🕵️🔎 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1954) TV Series – Ep 34 | The Case of the Royal Murder

🔎 📺 This is the thirty-fourth episode of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV Series).
It stars: 🕵️‍♂️ Ronald Howard as Sherlock Holmes 👨‍⚕️ Howard Marion-Crawford as Dr. Watson 👮 Archie Duncan as Inspector Lestrade

⚡ Episode Summary:
Holmes is called into a delicate investigation when whispers of a plot against royalty reach Baker Street. A prince’s life is at stake, and the line between political intrigue and personal betrayal grows dangerously thin. With international consequences hanging in the balance, Holmes must untangle the conspiracy before it erupts into scandal and tragedy.

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✔️ A high-stakes case involving politics, royalty, and betrayal
✔️ Holmes demonstrates tact as well as razor-sharp deduction
✔️ Suspenseful storytelling with international intrigue
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01:05Holmes' work virtually saved the throne of the Balkan monarch, King Conrad.

01:11In appreciation of this service, both Holmes and I were extended and eagerly accepted

01:16an invitation to join a royal hunting party at the Sovereign's Lodge, deep in the forest of his Balkan kingdom.

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02:32Oh, no. Just a bit ennerving, that's all.

02:36Not some sort of joke of yours, was it?

02:39I'm afraid not.

02:40I imagine the girl is genuinely frightened, Prince Stephan.

02:43She's rushed out, leaving her money on the floor.

02:50Let's forget all this.

02:52Let's drink a toast to... I can't think of anything.

02:56We've drunk to our guests and to everybody's country.

03:00To beauty, Your Highness.

03:02You were as thoughtful as ever, Count Magor.

03:10Your second payment, Count Magor.

03:13Stephan!

03:14Remind you of the wonderful times at Monte Carlo?

03:29Stephan!

03:32Conrad!

03:33Conrad!

03:34Conrad!

03:35Conrad!

03:36He's dead!

03:37No!

03:38He's dead!

03:39No!

03:44He's dead!

03:45No!

03:46No!

03:47He's dead!

03:48No!

03:54No!

03:56No!

03:57No!

03:58No!

03:59No!

04:00No!

04:01No!

04:02No!

04:03No!

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04:12No!

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04:14No!

04:15No!

04:16Yes!

04:17Poison!

04:18glass and we drank that last toast yes could have been have to be very quick acting hmm

04:25did it seems almost incredible that one could murder so quickly and so smoothly in front of so

04:30many witnesses you know homes i've come to the conclusion these people are raving mad i haven't

04:35had a quiet minute since we first came here the question watson is who had the greatest motive

04:41even the king is capable of it if the reason were great enough

04:44come in won't you sit here please sit down gentlemen

05:03great shock terrible but i'm afraid the consequences will be still more tragic war

05:12stefan came here at my request as a representative of his father king johan

05:22i had hoped to to reach a non-aggression agreement to relieve the tension between our two countries

05:31however it seems that king johan is more interested in finding

05:38an excuse for war than in preventing one and now of course he has his excuse plus a genuine fury

05:47king johan is arriving tomorrow to take his son's body back home

05:52i must be cleared of all suspicion before he leaves this lodge tomorrow mr holmes will you help me i can

06:01only promise to try your majesty but i believe i should warn you that the speed and cunning of our

06:06murderer may place other lives in jeopardy before we see the end of this affair

06:12why was prince stefan's wine glass taken to the kitchen and washed

06:17i set it aside but the servants picked it up with the other glasses

06:21an analysis will serve no purpose now your majesty

06:23have you any more questions to ask count magor mr holmes no your majesty none at present you may go count magor

06:36magor is an excellent equerry mr holmes he's rash but faithful i see tell me your majesty what do

06:43you know of princess antonia she was a friend of stefan and her background she's a member of an

06:51impoverished royal house have you known her love a few years we met at monte carlo in fact i fell in love

07:01with her there no surprise everyone did including stefan she was attached to to another man whom i respected

07:11and i was discreet stefan used no such discretion and swept her away from us all you weren't angry

07:20and i was in prison no not really stefan and i never really fought about anything except politics

