Watson Robert Morley as Mycroft Holmes and Anthony Quayle, Judi Dench. The book was written AFTER the movie directed by James Hill with John Neville as Sherlock Holmes Donald Houston as Dr. It's so well done that it completely satisfies. (Huh How could THAT happen, you might think.) If you like mysteries, this book is close to irresistable. Ellery Queen matches wits with Sherlock Holmes against Jack the Ripper. The narrative then alternates between Watson's descriptions of the 1888 crimes and Ellery's investigations in the 1960's. A STUDY IN TERROR From 1966, this is one of a kind.

His plan was working beautifully until a friend arrived carrying a mysterious manuscript - a hitherto unknown case file written by none other than Dr Watson and detailing Holmes' encounter with Jack the Ripper. In this neatly plotted, at times gruesome, picture, based on an Ellery Queen novel, he gives a stylish performance as Baker Streets most famous tenant - a.

Ellery had banished his father to a tropical island for a well earned rest, fully intending to spend the time alone finishing his latest novel free from all distractions. Ellery Queen & Sherlock Holmes stalk Jack the Ripper. spine edges lightly rubbed, slight spine slant with light edgewear. (7) The 1892 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle short story, 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle', is alluded to during this films end sequence.Mass Market Paperback. Also, on a side note, Frank Finlay and Anthony Quayle were in both films too. (6) This flick, plus the 'Royal Conspiracy', partially inspired the creation of the 1978 version of Jack verses Holmes, 'Murder by Decree'.

Yet for some unknown reason they all eventually drifted off of this picture to pastures new. (5) Robert Stephens and Thorley Walters were the first choices to play Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, whilst Jim O'Connolly was originally attached to direct. Ellery Queen and Sherlock Holmes match wits to reveal the identity of historys most infamous and depraved killer. Ellery Queen is a pseudonym used by two American cousins from Brooklyn -Daniel Nathan, alias Frederic Dannay (1905-1982), and Manford (Emanuel) Lepofsky, alias Manfred Bennington Lee (1905-1971) - to write detective fiction. (4) Although most of this movie was shot in 'Shepperton Studios', Surrey, a scene or two was shot at Osterley Park House, Isleworth, Middlesex. (3) Loosely translated, this project was entitled 'Sherlock Holmes against Jack The Ripper' in France 'Jack The Ripper' in Finland and 'Sherlock Holmes Largest Case' in Germany. Fairman adapted this film into a novel a year after it was first shown in the cinemas, 1966. (1) 'Columbia Pictures' first released this £160 thousand pound production in England, sometime in October, 1965. On the reverse side of this, though, the only downside about this film would have be that certain scenes in it do appear rather rushed in execution, exhuming an almost ‘exposition like’ pace.īut apart from that - nah! - this is one classy slice of cinema.

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