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The Case of the Singing Violin

The Case of the Singing Violin

1955TV Episode⏱️ 26mNot Rated
CrimeDramaMystery
6.5
IMDB Rating
174 votes

Betty is being tormented by apparent hallucinations, latest is a "singing violin." Her stepfather tells her fiance there can be no wedding because she is going to be declared insane. When the fiance goes to consult Holmes, he is m...

Director
Steve Previn
Writers
Arthur Conan Doyle, Kay Krausse
Stars
Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford, Archie Duncan
Release Date
January 24, 1955
Language
English
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Ronald Howard
Ronald Howard
as Sherlock Holmes
Howard Marion-Crawford
Howard Marion-Crawford
as Dr. John H. Watson
Archie Duncan
Archie Duncan
as Inspector Lestrade
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Arnold Bell
as Guy Durham
Delphine Seyrig
Delphine Seyrig
as Betty Durham
👤
Richard Larke
as Sgt. Wilkins

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paris, France
Production
Guild Films, Sheldon Reynolds TV

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CrimeDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Not particularly good or enjoyable.
by planktonrules2014-10-09
3/10

"This is the second episode of the Sherlock Holmes TV series I've seen that starred Ronald Howard. It's the weaker of the two, though both were awfully weak when it came to the writing. The episode begins with a woman seeing some weird violinist in her room. She screams and he disappears when folks come to the room. Soon her step-father is talking about institutionalizing her, as she's obviously insane. No other evidence of insanity is shown but soon the woman's fiancé goes to Holmes for help--but it murdered just outside 221B Baker Street. Very obviously something is going..."

📖 Synopsis

Betty is being tormented by apparent hallucinations, latest is a "singing violin." Her stepfather tells her fiance there can be no wedding because she is going to be declared insane. When the fiance goes to consult Holmes, he is m...