Sleuth (play) and Patrick Macnee. Baxter was succeeded by Brian Murray, Donal Donnelly, Jordan Christopher and Curt Dawson. "Sleuth" received the 1971 Tony Award for Best Play, and received nominations for Best Direction of a Play (Clifford Williams) and Best Lighting Design (William Ritman). Anthony Quayle and Keith Baxter received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance. "Sleuth" also received the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best Play. In 1972, Shaffer adapted his play for film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. Another film adaptation was released in 2007 with a screenplay by Harold Pinter.
Sleuth hound bloodhound was somewhat larger, and had a greater variety of coat colours than the sleuth hound. Generally, references to the sleuth hound appear in a man-trailing context, whereas the bloodhound may appear either as a man-trailer or as a seeker of beasts in the hunting field. Probably from around 1700 any differences between the two types disappeared. "Bloodhound" becomes the usual term even in Scottish sources such as Sir Walter Scott. The Scottish term survives in its metaphorical use from the beginning of the nineteenth century as a detective, now usually shortened to sleuth. OF THE MERUELLUS NATURE OF SYNDRY