The Three Garridebs

Last updated
The Three Garridebs
Directed byEustace Wyatt
Written byThomas H. Hutchinson
Starring Louis Hector
William Podmore
Violet Besson
Arthur Maitland
James Spottswood
Production
company
NBC Blue
Release date
November 27, 1937 [1]
CountryUS
LanguageEnglish

The Three Garridebs is a 1937 television presentation that aired on NBC, [1] based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1924 story "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs". Louis Hector played Sherlock Holmes, the first actor to do so on television. [2]

Contents

Production

In 1937, NBC received permission from Conan Doyle's widow, Lady Jean Conan Doyle, to produce a live adaptation of Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs". [3] NBC television director Thomas H. Hutchinson began scripting the teleplay, [3] which was so faithful, with much dialogue nearly verbatim, [1] that it was published three years later in a textbook on broadcast production. [4] It is considered the first known television pilot. [5]

Hector, cast as Sherlock Holmes, had previously portrayed Holmes in an American radio series from 1934 to 1935. [6] He had also played Holmes' arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty on the series. [7] [8]

Outside of an opening scene using previously filmed footage of the London skyline, [3] the bulk of the action took place on studio sets of 221B Baker Street and the home of Holmes' client Nathan Garrideb. [3] Only three sets were built: 221B Baker Street, Nathan Garrideb's home and Inspector Lestrade's office. [1] Previously filmed footage of Hector and Podmore riding in a hansom cab was used to link the action on the sets. [3]

Reception

The teleplay was performed live six times during the final week of November 1937. [1] The New York Times called it "...the most ambitious experiment in teleshowmanship so far attempted in the air above New York" and said "in six performances for members of The American Radio Relay League, the ingenious welding of film and television production offered an interesting glimpse into the future of a new form of dramatic art..." [1] The cast was praised as well: "Louis Hector, in traditional cape, peaked cap, and double-breasted suit, played Holmes in the approved manner and at all times gave the impression that a manhunt was in progress ... His determined manner throughout gave convincing evidence of the ultimate outcome—that the detective would surely 'get his man'." [3]

Cast

Related Research Articles

<i>A Study in Scarlet</i> 1887 detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle

A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans</span> Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle

"The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is one of eight stories in the cycle collected as His Last Bow (1917), and is the second and final main appearance of Mycroft Holmes. It was originally published in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom and in Collier's in the United States in 1908.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Red-Headed League</span> Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes

"The Red-Headed League" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It first appeared in The Strand Magazine in August 1891, with illustrations by Sidney Paget. Conan Doyle ranked "The Red-Headed League" second in his list of his twelve favourite Holmes stories. It is also the second of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which was published in 1892.

<i>The Valley of Fear</i> Sherlock Holmes novel by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. It is loosely based on the Molly Maguires and Pinkerton agent James McParland. The story was first published in the Strand Magazine between September 1914 and May 1915. The first book edition was copyrighted in 1914, and it was first published by George H. Doran Company in New York on 27 February 1915, and illustrated by Arthur I. Keller.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Inspector Lestrade</span> Fictional character from Sherlock Holmes

Detective Inspector G. Lestrade, or Mr. Lestrade, is a fictional character appearing in several of the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. Lestrade's first appearance was in the first Sherlock Holmes story, the novel A Study in Scarlet, which was published in 1887. The last story in which he appears is the short story "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs", which was first published in 1924 and was included in the final collection of Sherlock Holmes stories by Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Adventure of the Second Stain</span> Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle

"The Adventure of the Second Stain", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905) and the only unrecorded case mentioned passively by Watson to be written. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in December 1904, and was also published in Collier's in the United States on 28 January 1905. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Second Stain" eighth in his list of his twelve favourite Holmes stories.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Adventure of the Six Napoleons</span> Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle

"The Adventure of the Six Napoleons", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Collier's in the United States on 30 April 1904, and in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in May 1904.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Adventure of the Dancing Men</span> Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventure of the Dancing Men is a Sherlock Holmes story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as one of 13 stories in the cycle published as The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1905. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in December 1903, and in Collier's in the United States on 5 December 1903.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Adventure of the Three Garridebs</span> Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle

"The Adventure of the Three Garridebs" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. One of the 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927), it was first published in Collier's in the United States on 25 October 1924, and in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in January 1925.

<i>Sherlock Holmes</i> (1984 TV series) British TV series

Sherlock Holmes is the overall title given to the series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by the British television company Granada Television between 1984 and 1994.

Mrs. Hudson is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes novels and short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. She is the landlady of 221B Baker Street, the London residence in which Sherlock Holmes lives.

Sherlock Holmes is a film series running from 1931 to 1937. Arthur Wontner portrayed Sherlock Holmes in five films.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1982 British television serial made by the BBC. It was produced by Barry Letts, directed by Peter Duguid, and starred Tom Baker as Sherlock Holmes and Terence Rigby as Doctor Watson. The adaptation aired as a four-part serial. The serial is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's 1902 Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. The music score was composed and conducted by Carl Davis.

The Hound of London is a television film directed by Peter Reynolds-Long and starring Patrick Macnee as Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes.

Louis Hector was an American radio, theater, film, and television actor. He is best known for his roles of Sherlock Holmes in the 1937 broadcast of The Three Garridebs ; and that of the Reverend Browne in MGM's 1940 Technicolor release of Northwest Passage.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a play written by J. E. Harold Terry and Arthur Rose and originally starring Eille Norwood as Sherlock Holmes. The play premiered at Princes Theatre on October 9, 1923.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is an American old-time radio show that aired on US radio networks between 1930 and 1936. The series was adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories by scriptwriter Edith Meiser. For most of the series, Richard Gordon played Sherlock Holmes and Leigh Lovell played Dr. Watson.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Barnes, Alan (2002). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. p. 218. ISBN   1-903111-04-8.
  2. ↑ Eyles, Alan (1986). Sherlock Holmes: A Centenary Celebration . Harper & Row. pp.  81. ISBN   0-06-015620-1.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Haining, Peter (1994). The Television Sherlock Holmes. Virgin Books. pp. 44–47. ISBN   0-86369-793-3.
  4. ↑ Redmond, Christopher (2009). The Sherlock Holmes Handbook (Second ed.). Dundurn. p. 242. ISBN   9781770705920.
  5. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2013). Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012. McFarland & Company. p. 4146. ISBN   9780786474455.
  6. ↑ Eyles, Alan (1986). Sherlock Holmes: A Centenary Celebration . Harper & Row. pp.  133. ISBN   0-06-015620-1.
  7. ↑ Pitts, Michael R. (1991). Famous Movie Detectives II. Scarecrow Press. p.  160. ISBN   9780810823457.
  8. ↑ The Three Garridebs on Radio; Ruby, Greg D.; September 3, 2014; The Fourth Garrideb - Numismatics of Sherlock Holmes; accessed August 2019
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.