The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

...played by sexy Gale Sondergaard. Languid, camp, sexually ambiguous Stephens starred in one of Billy Wilder's best films, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970). "Here is a most riveting character," said Wilder, "A dope addict and...

In this article: Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, Joseph Bell, Peter Cushing, Basil Rathbone, A Study in Scarlet, and Jeremy Brett

...on its initial run. However, it was heavily edited on its original release, and significant sections of the film are now missing. The film is divided into two separate, unequal stories. In the shorter of the two, Holmes is approached by...

In this article: Sherlock Holmes, Queen Victoria, Billy Wilder, Diogenes Club, and Swan Lake

...Peter Cushing in the Hammer movies. He admitted he had become typecast by the end of the 1960s. He added that his role in the 1970 movie The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes allowed him to branch out. He said: "Since then I've never been...

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...name as Dracula but admitted he became typecast by the end of the 1960s -- a problem he quickly overcame with his performance in "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes." "Since then I've never been typecast although I've played a lot...

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...Peter Cushing in the Hammer movies but admitted he had become typecast by the end of the 1960s. He added that his role in the 1970 movie The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes was a turning point and allowed him to branch out. ''Since then...

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...staring mad with a match box in front of him which contained a remarkable worm said to be unknown to science". Billy Wilder's 1970 film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (written by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond) uses for its opening title...

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...of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He has no first name in the stories. His first appearance is in "A Study in Scarlet" (1886). The film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, directed by Billy Wilder, features a character called Wiggins (played...

In this article: Sherlock Holmes, Diogenes Club, A Study in Scarlet, Mycroft Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, Billy Wilder, and Christopher Lee

David Denby: "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes," at BAM. In his gracious and melancholy film "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" (1970), screening April 30 at BAM, Billy Wilder spoofs the legend of the great detective without quite...

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A Movie A Day: THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1970) <BR><i>I don't hate women, I merely distrust them. </i> A Movie A Day: THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1970) I don't hate women, I merely distrust them. Ahoy, squirts! Quint...

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Movie poster advertisement for The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes - © 1970 United Artists For an article about a film, the original theatrical advertisement poster is one of the most important images that could be included. Various...

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