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Animaltary, My Dear Watson

30/8/2014

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Sherlock Holmes has been played by many many people, but why stop there? Well, they didn't. Through history he has been portrayed in literature and film as a variety of animals;  this new essay by the illustrious Howard Ostrom examines the history of the topic.

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Dancing Men At Work

27/8/2014

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Today we have a brand new entry into the misc section of The Howard Ostrom Collection.

Colin James Hay (1953 - ) is a Scottish Australian musician and actor who made his mark during the 1980s as lead vocalist of the Australian band Men at Work. In 1982 Men at Work did a video for the song 'Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive' in which Colin Hay dressed as Sherlock Holmes.

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2 Watson's for the price of 1

8/8/2014

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Today we have 1 Holmes and 2 new Watson's to add into the Howard Ostrom Collection TV Section.

Henri Virlogeux
(1924 - 1995) starred in four episodes of the French television series "Arsène Lupin, The Master Thief", as the English master detective Herlock Sholmes.

In the first of his appearances he was joined by Marc Dudicourt as Dottor Wilson  (1971), the role was taken over by Yves Barsacq for the remaining 3 episodes.

The four episodes they appeared in were:


"Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmes : L'affair you diamond bleu" - (1971) -  "Arsene Lupin Against Herlock Sholmes: The Blue Diamond Affair"

"Herlock Sholmes lance u défi" - (1973) - "Herlock Sholmes Lauches a Challenge"

"Le secret de l'aiguille" - (1973) - "The Secret of the Needle"

"L'homme au chapeau noir" - (1973) - "The Man in the Black Hat"

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Clocking in to the Collection

8/8/2014

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Today we have a brand new entry in the Howard Ostrom Holmes and Watson Collection Film Section.

Charles Judels (1882 - 1969) played "Philo Holmes" in the 1934 musical comedy short "My Grandfathers Clock", with Franklin Pangborn (1889 - 1958) who portrayed "Dr.Watkins". 

Oddly, two photos of Franklin Pangborn as Sherlock Holmes exist(bottom left), but it is unclear what film they are from (if any).

Watch a scene from 1934 “My Grandfather’s Clock”

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The Oooky Spooky Sherlock

7/8/2014

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Today we have a brand new entry in the Howard Ostrom Holmes and Watson Collection TV Section.

John Astin (1930 - ) Gomez Addams in the television comedy series The Addams Family (1964 - 1966). In the episode "Thing is Missing" (1965), he becomes Sherlock Holmes to find "Thing" (a hand) who has disappeared.
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Senor Sherlock Holmes

6/8/2014

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Today we have a brand new entry in the Howard Ostrom Holmes and Watson Collection Film section.

Gary Piquer and José Luis García Pérez played Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in "Holmes & Watson: Madrid Days" (2012) a Spanish thriller film written, produced and directed by José Luis Garci. The plot bring the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to Madrid in order to investigate crimes similar to those of Jack the ripper.
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The Symphony Sherlock

4/8/2014

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Today we have a brand new entry in the Howard Ostrom Collection Film Section. 

We know Holmes enjoyed playing his violin, but  what if he preferred it to the art of deduction? This one film explored such a scenario.

Radovan Lukavsky (1919 - 2008) & Vaclav Voska (1918 - 1982) starred as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the 1971 Czechosolvakian crime/comedy film "Touha Sherlocka Holmese" (The Desire of Sherlock Holmes). A film in which the famous detective Sherlock Holmes would like to become a musician, but his path is crowded with criminal cases that must be addressed first.


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Who's On First, It's Not So Elementary - Brand New Essay Series.

3/8/2014

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Today we have a brand new essay from the illustrious master of Holmes media aka Howard Ostrom. 

"Who's on First, It's Not So Elementary" - takes a look at the first Sherlock Holmes performers by country. It has 35+ countries represented so far, but we hope our Sherlockian friends abroad may come forward to enlighten us on any known performers missed. 

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