Sherlock Holmes Classic TV Series Vol 7

Ronald Howard, the similar-looking son of Leslie Howard (Ashley Wilkes in GONE WITH THE WIND), portrays Sherlock Holmes in this 1954 television series. Howard's quirkily affable and vigorous young Holmes may be closer to Doyle's original conception than any other actor's, and Howard Marion-Crawford's Dr. Watson matches the Watson of the original stories perfectly, being neither Nigel Bruce's comical bumbler nor Edward Hardwicke's near match for Holmes's intellect, but a relatively normal fellow. The mysteries scripted for the show lack much complexity, but the series manages to capture those mysterious elements that make Doyle's stories so outrageously enjoyable.