๐ ๐บ This is the thirty-fifth 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: When rumors spread that a priceless Gainsborough painting is cursed, its new owner turns to Holmes for help. Strange accidents, eerie coincidences, and whispers of the supernatural surround the artwork. Holmes must separate ghostly legends from criminal intent to reveal the truth lurking behind the canvas.
๐ก Why Watch This Episode? โ๏ธ A classic Holmes tale mixing art, mystery, and the supernatural โ๏ธ Showcases Holmesโ logical mind confronting superstition โ๏ธ Suspenseful atmosphere with a touch of gothic intrigue โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ ๐ Watch the full playlist for all episodes of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1954)! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYSxyPafGbnTKAJ16ovG0sQTB5iqXP1ra
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01:10Well, take mine. Shut the door. She's after me.
01:16Aye, there she is. The wild, mischievous creature.
01:20Look at that. Did you ever see anything so brazen?
01:24But the street's empty.
01:25Nay.
01:26Oh, she's gone. She faded away the moment you looked out.
01:31Excuse me, sir, but who faded away?
01:33The ghost of my ancestress, Heather.
01:36Her ghost?
01:36Ah, her ghost.
01:39And a more impudent saucy ghost you won't find in the whole of Scotland.
01:43Oh, I'm in need of a stimulant.
01:45A cup of tea, perhaps.
01:49No, thank you. Not that habit.
01:52But maybe you have a wee drop of Scotland's gift to civilization.
01:56Cain amour.
01:58No subsetting being followed by a ghost.
02:02Oh, forgive me. Allow me to complete the introductions.
02:04Dr. Watson, Mr. McGregor.
02:06How did you know I was Malcolm McGregor in Lear de Brayhallach?
02:13I didn't, sir.
02:14Only that your name is McGregor.
02:16Your time...
02:17I am, sir.
02:18And I wish to sell it.
02:20But she won't let me.
02:23Heather?
02:24Yes.
02:25Every time a buyer is handing over the money,
02:28she whisks in and scares him off.
02:33Thank you, doctor. It was necessary.
02:36Yes.
02:37You say she scares them off money, Mr. McGregor?
02:40I am, Mr. Holmes.
02:42The mortgage in my castle is due at midnight tomorrow night.
02:47Mr. Holmes, I have one last chance and you've got to help me.
02:51An American is coming to look at the painting at the castle tomorrow.
02:54You must stop Heather from scaring him off.
02:57If you don't, I lose my castle.
03:01You know, Holmes, she's a very pretty ghost.
03:03We'll take a case, Mr. McGregor.
03:07I cannot thank you enough, Mr. Holmes.
03:09Not at all.
03:11Now, you will take the Royal Scots train from the London Euston station.
03:17Hmm?
03:17At nine o'clock tonight.
03:19Three minutes past nine.
03:21As you say, Dr. Watson.
03:23You will take that to Glasgow and at Glasgow you will change to Buchanan Street to the Highland Railway there.
03:30Ask them to put you off at Bray Hallock Holt.
03:33Thank you, Mr. McGregor.
03:36There is just one more thing, Mr. Holmes.
03:40Will the price of your railway fare be included in your fee?
03:44Or will I have to give you that out of my own pocket?
03:48Now it's included, sir.
03:49You're a gentleman, Mr. Holmes.
03:51You are a great gentleman.
03:53They tell me there's very good brass shooting up at Bray Hallock's.
04:03Now, Holmes, what have you found there?
04:06Woman's glove.
04:08Mm-hmm.
04:08Mid-18th century.
04:11Curious place to find it, Watson.
04:13Very curious.
04:14Hmm.
04:23I've been in, Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson.
04:40I'll see that your bags are put in your rooms.
04:43Well, that's an experience I never thought I'd have, being piped into a Scottish castle.
04:56I wonder who he was announcing us to.
04:58Oh, the ghost, perhaps.
05:00Hmm.
05:06I forgot to tell you, sirs.
05:08The McGregor has gone to the village this afternoon.
05:10He intends to remain there until this evening,
05:14when he fetches the American from the station.
