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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Date: 1975
Type: Crime / Comedy
Rating: 2 Stars 2/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Gene Wilder
Producer: Richard A Roth

Comment/Synopsis

Sherlock Holmes's brother tries to come out of his shadow by investigating a case of a woman wanting to retreive some love letters. Gene Wilder wrote, directed and stared in this on the back of his work with Mel Brooks. The result is a very uneven film. The plot is confusing and disjointed and whilst some scenes are funny other are not. There are a few good scenes from Madeline Kahn and Marty Feldman but overall this is disappointing given the quality of the cast.

Actors


Gene WilderGene Wilder
Madeline KahnMadeline Kahn
Marty FeldmanMarty Feldman
Dom DeLuise
Leo McKernLeo McKern
Roy KinnearRoy Kinnear
John Le MesurierJohn Le Mesurier
Douglas WilmerDouglas Wilmer
Thorley WaltersThorley Walters
Aubrey MorrisAubrey Morris
Susan Field
Julian orchardJulian Orchard

Oscars

None
Production
Twentieth Century Fox
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother