Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV series) in Scarlet". Ronald Howard, then 36, was chosen to portray Sherlock Holmes. Howard shared Reynolds's view of Holmes and his portrayal was much more laid back than the more famous version portrayed by Basil Rathbone. Howard Marion Crawford, credited as H. Marion Crawford, was cast as Watson and it was a role Crawford had long wanted to play. Crawford desired to play Watson as something other than the buffoon as typified by Nigel Bruce's portrayal. Scottish actor Archie Duncan was cast as Inspector Lestrade. Much akin to Dennis Hoey in the Rathbone/Bruce series of films, Duncan's Lestrade was used as
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (film) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (film) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson () is a 1980 Soviet film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories about Sherlock Holmes. It is the second film (episodes 3-5) in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson" film series directed by Igor Maslennikov. The film is based on three stories by Conan Doyle – "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton", "The Final Problem", "The Adventure of the Empty House". After solving another case, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson return to London by train. Shortly afterwards, Holmes and Watson are