07:27that's a lie

07:32or can't you remember as far back as this morning what do you mean antonia

07:37perhaps i was mistaken you've made an accusation i apologize if you should require me again mr holmes

07:45i'll be in my rooms very well your majesty i'm leaving too your majesty i wouldn't want you to think

07:52i spoke behind your back

07:57good night gentlemen

08:02perhaps you should go and have your palms read tonight there's a gypsy who tells amazing things

08:11i say holmes what's she getting at well you know wasn't it might be interesting to find out

08:16yes it might be very interesting

08:29you

08:31i

08:32i

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09:18THE PRINCE IS DEAD

09:23I KNOW

09:24I SAW IT IN HIS HAND

09:26DID YOU SEE ANYTHING THAT WASN'T WRITTEN IN THE HAND

09:28I

09:29I SEE THE TWO MEN QUARREL

09:31THE KING AND THE PRINCE

09:32I WAS WAITING IN THE KITCHEN

09:35FOR THE TIME

09:36WHEN I WOULD BE TOLD TO DANCE

09:39BUT AS I GO TO A DOOR

09:41I SEE THE TWO MEN

09:44PREPARING

09:45TO FEND

09:48COUNT MAGOR

10:05TEN GOLD FLORINS ON PRINCE STEFAN

10:08TAKEN PRINCESS AND AS GOOD AS WON

10:09QUICK WITH YOUR PARRIES STEFAN

10:14TOUCHE

10:20YOU'RE IS STEFAN

10:22MISS CRUTCH

10:24YOU'D BETTER HAVE IT DRESSED

10:26COUNT MAGOR

10:27YOUR MAJESTATE

10:29FETCH A NAPKIN FROM THE TABLE

10:32YOU NEED FENCING LESSONS STEFAN

10:36YOUR REFLEXES HAVE SLOWED DOWN

10:41I MAY NEED FENCING LESSONS

10:42BUT AT LEAST I NEED NO LESSONS IN SPORTSMANSHIP

10:45WHAT DO YOU MEAN

10:47I WAS OFF GUARD

10:49A TRUE SPORTSMAN DOESN'T RIPOSE WHEN HIS ADVERSARY IS OFF BALANCE

10:52I WON'T FORGET THAT REMARKS STEFAN

10:55AND I'LL SEE THAT YOU REMEMBER IT TOO

10:58GENTLEMEN

11:01MR. HOLMES AND DR. WATSON WILL BE BACK FROM THEIR WALK ANY MOMENT

11:05THEN I DIDN'T LOOK ANYMORE

11:08THANK YOU

11:09YOU'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL

11:11I THINK WE HAD A FRIENDLY MATCH THIS MORNING WARRANTED SOME CLOSE INVESTIGATION

11:16COME WATSON

11:20TELL ME YOUR MAJESTY

11:21WHO SUGGESTED THE FENCING MATCH BETWEEN YOURSELF AND PRINCE STEFAN

11:24PRINCESS ANTONIA

11:26AND WHERE ARE THE EPEES

11:29THERE

11:31WOULD YOU MIND IF I HAD A LOOK AT THEM

11:33NO

11:35THANK YOU

11:46IS THIS THE EPEES YOUR MAJESTY USED?

11:56YES

11:58DID YOU HAVE THE CHOICE OF WEAPONS?

