๐ ๐บ This is the twelfth episode of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV Series).
It stars: ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Ronald Howard as Sherlock Holmes ๐จโโ๏ธ Howard Marion-Crawford as Dr. Watson ๐ฎ Archie Duncan as Inspector Lestrade
โก Episode Summary:
A young engineer is found wandering the streets in shockโmissing a shoe and badly injured. The strange details puzzle Scotland Yard, but Holmes quickly realizes the oddity hides a sinister plot. Following the trail of deception and danger, Holmes uncovers a scheme that could end in tragedy if not stopped in time.
๐ก Why Watch This Episode?
โ๏ธ A thrilling mystery filled with suspense and unexpected twists
โ๏ธ Showcases Holmesโ razor-sharp reasoning and keen observation skills
โ๏ธ Classic 1950s TV charm with gripping black-and-white cinematography
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It stars: ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Ronald Howard as Sherlock Holmes ๐จโโ๏ธ Howard Marion-Crawford as Dr. Watson ๐ฎ Archie Duncan as Inspector Lestrade
โก Episode Summary:
A young engineer is found wandering the streets in shockโmissing a shoe and badly injured. The strange details puzzle Scotland Yard, but Holmes quickly realizes the oddity hides a sinister plot. Following the trail of deception and danger, Holmes uncovers a scheme that could end in tragedy if not stopped in time.
๐ก Why Watch This Episode?
โ๏ธ A thrilling mystery filled with suspense and unexpected twists
โ๏ธ Showcases Holmesโ razor-sharp reasoning and keen observation skills
โ๏ธ Classic 1950s TV charm with gripping black-and-white cinematography
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ Watch the full playlist for all episodes of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1954)! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYSxyPafGbnTKAJ16ovG0sQTB5iqXP1ra
๐ Donโt forget to Like ๐, Comment ๐ฌ & Subscribe ๐ for more vintage TV & mystery classics.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ Hashtags & Tags for SEO:
#sherlockholmes #ShoelessEngineer #TheAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes #1954TVSeries #ClassicTV #RonaldHoward #DrWatson #InspectorLestrade #vintagemystery #detectivedrama #GoldenAgeTelevision
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00:00The End
00:30The End
01:00In the several months that I had shared the Baker Street lodgings with Sherlock Holmes,
01:06I was consistently amazed by the indefatigable energy he poured into his never-ending war on crime.
01:12But my physician's eye could see the strain that perhaps another wouldn't have noticed.
01:17Thus it was one morning that I prevailed upon him to join me for a day in the country.
01:22All seemed tranquil at first, but I was to learn, as I did in later years,
01:27that when Sherlock Holmes did not seek trouble, it often sought him.
01:31Help her!
01:46They may be coming!
01:47Steady now, we'll have you all right.
01:49In a minute.
01:50What's happened to the young lady?
01:52Who are you running from?
01:53Stark.
01:55Caro!
01:55They tried to kill me!
01:58Not now, Holmes.
02:00Perhaps you'd better get them to London, eh?
02:02I let you thought.
02:03The young lady is uninjured, but she's suffering from a deep state of shock.
02:06Come along.
02:07Just drink this, will you?
02:37Good enough?
02:41Much.
02:41Thank you, sir.
02:45Will she be all right, doctor?
02:47Oh, yes, I mean, sir.
02:48Twice last night, she saved my life.
02:51Who is she?
02:53I don't know.
02:54We only met last night.
02:55I'm afraid she's mute.
02:57What?
02:58Deaf-mute?
02:59No, she hears and understands perfectly.
03:03How did you meet her?
03:05Well, it all started yesterday afternoon.
03:09It seems an eternity since then.
03:11I was in my office, facing the realities of my professional situation.
03:16I suppose that everyone finds his first venture into independent business to be a dreary experience.
03:24After a year of it, I'd about decided to admit failure and seek employment with some recognized firm.
03:31It was at that point that I received a client.
03:34Mr. Hadderley?
03:41His name was Colonel Lysander Stark.
03:45Had I known then what horror he was bringing into my life, I would have strangled him right then and there.
03:50Frankly, Mr. Hadderley, the commission I have come here to offer you deals with a matter of extreme secrecy.
03:59I have gone to some lengths to acquaint myself with both your professional and your personal qualifications.
04:06Personal qualifications, sir?
04:07Yes.
04:09I know you to be an efficient hydraulic engineer, but also that you are a bachelor, an orphan, and that you reside here alone in London.
04:19Why, that's very true, but I'm afraid I don't understand.
04:23You shall when I explain the assignment.
04:27Do I have your word that our conversation will go no further than this room?
04:31Of course, sir. I shall respect your confidence.
04:35Excellent.
04:35Well, then, does 50 pounds for a night's work appeal to you?
04:4650 pounds?
04:49I note by your expression that you suspect some illegality.
04:53Let me set your mind at rest on that score.
04:56Exactly what you want me to do.
04:59To prepare a hydraulic press, Mr. Hadderley.
05:02A rather large hydraulic press.
05:04Well, that hardly seems unusual.
