The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff
- Episode aired Dec 6, 1954
- Not Rated
- 26m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
163
YOUR RATING
The only clue at the site of two grisly murders is a chicken's foot. Baffled, Insp. Lestrade goes to Sherlock Holmes for assistance.The only clue at the site of two grisly murders is a chicken's foot. Baffled, Insp. Lestrade goes to Sherlock Holmes for assistance.The only clue at the site of two grisly murders is a chicken's foot. Baffled, Insp. Lestrade goes to Sherlock Holmes for assistance.
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Howard Marion-Crawford
- Dr. John H. Watson
- (as H. Marion Crawford)
Grégoire Aslan
- Jocko Farraday
- (as Gregoire Aslan)
Richard Larke
- Sgt. Wilkins
- (as Richard K. Larke)
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Did you know
- TriviaOn the original title card that introduces the title of the program, the word 'Bluff' was misspelled, Later, when the episode was released for syndication and foreign markets, the title card was replaced with white letters on a black background and the spelling corrected.
- GoofsAs stated in the trivia section, the original title card that introduced the title of the program had the word 'Bluff' misspelled, but it was later replaced with white letters on a black background and the spelling corrected when the episode was released for syndication and foreign markets. Unfortunately, there was another mistake: they wrote "Mans" instead of "Man's" the second time, leaving out the apostrophe.
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Don'y shut your eyes to it
Thsi is one of the better episodes that I have seen so far of the Ronald Howard Sherlock Holmes series. As usual, Holmes and Watson are employed for some effective comic relief within their own series (this time involving Watson's rage at Holmes having fooled him with a disguise) which also serves to develop their relationship and characters further -- Watson threatening to change flats, ready to slug an intruder, and reminiscing about the peace that the chaos of the Afghan War brought him -- but for most of its running time this episode actually creates a very grim tone.
Unusually, it begins with a scene involving the supporting characters, and here and later the trick of showing the murders committed but not who commits them is very dramatic, increases the tension of the plot, and underscores the seriousness of the murders. It's decidedly not the kind of murder mystery in which the the viewer is invited to solve alongside the detective every step of the way, but one in which the tension comes from uncertainly about how it will be solved -- and it is the better for that decision having been made without nominal overtures to providing incomplete clues.
This episode fits very well within its running time, which doesn't mean I wouldn't have liked if it had had more time to explore its story deeper. Eugene Deckers, who plays comedy roles very well in other episodes of this series, proves himself also a fine dramatic actor here as Vickers. The whole scene near the end between him and Howard and Holmes was very dramatically and delicately played, and he gets a nice, touching monologue at the end, playing his part with real sympathy.
One of the more atmospheric and less frivolous installments from this series comes off very well, and with a full complement of brilliant deductions and bizarre clues. It's a good episode to try for those who might look down on this particular version of Sherlock Holmes.
Unusually, it begins with a scene involving the supporting characters, and here and later the trick of showing the murders committed but not who commits them is very dramatic, increases the tension of the plot, and underscores the seriousness of the murders. It's decidedly not the kind of murder mystery in which the the viewer is invited to solve alongside the detective every step of the way, but one in which the tension comes from uncertainly about how it will be solved -- and it is the better for that decision having been made without nominal overtures to providing incomplete clues.
This episode fits very well within its running time, which doesn't mean I wouldn't have liked if it had had more time to explore its story deeper. Eugene Deckers, who plays comedy roles very well in other episodes of this series, proves himself also a fine dramatic actor here as Vickers. The whole scene near the end between him and Howard and Holmes was very dramatically and delicately played, and he gets a nice, touching monologue at the end, playing his part with real sympathy.
One of the more atmospheric and less frivolous installments from this series comes off very well, and with a full complement of brilliant deductions and bizarre clues. It's a good episode to try for those who might look down on this particular version of Sherlock Holmes.
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- hte-trasme
- Nov 24, 2009
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- Runtime26 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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