12:01YES

12:03I NOTE THAT THE TIP OF THIS EPEES HAS BEEN DIPPED IN POISON

12:09YOU PERHAPS MISUNDERSTOOD ME EARLIER MR. HOLMES

12:13MY REQUEST IN YOUR ORDERS

12:16ARE TO CLEAR ME

12:18NOT CONVICT ME

12:34BUT IT'S CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE

12:36THE KING HAD THE CHOICE OF THE EPEES

12:38SO HE WAS SURE TO BE THE ONE WHO GAINED WITH THE POISON

12:41IT'S EVIDENCE WATSON BUT FORTUNATELY FOR OUR OWN SAFETY

12:44IT ISN'T CONCLUSIVE

12:45OH WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

12:46WELL WE MUST CONTINUE OUR INVESTIGATIONS UNTIL WE HAVE A DECISION

12:49ONE WAY OR THE OTHER

12:50THEN WE MUST LET THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

12:52YES

12:53BUT IF YOU PROVE HIM GUILTY HE'LL START A WAR

12:55MY DEAR WATSON I CAN ONLY DISCLOSE THE FACTS

12:57I CAN'T ONTER THEM

12:59OH WELL

13:00LET'S GO TO BREAKFAST

13:02EVEN IF WE ARE CONDEMNED MEN

13:03WE MIGHT AS WELL HAVE A HEARTY MEAL

13:05RIGHT YOU ARE WATSON

13:06YES THAT'S TRUE

13:13GO BACK

13:15DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU CALL ME IN MONTE CARLO?

13:20A VAGABOND PRINCESS

13:21AN AMBITIOUS ROYAL TRAMP

13:24YOU WANTED JUST ONE THING FOR YOURSELF

13:27A THRONE

13:29I STILL WANT ONE

13:31CONRAD

13:33I SAW YOU WITH THE EPES YESTERDAY MORNING

13:35BEFORE YOU FENCED WITH STEFAN

13:37OH

13:38THE HILT OF ONE OF THEM WAS LOOSE

13:41AND I

13:42I HAVEN'T TOLD MR HOLMES YET

13:44AND I WON'T

13:45IF

13:46IF WHAT

13:47YOUR THRONE IS AN ATTRACTIVE THRONE

13:49AND I'VE BEEN TALKING

13:51TO BE TOLD I'M NOT AN UNATTRACTIVE WOMAN

13:54YOU COULD HAVE HAD IT WITHOUT BLACKMAILING ME

13:57I WAS READY TO MARRY YOU AT MONTE CARLO

14:00WHEN YOU CHOSE STEFAN

14:02I'VE LOVED YOU EVER SINCE

14:05YOU

14:06YOU LOVE

14:08TELL MR HOLMES ANYTHING YOU WANT

14:10CONRAD I DIDN'T KNOW

14:12NO

14:13GET OUT

14:14GET OUT

14:20MR HOLMES

14:21PRINCESS

14:24IT POSES A DILEMMA FOR YOU DOESN'T IT

14:26YOU ENGLISHMEN ARE SO HONORABLE

14:29ARE YOU WILLING TO SACRIFICE YOUR HONOR

14:31FOR HIM

14:41YOU HER?

14:42YES YOUR MAJESTY

14:44I

14:45DID NOT

14:46KILL PRINCE STEFAN

14:47AND YET

14:48THE CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE

14:49COULD CONVICT YOU

14:50IN A COURT OF LAW

14:51YOU KNOW

14:52MR HOLMES

14:53YOU'RE A VERY DANGEROUS MAN

14:56HAVE I YOUR WORD

14:58THAT WHEN KING JOHANN ARRIVES

15:01YOU WILL SUPPRESS ANY EVIDENCE

15:03YOU MAY HAVE

15:04AGAINST ME?

15:09NO YOUR MAJESTY

15:11YOU'RE PLACING YOURSELF AND DR. WATSON IN

15:14JEOPARDY

15:15I REALIZED THAT BEFORE I STARTED MY INVESTIGATIONS

15:26COUNT MAGOR

15:32YOUR MAJESTY

15:33SEE THAT PRINCESS ANTONIO IS CONFINED TO A ROOM

15:35MR HOLMES AND DR. WATSON ARE UNDER ARREST

15:38BUT LOOK HERE YOUR MAJESTY

15:41WE'RE BRITTY SUBJECTS

15:42AT THE MOMENT THAT IS NOT TOO IMPORTANT

15:51INTERESTING SITUATION EH WATSON

15:52RIGHT FANTASTIC

15:56THE END

16:00WHY BLAST IT HOLMES

16:02THEY CAN'T THROW US INTO PRISON LIKE THIS

16:03WITHOUT A CHARGE OR A REASON

16:05I'D WAIT IF THEY COULD

16:07WELL THEY HAVE

16:09THAT'S WHAT I MEAN

16:11WHY ELSE SHOULD HE ASK YOU TO INVESTIGATE THE CASE FOR HIM HOLMES

16:15YOU COULDN'T HELP BUT FIND HIM GUILTY

16:17WE HAVEN'T FOUND HIM GUILTY WATSON

16:19IT'S ONLY CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE

16:21BUT YOU YOURSELF SAID THAT WAS ENOUGH TO CONVICT HIM

16:23YES BUT WE'VE MISSED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT POINT