05:14For some years, I have owned a small place in the country just outside London.
05:20Recently, it has come to my attention that the land contains a vein of something commonly called Fuller's Earth.
05:26I trust you are familiar with the term?
05:28But, or is dug out of the earth.
05:30Why should you need an hydraulic press?
05:35I'm a businessman, Mr. Hadderley.
05:37Undoubtedly, the land surrounding mine contains more of such wealth.
05:41I hope to use the income from my own discovery to purchase my neighbor's land cheaply before he discovers its hidden wealth.
05:49I see.
05:50If my neighbor were to suspect what wealth he treads on daily, he would never sell at any price.
05:59It's quite clear now.
06:00You use the press to mold the dark earth into some innocent form, so that you can dispose of it without suspicion.
06:08Precisely.
06:09Very ingenious.
06:11There's a fortune down there.
06:13A fortune.
06:19Is anything wrong?
06:20What is it, Colonel Stark?
06:22Can I get you something?
06:23No, it's all right.
06:37My heart.
06:39I ought not to get too excited.
06:47Well, I've put my trust in you, Mr. Hadderley.
06:51Do you accept the commission?
06:55When do I begin, sir?
06:57I promised to meet him that night.
07:00Last night.
07:01At Aford Station.
07:03The time he suggested was quite late.
07:0511.30.
07:06But he insisted that it would be less conspicuous.
07:10I freely admit that the money kept me from exercising a more natural curiosity at such bizarre proceedings.
07:17At one point, sir.
07:18When we encountered you, admittedly you were in a highly nervous state, but you kept repeating that they were after you.
07:24Did this man, Stark, have a confederate?
07:26Yes, a foreigner.
07:28A man named Carrow.
07:30I was to meet him later that night.
07:32Go on.
07:33Last night, I boarded the train to Aford and arrived there a little past 11 as ordered.
07:38And Colonel Stark was waiting.
07:41He was.
07:42We drove for almost an hour.
07:45And then we stopped suddenly and he almost pulled me into a darkened house.
07:50Stark muttered under his breath as he fumbled to strike a match.
07:54But suddenly a light appeared at the top of the stairs.
07:56It was the first time I saw this young woman, gentlemen.
08:07Even in the poor light, beauty and fear were sharp in her face.
08:11This young woman is out.
08:41She's a housekeeper.
08:44What do you do, miss?
08:45She cannot answer you, I'm afraid.
08:47She is quite mute.
08:50I forgot to tell you that I have a colleague, Mr. Carrow.
08:53Brilliant mineralogist.
08:55I'll fetch him for you, if you'll excuse me for a moment.
08:57By all means.
08:58I'll๊ฐese.
09:29Is there anything wrong?
09:41You want me to leave?
09:44Why?
09:48Are you trying to warn me against Colonel Stark?
09:59But why should I fear, Colonel Stark?
10:03I only met him this afternoon.
10:20Mr. Hatterley, I'd like you to meet my friend and associate, Mr. Carroll.
10:24A pleasure, sir.
10:27Colonel Stark will show you our press and explain the difficulties we have.
10:31I'll join you in a moment.
10:33After I have arrived with our housekeeper, before you stay tonight.
10:39Yes, yes, that's a good idea.
10:41Will you come this way, Mr. Hatterley?
10:42I thought you have learned better, my dear.
11:09Well, perhaps I'll have to send you back to school.
11:17Yes, in principle, this is the standard hydraulic press.
11:35Now, I must say, I've seen few as large.
11:38Indeed.
11:40And so it has the work of four ordinary pressers.
11:43I think I told you that time is my greatest foe.
11:52Would you bring more light, please?
11:53Would.
12:05Concrete would have given you more support.
12:08Are these walls reinforced from the outside?
12:10Ah, Bruno.
12:11I was just about to explain to Mr. Hatterley that all the walls,
12:14except the one he is examining, are reinforced.
12:17However, there's no trouble with the walls.
12:20It's in the machinery.
12:21You'll hear it.
12:22Good.
12:23I just want to check up first.
12:43May I listen?
12:44Well, what it is?
12:53One of the cylinders is leaking fluid, cutting down your power.
12:57Turn it off, and we'll have a look at the driving rods.
12:59I knew what I was after, and the rest proved to be no problem.
13:11Of course.
13:12You knew by then the true purpose of the press.
13:15Not quite.
13:16Although I was sure it was not for making dirt brick molds.
13:20Much too large for that.
13:21But they'd lied to me so blatantly, I thought it best not to call them on it right off.
13:27Well, what were they using the press for?
13:29Fairly obvious.
13:30They are counterfeiters.
13:31They use the press to form the amalgam that takes the place of silver.
13:36So I learned during the night.
13:39It was naive of me to assume that everyone but myself was asleep.
13:42But I did.
14:12I didn't know.
14:37It's amalgam, Mr. Hathaway.
14:53Carol, open up!
15:06Let me out of here, Carol!
15:23No one knew better than myself what that sound meant.
15:44Carol had started the press.
