
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Mystery · Crime
Overview
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..
Top Cast


Arthur Shields
Arthur Shields
The Bookshop Man
Arthur Shields
The Bookshop Man


Alan Napier
Alan Napier
Sherlock Holmes
Alan Napier
Sherlock Holmes


Evelyn Ankers
Evelyn Ankers
Miss Stoner
Evelyn Ankers
Miss Stoner


Melville Cooper
Melville Cooper
Dr. John H. Watson
Melville Cooper
Dr. John H. Watson


Edgar Barrier
Edgar Barrier
Dr. Grimesby Roylott
Edgar Barrier
Dr. Grimesby Roylott


Richard Fraser
Richard Fraser
John Armitage
Richard Fraser
John Armitage
Gail Roberts
Gail Roberts
Jean Stoner
Gail Roberts
Jean Stoner
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