05:17He begs your pardon.
05:23Do me, old place, this.
05:25Damn, too.
05:26I shouldn't wonder if the laird has rupertism.
05:32Well, they're 8.30.
05:34He hasn't got much time till midnight.
05:40You know, it's odd, Watson.
05:45That portrait.
05:47Do you notice that the...
05:48Why, Holmes!
05:51Why, Holmes!
06:13Why, it's...
06:14It's...
06:15Shh, shh, shh!
06:16It's better come closer.
06:17Reflect, and then you'll plainly see
06:23The McGregor's fortune hung with me
06:26A curse on all who dare conspire
06:31To take me down
06:32From all the fire
06:34What's in the can of the laverin?
06:57This is the only way she could have come.
06:58Fifty feet straight down from here.
07:12Oh, nothing here, Watson.
07:14Let's go and have another look in the hallway, shall we?
07:16I know.
07:19Is it me you're looking for?
07:21Yes, Heather.
07:22It's you we're looking for.
07:23Your glove?
07:29Did I drop my glove somewhere?
07:31I think you remember.
07:33Would you care to have it back?
07:35Are you sure it's only the glove you want to give me?
07:38What else, then?
07:40A kiss, maybe?
07:41Are you one thing?
07:51Yes, Belle.
07:56It's much of a cone.
07:57Well, it's missing strongly, Watson.
08:04Well, I'm afraid we must score one for Heather.
08:06And a very neat one.
08:08Now, Holmes, I don't want to seem ridiculous, you know, but...
08:15I know, old chap, it's quite inexplicable for the moment anyway.
08:19Yes, but...
08:20Well, I mean, it takes the children up and down your spine, and those tinkling bells.
08:25What's it all mean?
08:27I wonder who owns the mortgage on this castle.
08:31A Mr. Ross, the laird said, though I can't for life, when he thinks what he wants the place for.
08:36After all, it can't pay for itself, and it's in very poor condition.
08:40Well, undoubtedly, Watson, we could uncover something if we worked in that direction.
08:44But I'm afraid we haven't got the time to investigate.
08:47We must attempt to deal more directly with our attractive ghost.
08:52Have you got a scheme, Holmes?
08:54Let's just say I have a notion.
08:56Oh?
08:57Well, the ghost is bound to appear for the benefit of Mr. McGregor's American client.
09:02When she does, we'll be quite prepared for her.
09:05And how does one prepare for a ghost?
09:08By first deciding if she is a ghost.
09:11Well, Holmes, what's your plan?
09:14There are two tiny alcoves at the end of the stairs.
09:17Oh, just a few feet after the turn.
09:19Hmm. Each of us hides either side of the stairway.
09:22We can see ourselves.
09:23And when Heather comes down to make her appearance, she has to pass by one of us.
09:26And as she passes one of us, one of us will take her.
09:29No, no, no, no.
09:30Let her come down and give her performance.
09:32That will establish her guilt.
09:34Then when she goes to make her exit back up the stairway, we jump out and nab her.
09:37Brilliant, Holmes.
09:39And since the Laird should be returning shortly, we won't have very long to wait.
09:45You take the right, Watson, and I'll take the left.
09:50You take the right, Watson.
09:51I'll take the left.
10:09Piping in the McGregor on Mr. Samuel Scott.
10:14Thank you, partner.
10:16That's right.
10:17Nice.
10:19I thought there was a couple of gents here.
10:21Well, McLeish said they were here.
10:23They'll be taking the air, baby.
10:26Is that the great work, Art, I'm going to take back home?
10:30Yes, Mr. Scott.
10:31That's a portrait of my ancestor's header.
10:34That's the work of a master, Mr. Scott.
10:42Away will you, you heartless guestie.
10:44Be gone will you.
10:46Don't you see I'll lose my castle.
10:48Reflect and then you'll plainly see a McGregor fortune hung with me.
11:01A curse on all who dare conspire to take me down from o'er the fire.
11:07Come back here.
11:08Come back here.
11:09Come back, you brazen warlock and have it out with me.
11:20You cannot do this to me, Heather.
