Showing results for title "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", by author "Arthur Conan Doyle" in Entertainment & Performing Arts

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a radio show which aired in the USA from 1939-1950, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Episodes from 1939 through 1943 were written or adapted by Edith Meiser from the books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. From 1943 onward, most shows were written or adapted by the team of Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher or Green and Leslie Charteris who replaced Meiser who left the show over her disagreements with a sponsor over the amount of violence in the program. Digitally Remastered by Timely Audio.

Discover the thrilling tale of The Speckled Band An Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, a three-act play adapted from Arthur Conan Doyles acclaimed short story. Published originally in The Strand Magazine in 1892, it took Doyle a mere week to transform his story into this captivating play in 1910. This swift adaptation was driven by the sudden failure of another of Doyles plays, The House of Temperley, due to an unexpected month-long closure of the theatre. Doyles financial stakes in the theatre spurred him to quickly pen The Speckled Band and initiate rehearsals. Upon the theatres reopening, the ...