15:46Within minutes, that cold ceiling would be down with a force capable of grinding me to
15:51a shapeless pulp.
15:53And there was no way in the world I could stop it.
16:23Let's go!
16:30Let's go!
16:37Let's go!
16:44Let's go!
16:51Let's get away from here.
16:58You will come with me.
17:00Let's go!
17:01Let's go!
17:02Let's go!
17:03Let's go!
17:05Let's go!
17:06Let's go!
17:11Let's go!
17:12Let's go!
17:13Let's go!
17:14Let's go!
17:15Let's go!
17:16Let's go!
17:17Let's go!
17:18Let's go!
17:19Let's go!
17:26Let's go!
17:28Let's go!
17:29Don't cry.
17:59Quickly! The police!
18:01Hurry!
18:02This time there will be.
18:05No mistake.
18:26What is this?
18:29What's happened here?
18:40Bruno!
18:42Bruno!
18:43No.
18:44No.
18:45No.
18:46No!
18:47No.
18:51No!
18:53No.
18:54No.
18:56No.
18:57No.
18:59No.
19:01No.
19:03No.
19:04and that's almost the last lucid recollection i have i remember carrying her outside and
19:18plunging ahead into the darkness then you have no memory of going through the woods almost none
19:24the next thing i remember you and dr watson were bending over me
19:28are you all right she screamed did you hear her yes quite clearly
19:39please don't let me send me back i can't bear it there there now brandy homes will you
19:54you'll be all right here drink this will you
19:58now tell me do you know this gentleman yes mr hatherley you can speak why last night did
20:10you pretend i wasn't pretending i've been unable to speak for a year excuse me miss um connor's
20:19ruth connor's now miss connor's i gather that the events of last night gave you a shock rather
20:24like a shock you received a year ago yes when i saw the gun in colonel stark's hand and it was
20:31pointed directly at me a year ago another young man visited us to fix the hydraulic press
20:38i see what do you know about this other young man
20:42i was standing there watching when all of a sudden colonel stark fired his gun straight into the other
20:48young man's face why didn't you go to the police i did but first i must tell you that mr crew is my
20:55uncle and guardian he's my only living relation when i witnessed the murder he fell upon me repeating
21:01over and over you must never say a word you must never say a word but the first opportunity i had i
21:08ran to the police what did they do nothing because from that moment of this i've been unable to utter a
21:14sound or speak a word it was as though my throat was frozen up incredible i have heard of this before
21:23the worst of it was my uncle learnt of my attempt to inform on him and had me committed to bedlam
21:29the insane asylum i spent six long months there six horrible unforgettable months before they released
21:36me in his custody after that he forced me to do his bidding by threatening to send me back
21:42send me back to school with the expression he used why that's horrible very and i think it's time we
21:50called in our old friend inspector australia if only to deal with this man caro you're not forgetting
21:57stark are you oh i expect we'll find his remains watson the loss of his medicine undoubtedly saved
22:02the cost of bingdon the cost of executing him well come along now that young mr hetherley tells us about
22:16neglecting the candle while he made his escape i can't place the blame for the fire you sure it was
22:23colonel lysander stark whose remains you found here no doubt several articles of authentic identification no
22:31doubt nothing else no inspector sorry all right thank you constable now where's holmes got himself
22:41too he just went down to the station he said he'll be back in a minute look here if holmes thinks he
22:46can do i'm sorry to keep you all waiting well everything's settled astray about as settled as
22:51it's likely to be stark's dead caro's escaped the only thing now is to go back to london and put out an alarm
22:58for him oh dear dear well tell me uh what about the money what money well you know the money they
23:03were making the counterfeit have you found any well well no oh i suppose carter took it with them
23:09the man would have to be pretty desperate indeed to even bother with real money let alone counterfeit
23:14what are you suggesting herms miss connor's the only carriage used here is the carriage of mr
23:20hatherley rodin is that right why yes i think so i see and that carriage has been in the liverage
23:25table since last night thanks to an obliging constable i found one of mr cannon's footprints
23:31but there was no trail of similar prints leading away from the house mark you i didn't imagine that
23:37he would try and make his escape on foot how did he get away then he didn't my dear fellow he's still in
23:45this house hiding somewhere what mr holmes there's a cellar where i examined that cellar myself no i mean
23:56the special cave they dug under the house to hide the money and there must be an entrance from the house
24:00itself i wasn't permitted to know exactly where i'm sure it was in this room somewhere thank you well let's
24:08try and see shall we i think what have we got here
24:23oh very neat was oh there wasn't anything to it now dear what have we got here who just nicked me
24:39doctor nothing serious i always have a look at it anyway so you may have a hand in here that's that
24:48i don't believe you have any more trouble with mr carol this has been a nasty business all round
24:53i've lost my 50 pound fee being roughed up but it could have been worse i suppose a good deal worse
25:00my friend for example uh i believe this is yours mine yeah what is it you're sure i believe i recovered
25:08it from the press yes it makes one thing doesn't it
25:12it's well whatson you were quite right a day in the country can be quite relaxing
25:32it
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