16:25A MOTIVE

16:27MMM

16:28WELL

16:29PERHAPS IT JUST ISN'T OBVIOUS

16:31WHO GAINS THE MOST BY STEFAN'S DEATH

16:34UM

16:35WELL

16:36NO ONE

16:37EXACTLY

16:39AND WHO LOSES BY IT

16:40WELL NOW LET ME SEE

16:42UH

16:43PRINCESS ANTONIO LOSES A THRONE

16:45AND KING CONRAD THROWS HIS WHOLE NATION INTO A WAR FOR WHICH HE IS TOTALLY UNPREPARED

16:50THAT BRINGS US TO COUNT MAGOR

16:52MAGOR

16:53MAGOR

16:54WELL HE LOSES NOTHING

16:56HMM

16:57IT WOULD APPEAR SO WOULDN'T IT WATSON

16:59WHAT HAVE YOU GOT ON YOUR MIND

17:02HARMES

17:03WATCH FOR THE GUARD WATSON AND TELL HIM WHEN HE COMES THIS WAY

17:05RIGHT

17:08WATSON DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT STEFAN SAID JUST BEFORE HE COLLAPSED

17:11NO I DON'T REMEMBER EXCEPT THAT HE

17:13WELL HE WAS RATHER OVERSHADOWED BY THE DEATH

17:15BUT HE THREW THE GYPSY'S MONEY TO MY GORE

17:18AND THEN SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A SECOND PAVE

17:21GOD

17:25WHAT'S THAT IN YOUR NOSE WATSON

17:27EH

17:28AH

17:30VERY NEAT EH

17:33OH LOOK AND ANOTHER ONE BEHIND YOUR EAR

17:36THAT'S TWO

17:38REALLY HOLMES THIS IS NO TIME FOR PALM TRICKS

17:41HMM

17:42I THINK YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT OLD MAN

17:45HEY

17:46COME

17:47COME

17:48LIKE THE TRICK

17:50NOSE

17:51UH HUH

17:52YEAH

17:53UH HUH

17:54YEAH

17:55YEAH

17:56SEE

17:58THERE'S A COIN

17:59YOU TAKE

18:00AND

18:01UH

18:02GOOD

18:03UH HUH

18:04NOW

18:05HERE

18:06HERE

18:07UH

18:08UH

18:10CHRIST

18:12Á ав

18:15UH

18:16UH

18:23UH

18:28NO

18:29UH

18:30UH

18:31UH

18:33UH

18:34UH

18:35UH

18:36What now, Holmes?

18:38First we free Princess Antonia.

18:40Come on.

18:46Come on.

18:48Now, Holmes.

18:50Come on, Holmes.

18:52Now, Holmes.

18:54Watch yourself.

18:58Feed, Watson.

19:06Come on, Holmes.

19:08Come on.

19:14Come on.

19:16Come on, Holmes.

19:18Oh, oh.

19:30Ah, you piece.

19:32Go, Watson!

19:40Got you, Watson!

19:57The sight of King Sparey, sire, about a mile away.

20:00What can I tell him, Magor?

20:02Tell him nothing, Your Majesty.

20:04He has no proof against you.

20:06He'd start a war merely on suspicion.

20:09I need proof of my innocence.

20:24Count Magor?

20:25Yes, but Holmes, he's not involved in all this.

20:30He could have put the poison on the epee.

20:33No.

20:34After all, how would he know which epee the king would choose?

20:37Sheer logic eliminates the count.

20:40Hmm.

20:41Not if the epee was poisoned after the duel, Watson.

20:44You mean to throw suspicion on the king?

