Sherlock Holmes Films
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Checklist of non-Sherlockian Conan Doyle Films and Television Programs This listing consists of film and television depictions of Arthur Conan Doyle or presentations of his non-Sherlockian stories. Production Co. Information Title Date Country Doyle or TV Channel Story basis / misc. notes TV/Film Release/Air date Source(s) Page # From the play of the same name which was based on Film BFI, Ross The House of Temperley 1913 UK --- London Film Company 'Rodney Stone' Universal Animated Weekly No. 117 1914* USA Arthur Conan Doyle Universal Pictures Doyle's arrival in America was captured for a newsreel Film June 3, 1914 Pointer 166 Our Mutual Girl 1914* USA Arthur Conan Doyle Mutual Film Corp. Doyle had a cameo appearance in reel 22 and possibly reel Film 23. There were a total of 52 weekly reels. The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot 1914* USA Arthur Conan Doyle Dramascope Co. Doyle performed a short cameo appearance for William J. Film Burns, a former Pinkerton detective and star of the movie. The Firm of Girdlestone 1915 UK --- London Film Company Film BFI, Ross [Film newsreel of ACD setting a cornerstone] ? UK Arthur Conan Doyle ? Film Brigadier Gerard 1915 UK --- Barker Films. Ltd. Lewis Waller as Gerard Film UK: Sept. 1915 BFI, Ross US: April 10, 1916 Rodney Stone 1920 UK --- Screen Plays Film BFI, Ross Un drame sous Napoléon 1921 France --- Éclair Based on 'Uncle Bernac' Film [Film newsreel of ACD and family in the USA] 1922 USA Arthur Conan Doyle Fox-Case Movietone Film Paton The Fires of Fate 1923 UK --- Gaumont/Westminster Based on 'The Tragedy of the Korosko' Film IMDB The Lost World 1925 USA Arthur Conan Doyle First National Pictures Wallace Berry as Challenger. Set in the Amazon. Film Doyle was in a frontispiece of the film shown writing at his desk. This footage of Doyle has been lost. The Fighting Eagle 1927 UK --- De Mille Pictures Based on the Brigadier Gerard stories. With Rod La Film Nollen 262 Rocque as Gerard. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1929 USA Arthur Conan Doyle Fox-Case Movietone Film Pointer 166 The Lost Special 1932 USA --- Universal Pictures Shot as 12 cliffhanger episodes. Chapter titles are 'Racing Film Nollen 266 Death', 'The Red Lantern', 'Devouring Flames', 'The Lightning Strikes', 'The House of Mystery', 'The Tank Room', 'Terror', 'The Fatal Race', 'Into the Depths', 'The Jaws of Death, 'The Flaming Forest' and 'Retribution'. Fires of Fate 1932 UK --- British International Based on 'The Tragedy of the Korosko' Film Nollen 261 Pictures The Veteran of Waterloo 1933 UK --- National Talkies Film IMDB Waterloo 1937 UK --- Film Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war 1937 Germany Paul Bildt UFA [Trans: The Man who was Sherlock Holmes] Film Pointer 154 The Case of Lady Sannox 1949 USA --- Episode of 'Suspense' TV US: Dec. 27, 1949 The Contest 1949 USA --- NBC Episode of 'NBC Presents' TV US: Sept. 26, 1949 Le mystère de la Mary Celeste 1956 France Gaston Rey Episode of ‘Énigmes des l’historie’ TV France: July 10, 1956 The Fine Art of Murder 1956 USA Dennis Hoey CBS Episode of 'Omnibus' TV US: Dec. 9, 1956 sshf.com Le Quadrille des Diamants 1957 France --- Based on 'The Story of the Jew's Breast-Plate' TV France: Nov. 30, 1957 sshf.com The Lost World 1960 USA --- Twentieth Century Claude Rains as Challenger. Modern day setting in the Film Amazon. Conan Doyle und der Fall Edalji 1966 W. Germany Paul Klinger Elan-Film TV W. Ger: June 29, 1966 Lot 249 1967* UK --- BBC Television One of 13 episodes of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' (1) TV UK: Jan. 15, 1967 The Croxley Master 1967* UK --- BBC Television An episode of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' (2) TV UK: Jan. 22, 1967 The Chemistry of Love 1967* UK --- BBC Television An episode of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' (3) TV UK: Feb. 5, 1967 Based on 'A Physiologist's Wife' The Lift 1967* UK --- BBC Television An episode of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' (4) TV UK: Feb. 12, 1967 Crabbe's Practice 1967* UK --- BBC Television An episode of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' (5) TV UK: Feb. 19, 1967 The Willow House School 1967* UK --- BBC Television An episode of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' (6) TV UK: Feb. 26, 1967 Based on 'The Usher of Lea House School' The Brown Hand 1967* UK --- BBC Television An episode of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' (7) TV UK: March 5, 1967 The Mystery of Cader Ifan 1967 UK --- BBC Television An episode of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' (8) TV UK: March 12, 1967 Based on 'The Surgeon of Gaster Fell' The New Catacombs 1967* UK --- BBC Television An episode of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' (9) TV UK: March 19, 1967 Redhanded 1967* UK --- BBC Television An episode of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' (10) TV UK: March 26, 1967 Based on 'B.24' The Black Doctor 1967* UK --- BBC Television An episode of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' (11) TV UK: April 2, 1967 The Beetle Hunter 1967* UK --- BBC Television An episode of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' (12) TV UK: April 16, 1967 Playing With Fire 1967* UK --- BBC Television An episode of 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' (13) TV UK: April 23, 1967 Version 2.08 - March 4, 2018 Page 1 of 4 Production Co. Information Title Date Country Doyle or TV Channel Story basis / misc. notes TV/Film Release/Air date Source(s) Page # The Kiss of Blood 1968* --- BBC Television An episode of 'Late Night Horror' TV UK: May 24, 1968 Based on 'The Case of Lady Sannox' The Adventures of Gerard 1970 UK --- Sir Nigel Films A.G. and Peter McEnery as Gerard. A dubbed Italian version was Film United Artists released in 1970 but the original English version was not released until 1978. Touha Sherlocka Holmese 1972 Czech. Josef Patocka Czechoslovak Film Parody [Trans: The Longing of Sherlock Holmes] Film Pointer 161 Conan Doyle 1972 UK Nigel Davenport BBC Television An episode of 'The Edwardians' TV UK: Dec. 12, 1972 De Waal C21011 US: July 28, 1974 The Leather Funnel 1973 USA --- Episode of 'Great Mysteries' hosted by Orson Welles TV US: Sept. 8, 1973 UK: July 13, 1974 The Great Houdini 1976 USA Peter Cushing ABC Maureen O'Sullivan played Jean Conan Doyle TV US: Oct. 8, 1976 Fairies 1978 UK James Grout BBC Television Episode of 'BBC2 Play of the Week' TV UK: Sept. 27, 1978 Falcon's Gold 1982 Canada --- Entrepid Productions The title character Christopher Falcon is loosely based on TV US: Dec. 18, 1982 sshf.com (also known as 'Robbers of the Sacred Mountain') Professor Challenger. IMDB Jack's Back 1983 USA Michael Ensign NBC Episode of 'Voyagers' TV US: July 10, 1983 IMDB Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Man Who Was 1986 UK Iain Cuthbertson Edinburgh Film & Video Episode of 'Stamp of Greatness', a series highlighting TV UK: Aug. 9, 1986 Maroto Sherlock Holmes Productions people portrayed on stamps. Young Harry Houdini 1987 USA Roy Dotrice ABC TV US: March 15, 1987 Lot 249 1990 USA --- Paramount Pictures A segment of 'Tales from the Darkside: The Movie' Film Encounters: The Other Side 1992 UK Frank Finlay BBC Scotland Richard E. Grant as Sherlock Holmes TV UK: Aug. 28, 1992 Coules Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Link 1992 UK Paul Darrow Yorkshire Television Episode of 'Science Fiction,' a drama series based on TV UK: Oct. 15, 1992 stories from the science world. This episode dealt with the Piltdown Forgery with Holmes portrayed by Reece Dinsdale. Presented by Tom Baker. The Lost World 1992 USA --- Harmony Gold Pictures John Rhys-Davies as Challenger. Modern day setting in Film the Congo. Return to the Lost World 1992 USA --- Harmony Gold Pictures John Rhys-Davies as Challenger. Modern day setting in Film the Congo. Sequel. Kuplyu privideniye 1992 Russia --- [Trans. Want to buy a ghost] A cartoon based on TV Orlov (Куплю привидение) ‘Selecting a Ghost’ Stalemate 1996 UK/USA Ian Richardson (voice) BBC Television/ Four episodes of 'The Great War and the Shaping of the TV US: Nov. 10, 11, 13, 1996 Hatred and Hunger KCET 20th Century', a documentary series War Without End Fairy Tale: A True Story 1997 UK Peter O'Toole Icon Entertainment Film Photographing Fairies 1997 UK Edward Hardwicke Arts Council of England Clive Merrison as Edward Gardner. Film Ben Kingsley as Reverend Templeton. The Lost World 1998 Canada --- Shostak/ Rossner Patrick Bergin as Challenger. Modern day setting in Film Productions Mongolia. Direct to video. The Lost World 1998 USA --- Alien Voices, Inc. Armin Shimerman as Challenger. Leonard Nimoy as TV Sci-Fi Channel Angus McArdle. Televised performance of an audio drama production. Houdini 1998 USA David Warner Turner Network Judy Geeson played Jean Conan Doyle TV US: Dec. 6, 1998 The Truth is in Here 1999 Canada William B. Davis Family Channel (Canada) An episode of 'Mentors' TV Canada: Sept. 2, 2001 "The Lost World" 1999 Canada/ --- New Line Cinema Alternate title: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World. TV US: April 3, 1999 Australia Peter McCauley as Challenger. Set in the Amazon. Series through of 66 episodes over 3 seasons. May 13, 2002 Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock 2000 UK Robin Laing BBC Television Ian Richardson played Joseph Bell TV UK: Jan. 4 & 5, 2000 Barnes 121 Holmes US: May 18 & 25, 2000 Vospominaniya o Sherloke Kholmse 2000 Russia Alexei Petrenko ORT [Trans: Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes] TV Russia: April 3-6, 10-13, Paton (Воспоминания о Шерлоке Холмсе) Series of 13 episodes (11 of which were shown on 17-19, [20-21 not shown], ru.wikipedia.org television) using the 1980-1987 Livanov/Solomin Holmes 2000 Blau May 00 #1 and Watson productions with added material presenting subscribe.ru/archive/ Alexei Petrenko as Conan Doyle tv.urgent The Patient's Eyes 2001 UK Charles Edwards BBC Films/ One of four episodes of 'Murder Rooms: The Mysteries of TV UK: Sept.