Sherlock Holmes — Season 1, Episode 15: The Case of the Singing Violin

Episode synopsis

Betty is being tormented by apparent hallucinations, the latest of which she refers to as a 'singing violin'. Her stepfather brings her fiancé to see her in this condition, and he tells the young man that there can be no wedding, because Betty is going to be declared insane. The fiancé goes to consult Sherlock Holmes, but he is murdered before he can see the detective. When Inspector Lestrade consults Holmes about the murder, Holmes recognizes the name of the dead man and also of the step-father, who is the lone surviving partner in a large tea and spice business. Holmes quickly forms a theory about the murder, and sets out to prove it.

About Sherlock Holmes

The first American television series of Sherlock Holmes adventures aired in syndication in the fall of 1954. The 39 half-hour mostly original stories were produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France by Guild Films, starring Ronald Howard as Holmes and Howard Marion Crawford as Watson. Archie Duncan appeared in many episodes as Inspector Lestrade. Richard Larke, billed as Kenneth Richards, played Sgt. Wilkins in about fifteen episodes. The series' associate producer, Nicole Milinaire, was one of the first women to attain a senior production role in a television series.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Case of the Cunningham Heritage
• E2The Case of Lady Beryl
• E3The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun
• E4The Case of the Texas Cowgirl
• E5The Case of the Belligerent Ghost
• E6The Case of the Shy Ballerina
• E7The Case of the Winthrop Legend
• E8The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff
• E9The Case of Harry Crocker
• E10The Mother Hubbard Case
• E11The Case of the Red Headed League
• E12The Case of the Shoeless Engineer