robbery while rescuing members of their own gang.
- DirectorSimon Cellan JonesStarsRupert EverettNicholas PalliserNeil DudgeonA serial killer stalking the teen-aged daughters of the aristocracy brings Sherlock Holmes out of his drug-filled semi-retirement.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsChristopher LeeHans SöhnkerHans NielsenSherlock Holmes and Watson do battle with their nemesis, Professor Moriarity, over an ancient necklace attributed to Cleopatra.
- StarsGeoffrey WhiteheadDonald PickeringPatrick NewellShot in Polish-British co-production series of short stories based on themes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - "father" of the world's most famous detective: Sherlock Holmes. Each episode is a separate entity, revealing another riddle crime that quickly and reliably solve Sherlock Holmes. Have the reputation of an excellent detective Sherlock Holmes is an apartment in the house on Baker Street. He would like to take a roommate. When winter 1881. Dr. John Watson returns from the war in Afghanistan and is looking for an apartment in London, a friend advised him to Holmes took advantage of the offer. Both men quickly became friends and since Watson accompanied Holmes in his remarkable work, admiring his ability to deduction and clear facts. Full of praise for the insight and perception Holmes is also Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard.
- DirectorPeter SasdyStarsChristopher LeePatrick MacneeMorgan FairchildThe British government is about to buy the plans to a revolutionary bomb detonator when its plans are stolen and its Austrian inventor murdered. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go to Vienna to track down the plans.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsPeter CushingJohn MillsAnne BaxterSherlock Holmes investigates the case of a string of mysterious deaths with no apparent causes and the case of a missing German Prince that could cause war between England and Germany.
- DirectorLeslie S. HiscottStarsArthur WontnerJane WelshMiles ManderSherlock Holmes goes on the trail of a Rembrandt painting, stolen by a drug-addicted artist.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceLionel AtwillSherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must protect a Swiss inventor of an advanced bomb sight from falling into German hands.
- StarsPeter O'TooleEarle CrossBrian AdamsA withdrawn violinist and smoker met with a doctor and attaches him to the criminal world.
- DirectorJohn RawlinsStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceEvelyn AnkersWhen a German saboteur jeeringly predicts to the nation new depredations, via their radio "Voice of Terror", the Intelligence Inner Council summons Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) to help in the crisis.
- DirectorArthur MarvinStarsAnonymousSherlock Holmes enters his drawing room to find it being burgled, but on confronting the villain is surprised when the latter disappears. Holmes initially attempts to ignore the event by lighting a cigar, but upon the thief's reappearance, Holmes tries to reclaim the sack of stolen goods, drawing a pistol from his dressing gown pocket and firing it at the intruder, who disappears. After Holmes recovers his property, the bag vanishes from his hand into that of the thief, who promptly disappears through a window. At this point the movie ends abruptly with Holmes looking "baffled".
- DirectorRichard BradleyStarsDan BeanRichard BradleySteven DewhurstSherlock Holmes is baffled when he encounters a burglar who can disappear and gets prank-ed by him with the use of an exploding cigar.
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceDennis HoeyDuring WWII, several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff, and the patients recovering there.
- DirectorLeslie S. HiscottStarsArthur WontnerIan FlemingMinnie RaynerA card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarty.
- DirectorViggo LarsenStarsOtto DetlefsenHolger-MadsenViggo Larsen
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsRoger MooreJohn HustonPatrick MacneeIn this mystery, Sherlock Holmes pursues his archenemy Professor James Moriarty to New York City, in which the villainous scoundrel has carried out the ultimate bank robbery. Meanwhile, Holmes enjoys a blossoming romance with Irene Adler, who becomes the target of a kidnapping by Moriarty.
- DirectorCharles EamesRay EamesStarsPatrick O'MooreHilary WontnerA morality film where Sherlock Holmes solves a case using Boolean logic.