11:22You cannot do it.
11:23Come back.
11:24Come back.
11:25Come back.
11:26Gone.
11:27Well, I didn't see her gone no place.
11:29Holmes, didn't you get her?
11:30No, didn't she pass you?
11:31No, I thought she passed you.
11:32But I thought the same thing.
11:33Why, Holmes is it?
11:34Yes, I know.
11:35It's impossible.
11:36And now we return to the case of the haunted Gainsborough.
11:50Coyotes and rattlesnakes.
11:57That's all we got where I come from.
12:00Never heard tell of a ghost.
12:03Why does she do this to me, Mr. Holmes?
12:07It's not her castle now.
12:09It'd suit me if you'd give me the picture and let me ride out of here, lad.
12:14You mean, Mr. Scott, do you mean that you still want the painting?
12:21Well, I wouldn't want it said I got scared out of a deal by no lady.
12:25Even if she wasn't no lady.
12:28What do you want for the picture?
12:30Eh, five thousand pounds.
12:35What'll you take?
12:37One thousand.
12:38It's a deal.
12:39You're a gentleman, Mr. Scott, a great gentleman.
12:46Well, let's go and have our supper.
12:49My appetite's returning.
12:50It'll be like a feast to me now.
12:53Will you be so kind as to follow me, gentlemen?
13:00You, sir?
13:01Go, huh.
13:02Don't help me, Truman.
13:08This day.
13:11Let's go home.
13:13Three thousand.
13:15You hope Daddy.
13:16Let's go home.
13:19Anotherใ is something.
13:22Where are the drinking?
13:23That man it can't be would I invent such a tale what has she done to me now listen
13:46McLeish you must go back to mr. Scott keep him entertained keep him out of here as
13:49long as you can but by no means tell him about this I'll do me best as long as
13:53there's food you'll stay I think
14:02Heather Heather give it back to me it is my own portrait and you will not sell it
14:11Malcolm McGregor have you no consideration for pity's sake
14:23She's gone you cannot catch a ghost
14:41you find any hands our first material evidence the tinkling sound hmm the
14:50person to something probably a glove but I must say Holmes I'm very relieved well
14:57I'm not relieved it's 11 15 already my paintings gone and soon I lose my castle
15:04now listen you must say nothing about this to mr. Scott if he comes in here tell
15:10him that you're having the painting packed he must be kept willing to buy until
15:14midnight but that's nothing to buy now there will be
15:21that Holmes runs like an antelope I've told you for take no chances I fed up the
15:31same old routine again and again I didn't like your variations what do you mean I read
15:37my lines straight I'm a professional actress and talented you're a distressful man I
15:44didn't know that you don't I'll tell you better of that when I go to collect my
15:49castle can't see what you want with this tumble down old place there's more in it
15:54than meets the eye I appreciate you having that picture created for me it's ready in
16:02time I might break camp and ride out of here tonight mr. Archibald Ross I take note
16:13of the fact that I'm not piped into the castle who only welcome guests of the
16:18laird piped into McGregor castle well if you want my opinion I didn't like the way
16:22you blow the pipes anyway you would have thought good piping from bad your mind's too
16:26full of mortgages and if we're passing opinions Archie it is mine that you're a
16:32disgrace to the whole of your clan
16:37pack your pipes McLeish they're leaving soon well where's my money laird you'll get your
16:46money before midnight at triple Ross I've still half an hour left and where do you hope to
16:53find it in that space of time I've sold the portrait of my ancestors Heather to mr. Scott
16:59here you've sold it I see no portrait there to be sold I've taken it down to be packed
17:07you're lying I can pay you now laird might save you a little trouble besides I'd like to settle the
17:17deal and get out of here before that goose lady turns up again I'll be back at midnight
17:22or a wee bit before again and it's got to be the most frightening performance of your life what now
17:34no I want to see it give me 10 minutes to get down the passage and out the door I've got to return
17:41by the front door again you know I'll give you a performance dunks it'll scare even you that's a
17:47fine lass I can see the news spreading like a prairie fire all the way to El Paso most likely Sam Scott
