The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (film) in which Holmes is played by Robert Downey, Jr.. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (film) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (released theatrically as Sherlock Holmes in the United Kingdom) is a 1939 mystery-adventure film released by Twentieth Century Fox. It is a pastiche featuring the characters of the Sherlock Holmes series of books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film is an adaptation of the 1899 play "Sherlock Holmes" by William Gillette, though there is little resemblance in the plots. The picture is the second installment to the series of fourteen "Sherlock Holmes" film series released between 1939 and
A Scandal in Bohemia (Sherlock Holmes episode) John into the room with a revolver in her hand. Without summoning the police, Irene brandishes the gun and motions the burglars to leave. John tries to protest but Irene asks him to close the windows. A voice over of Dr. Watson tells us that the beautiful Irene Adler of "dubious and questionable memory" has always been "The Woman" to Sherlock Holmes. The scene cuts to Baker Street at night time. Dr. Watson's voice over explains that at the time of the case of Irene Adler, he and Sherlock Holmes had been sharing rooms at Baker Street for some years.