Sherlock Holmes — Season 1, Episode 28: The Case of the Jolly Hangman

Episode synopsis

Jessie Hooper hires Holmes to find her missing husband, William, and -- with the help of Lestrade's cousin MacDougal of Glasgow -- he his found hung -- like his grandfather. A rope salesman's laugh is the key clue. It is ironically the window that William never returned to repair that traps villain by his tie.

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