#the adventure of sherlock holmes' smarter brother

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For those wondering why I used a photo of Captain Hastings for Sherringford it's because Hugh Fraser played him in a Big Finish audio drama - and to my knowledge the only actor to actually play him.

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Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman as Sigerson Holmes and Sgt. Orville Stanley Sacker

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother  (1975)

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"The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" (1975) - Gene Wilder

Films I've watched in 2023 (114/119)

One of my all-time favourite comedies!!

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Two scenes with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson from the movie "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother". I love the crossdressing in the second scene! And the two ladies that got the suits!

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Dig 70s Holmes, baby. This was some good shit. 

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KAMAD Throwback Thursdays 1975: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother

Throwback Thursday #TBT Throwback Thursday on the KAMAD site will be a regular occurrence in the next year. As a motivational project, to make sure I am working on something, even in a week where I don’t see a new film in a theater, I am going to post on movies from 1975. Along with 1984, this is one of my favorite years for movies and it is full of bittersweet memories as well. 1975 was my…

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Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn in THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES’ SMARTER BROTHER (1975), directed by Wilder

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Madeline Kahn-Gene Wilder "El hermano más listo de Sherlock Holmes" (The adventure of Sherlock Holmes´s smarter brother) 1975, de Gene Wilder.

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Directory

Hello! I figured its time to make a blog tag guide for all your post finding needs. All my posts are tagged with a shorthand tag, while original posts have more thorough tagging. I have also added a list of links to my various Holmes playlists, where you can watch adaptations and listen to themes.

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All original posts: #sherlock holmes

#acd: posts referencing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself, the original text of the ACD canon Holmes, or other mentions of specifically ACD Holmes. Original posts: #sir arthur conan doyle

#book cover: photos of book covers or spines (generally with the exception of comic books)

#newspaper: newspaper or magazine mentions of Sherlock Holmes

#advertising: advertising using Holmes imagery

#comics: comics or comic books referencing Sherlock Holmes. Original posts about the Dynamite comics: #dynamite holmes.

#museum: photos of the Sherlock Holmes Museum in London.

#location: Holmesian locations other than the museum, often referring to the Sherlock Holmes pub, various cafes, or statues.

#paget: illustrations by Sidney Paget

#illustration: illustrations not by Sidney Paget.

#meme: memes and textposts

TV Shows and Movies (in chronological order)

William Gillette in plays (1899) and "Sherlock Holmes" (1916): #gillette

"Sherlock Holmes" with John Barrymore (1922): #barrymore

"Sherlock Jr." directed by and featuring Buster Keaton (1924): #jr

Arthur Wontner films "The Sleeping Cardinal" (1931), "The Missing Rembrandt" (1932), "The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case" (1932), "The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes" (1935), and "Silver Blaze" (1937): #wontner

"Sherlock Holmes" with Basil Rathbone (1939-46): #rathbone

"Sherlock Holmes" with Ronald Howard (1954): #howard #ronald howard

Christopher Lee in "Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace" (1962) and other productions: #lee

"Sherlock Holmes" with Douglas Wilmer (1964-1965, plus other appearances): #wilmer

"Sherlock Holmes" with Peter Cushing (1968): #cushing

"The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" directed and written by Billy Wilder (1970): #tplosh #the private life of sherlock holmes

Theater productions (1970s) and "Interior Motives" (1976) with Leonard Nimoy: #nimoy

"The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" written, directed, and featuring Gene Wilder (1975): #brother

"The Seven Percent Solution" written by Nicholas Meyer and featuring Nicol Williamson (1976): #seven percent

"Murder by Decree" with Christopher Plummer (1979): #decree #murder by decree

"Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson" with Geoffrey Whitehead and Donald Pickering (1979): #whitehead

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson" with Vasiliy Livanov (Soviet Holmes) (1979-1986): #livanov

"The Hound of the Baskervilles" with Tom Baker (1982): #baker

Ian Richardson in "The Sign of Four" (1983) and "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1983) and other productions: #richardson

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" with Jeremy Brett (Granada) (1984-94): #granada #granada holmes

"Young Sherlock Holmes" directed by Barry Levinson (1985): #young #young sherlock holmes

"Detective Conan"/"Case Closed" manga by Gosho Aoyama (1994) and anime (1996): #case closed

"Sherlock Holmes" (2009) and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" (2011) directed by Guy Ritchie and featuring Robert Downey Jr.: #rdj

"Elementary" with Johnny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu (2014-2019): #elementary