20:47The wine glass, perhaps?

20:49Hmm.

20:50I think not, Watson.

20:51Princess.

20:52When Prince Stephan received the scratch, who dressed the wound?

20:59Magor.

21:00We must go down to the hall immediately, and we have little time, Your Highness.

21:03But, Holmes, you can't prove anything.

21:04All the dressings have been burnt.

21:05You have no scrap of evidence.

21:07Well, evidence is an interesting thing, Watson.

21:09Sometimes it can be recreated.

21:11Shall we go, Your Highness?

21:12Yes.

21:14Follow me.

21:31Johann has issued secret orders for mobilization.

21:34To take effect from the moment he recrosses the frontier.

21:37He's determined to have war, and he can't be dissipated.

21:40Are you quite sure of that, Count Magor?

21:44If King Johann had been confronted with the truth,

21:46there would have been no cause for war.

21:48Would there, Count?

21:52Why draw your sword, Count Magor?

21:54We are unarmed.

21:55Put up your sword, Count Magor.

21:58What truth, Mr. Holmes?

22:00They're wasting time, Your Majesty.

22:02So they'll be free when King Johann arrives.

22:04Not at all, Count.

22:06We happen to have discovered the last scrap of evidence that we needed.

22:10It completely vindicates Your Majesty.

22:12What is it?

22:14Will it convince King Johann?

22:16I believe it will.

22:17We have found the container that held the poison.

22:21What are you talking about, Holmes?

22:23We've found it, Watson.

22:25Haven't we, Count?

22:27Defend yourself, Mr. Holmes.

22:28Return the button and defend yourself.

22:30Put up your sword, Count Magor.

22:31I'll count to three, Mr. Holmes.

22:36What is in this button, Count?

22:38Nothing.

22:39Oh, nothing, eh?

22:42Then you shouldn't mind very much.

22:45If I do this with it.

22:50On guard, Count.

22:51No.

22:53What's the matter?

22:54I'm defending myself.

22:58I say there was poison in that button.

23:00You say there wasn't.

23:02If you're right, you shouldn't mind a little duelling scratch.

23:06No, don't. Don't.

23:07Drop your sword.

23:13Well, Count?

23:15Yes, you're right.

23:17What happened in Monte Carlo?

23:19Monte Carlo?

23:20Yes, Your Majesty.

23:21That was where Stefan got some sort of hold on him.

23:23What was it, Count?

23:25I cheated at cards.

23:27He caught me.

23:29He took my iron iron, the woman I loved.

23:37I wanted to forget and start again, but he would never let me.

23:41He reminded me of it every chance he had.

23:46And what made it more unbearable, Count, was that you continually reminded yourself.

23:51And yet you couldn't quite escape your conscience, could you?

23:56King Johan and his party are entering the ground, sire.

24:11King Johan.

24:12King Johan.

24:13King Johan.

24:14King Johan.

24:15King Johan.

24:17King Johan.

24:18King Johan.

24:20King Johan.

24:21King Johan.

24:23King Johan.

24:24Quite frankly, Holmes, I should be glad to get back to London again, and work with Lestrade.

24:29Poison swords and all that caper. I'm just not up to it.

24:33I know just what you mean, old chap.

24:36Oh, Holmes, I didn't care to mention this before, but did you know that Count Magor was noted for his swordsmanship?

24:46Oh, yes, yes. I seem to have heard about it somewhere.

24:49Oh. Well, no offence, of course, but I mean, I've fenced with you, you know, and I mean, you're good enough, but, well, you're not that good.

24:58I mean, to stand up to him, Michael.

25:01Oh, well, yes, I knew that, Watson, but, fortunately, he didn't.

25:06No, but I mean, what would have happened if he'd called your bluff? How long do you think he would have lasted with him?

25:12Well, let's see now, about 30 or 40 seconds.

25:16But then in every game of bluff, of course, there's a certain element of risk, or it really isn't much fun, is it?

25:21Yes. I shall be glad to see dear old Lestrade again.

25:30Well, don't ever tell him, Watson, but so will I. So will I.

25:35Ha, ha, ha, ha.

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