"Moriarty the Patriot" manga (2016) and anime (2020): #ynm

#german: German productions of Sherlock Holmes, such as “Der Hund von Baskerville” (1937) and "Sherlock Holmes" with Erich Schellow (1967)

#animated: Animated series and references to Sherlock Holmes, such as "Sherlock Hound" (1984), "The Great Mouse Detective" (1986), and "Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century" (1999)

#theater: Theater productions about Sherlock Holmes

#playbill: Playbills for Holmesian theater productions, including William Gillette's play

#radio: Audio series productions relating to Sherlock Holmes, including "The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1939-47), "Moriarty: The Devil's Game" (2022), and "Sherlock & Co." (2023)

#multi: posts that combine several adaptations of Sherlock Holmes in one.

Video Games- #video game: (mostly original) posts about video games

#frogwares: content pertaining to the Sherlock Holmes game series by Frogwares. Original posts are under #frogwares sherlock

#ace attorney: content relating to the game "The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles" (2021)

Merchandise- #merchandise: physical merchandise relating to Sherlock Holmes. A non-exhaustive list of subcategories:

#stuffed animal

#doll

#mini figure

#ceramics

#teapot

#ornament

#sweatshirt

#sweater

#tea blend

#playing cards

#other: Everything else! Usually non-listed adaptations or crossovers.

*Please note that none of my posts are intended to be advertisements or promotions, I just like collecting different interpretations of the great detective.

Links

My playlists:

Miscellaneous adaptations

German Holmes

Christmas with Holmes

Spotify playlist of musical themes

Other folks playlists I use for shows:

Granada Holmes

Howard/1954 Holmes

Douglas Wilmer Holmes (1964)

Young Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Manor House (1982)

Sherlock Hound

Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century

Sherlock Mondays (2023 verbal annotation of Holmes stories by the Rosenbach museum)

Sherlock Holmes audio dramas by Big Finish

My DMs, asks, and submissions are always open for those interested! Let me know if you'd like me to tag something for you, or find an adaptation for you. Ask questions, or just chat. See ya!

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what do you think of the movie The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother?

Never heard of it, but I love Gene Wilder! You recommend?

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One of Gene’s roles that I love a lot (besides Willy Wonka & Leo Bloom) is Jim the Waco Kid in Blazing Saddles! He’s so funny and looks soooo good in cowboy clothes!!! Gene is also wonderfully delightful as Sigerson Holmes in the movie The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother!! He also does a dance called the Kangaroo Hop! It’s so cute and fun!

I’m also sending you a few lovely photos I have of Gene as Frederick Frankenstein!!

YES I LOVE JIM TOO!!! I am so happy to see him getting some love recently🩷🥹

I have to say, I was not a huge fan of Blazing Saddles itself, but Gene and Cleavon were worth watching the film as a whole. They made the movie what it was and, in my opinion, if it weren't for them it wouldn't have been as good. That being said, I ADORE Jim🩷🥰

I have yet to see The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother, but I'll definitely check it out since you highly recommend it🥰🥰 Of course, I'll need to check for my triggers, but if it passes inspection, I'll give it a watch!

Thank you for all of these lovely pictures of Gene🥹😍 He is such a gorgeous gorgeous man! The photo of Jim sitting in the chair and the color photo of Frederick in front of the chalkboard are two of my favorite pictures of him🩷 Ugh I just want to give him the biggest squeeze🥰🤗

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Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn as Sigerson Holmes and Jenny Hill

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)

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Without a Clue: Sherlock Holmes parody at its best!

I have read many times about the 1988 film, Without a Clue, starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley as Holmes and Watson, but I'd never seen it...until today. I recently discovered that the film was available to watch on YouTube, so I gave it a try. I'm glad I did, as it was really quite delightful! The premise of this Holmes parody seems as if it would be too silly: Watson (Ben Kingsley), a rather brilliant detective in his own right, has created the character of Sherlock Holmes as a cover for his crime solving work, and hired bumbling actor Reginald Kincaid (Michael Caine) to portray his creation. When the fake detective gets too cocky for his own good, Watson attempts to fire him, with hilarious results. They end up facing off against the infamous Moriarty, of course...

As I said, it seems silly, but the fact is, it all ends up working rather well as a comedy that parodies the source material, while presenting a fun, engaging story, with capable actors who pull it off with great humor. It doesn't rely nearly as much on slapstick comedy as an earlier Gene Wilder Holmes parody, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975), which I saw a few years ago and which disappointed me greatly. Without a Clue captured my attention, made me laugh, and impressed me with its fairly clever references to Sherlockian canon. Kingsley and Caine end up being a good team, despite their initial (and hilarious) animosity towards each other. Jeffrey Jones (the principal from Ferris Bueller's Day Off) is enjoyable as the conceited Lestrade, and the rest of the cast is quite good as well (including the late Peter Cook, in an appearance as Watson's publisher at the Strand Magazine). Really well worth my time! Recommended for all Holmes fans who like a good laugh.

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If Sherlock siblings are welcome here, I'd like to put Enola Holmes (played by Millie Bobby Brown) and Sigerson Holmes (played by Gene Wilder in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, 1975).

Two never mentioned siblings of Sherlock Holmes- he sure has a lot of those!

Enola Holmes

And Sigerson Holmes!

Ok but Sherlock Holmes already has a smarter brother in the books. Can't you just make a story about Mycroft?

Also, I appreciate everyone's commitment to making sure any newly discovered Holmes siblings have equally silly names to the established two.

Also also, the versions of Sherlock Holmes himself that appear in these films will also be eligible, if anyone wants to submit them.

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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)

Несмотря на то, что этот фильм не совсем про Шерлока Холмса, а про его младшего (!) брата Сигерсона, Шерлок Холмс здесь все же присутствует. Но даже без него фильм бы все равно считался частью шерлокианы... а значит, я обязан его посмотреть. Как я уже говорил, Холмс здесь присутствует и играет его аж Дуглас Уилмер, который сыграл Холмса в сериале шестидесятых годов. Правда, от его прежнего образа не осталось и следа, потому что это пародия. Уотсона же здесь играет Торли Уолтерс, который играет его уже в третий раз (до этого в Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace и в Silver Blaze с Пламмером). Но про него мне совсем нечего сказать. Холмс (и иног��а Уотсон) появлялись в этом фильме крайне редко, в основном в маскировке (в том числе и в виде пожилых леди).

Главный же герой тут неизвестный доселе младший брат Шерлока Холмса по имени Сигерсон, которого играет Джин Уайлдер. Как объяснил Холмс Уотсону: "Я вам и про Майкрофта ничего не рассказывал". Этот Сигерсон Холмс тоже является сыщиком, но находится в тени старшего и более успешного брата. И в начале этого фильма у него появился нежданный помощник с крайне колоритной внешностью по имени Орвилл Сакер. Оба их имени является отсылками к канону - Сигерсон было псевдонимом Холмса, а Ор(монд) Сакер должено было стать именем Уотсона. На пороге младшего Холмса возникает рыжая лживая певичка, и закрути-и-илось...

Причем здесь есть также и профессор Мориарти, который вечно издает странные звуки типа "Йа-а!" и чертовски плох в математике. А еще он толстый и легко приходит в ярость - да и вообще все его помощники толстяки. На этом отсылки к канону не заканчиваются - здесь использовался шифр из "Глории Скотт" ("Фазаньих курочек берегитесь") и была сцена очень похожая на "ограбление" Милвертона, где Сигерсон и Сакер потом прятались за занавеской. Увы, на этом вся связь с каноном заканчивается, даже в пародийном ключе. Сигерсон в общем-то самостоятельный персонаж и, признаться честно, фильм про него мог бы вообще обо��тись без связи с Шерлоком Холмсом.

Это комедия, но я улыбнулся едва ли полтора раза за все время просмотра. Уайлдер не особо смешной актер, чтобы он там себе не думал, к тому же, здесь немало пошлых шуток и сцен. Например, как та, где Сигерсон и его пучеглазый помощник лишились задней части одежды и, ничего не зная об этом, пришли на бал, сверкая задницами и пугая женщин. Несколько раз герои внезапно пускались в пляс, а некоторые сцены были безбожно затянуты, растягивая одну и ту же шутку слишком долго. Шерлок Холмс, как я уже говорил, здесь крайне редок и больше для мебели, эдакий всезнающий брат с трубкой в зубах, который возникает то здесь, то там, незаметный для "младшенького".

Помнится, я хотел посмотреть "Молодого Франкенштейна" с Уайлдером и Фельдманом, а теперь вот даже не знаю. Впрочем, вдруг связь с шерлокианой помешала мне оценить комедийный талант Уайлдера?... Вряд ли, конечно. Боюсь, его чувство юмора просто не в моем вкусе.