18:01just trudged in from Europe lugging a genuine Gainsbow a what a Gainsbow pitcher oh I see
18:13mr. Archibald Ross again well McGregor you're lacking breath Archibald Ross you needn't have run there's
18:25still time I wasn't sure of the time oh I can't see the clock from here but there is time I'm telling
18:32a curse a curse upon one that is here a curse upon him who defies my wish my word
19:02and my will his deed will be done at midnight so I lay my curse upon him to commence at that hour
19:14he will live his days in the misery of loneliness he will live his nights in the horror fear terror will
19:25follow him like a shadow through both day and night
19:29quickly Watson is she alright Watson yes only fainted Mr. Holmes is it really you yes McGregor would you look after the girl Dr. Watson I must go after the painting
19:54thank you
20:04good heavens through here Watson
20:07alright
20:08there you'll be alright now I suppose you got what you deserve but I must admit that you get the worst of the scaring business
20:16come lassie and I'll take you upstairs and find a room where you can rest
20:23well Watson when our first trap failed there was only one answer a secret passageway but I wanted the ghost with it
20:33I say Holmes the painting
20:43well good Watson
20:44well what have you got there
20:46well it appears to be the flans of McGregor Castle
20:50ah yes of course this would explain Heather's fantastic exits
20:54this whole place is honeycomb with passageways and here's something that interests you Watson
21:00an entrance to the passageway through the stone floor of the battlements
21:04so that's how she first disappeared on us
21:07feel much better now
21:09well we must get the portrait back to Mr. Scott and close the sale before midnight
21:16well what are you gonna do now Laird? you have five minutes left by your own clock
21:27Sassamach
21:31you couldn't be mistaken you're quite sure
21:34well Mr. McGregor here's your portrait
21:37well you might just as well take it back where you found it
21:42the buyer's gone and he won't come back
21:45thanks to your wealthy articles Mr. Holmes
21:49Watson take the picture and hold it up in front of the fireplace
21:52all right
21:54good night then
21:55that's it
21:57the McGregor fortunes hang with me
22:00is it a curse
22:02or is it a clue as to where the treasure is stored
22:06hmm
22:07now let us imagine that she is above the fireplace
22:13which way is she pointing?
22:18well I'd say that blank wall over there
22:20well you're ignoring the most significant part of the portrait
22:23note the wedding ring on the right hand
22:25the sash on the left shoulder
22:27the clan badge on the wrong side of the bonnet
22:29in fact everything in reverse
22:32well I've never noticed that before
22:35well Gainsborough painted her reflection
22:38reflect with me
22:39and you will plainly see that she is actually pointing
22:43over there
22:48but that's actually about that newel post
22:50the first
23:09phone notes
23:10real phone notes
23:11let me have
23:12this treasure I swear to keep until a McGregor has sore need of it
23:17and may this Bible guard it well
23:20Heather McGregor
23:21A.D. 1746
23:22oh Heather I could hug ye
23:26scraps of paper every one of them
23:31they're pound notes
23:33they're real pound notes
23:35aye
23:36worthless ones issued by bonny Prince Charlie before he fled
23:40the McGregor treasure
23:43I'll take the deed to my castle
23:49one moment Mr. Ross
23:51I've had enough of your tricks
23:53this happens to be an original Wettenberg Bible
23:56unappreciated in 1746
23:58it is worth approximately 5,000 pounds today
24:01that makes no difference
24:04the castle's mine and the Bible goes with it
24:06and conspiracy to defraud
24:08and also sufficient witnesses
24:12not alone with your accomplice
24:15and above all
24:16the enormous sum sir
24:18I personally can sue you for
24:20for the shock
24:21to my nervous system
24:22because of that dreadful false ghost
24:25what a mind could invent such a diabolical thing
24:28you sir
24:30are probably liable
24:31to spend the rest of your life
24:33in prison
24:34huh
24:47thank you for you dumb Mr. Holmes
24:49you're very welcome Heather
24:51thank you for finding the treasure
24:53and saving the castle
24:54you're too good an actress for this kind of work Heather
24:57but I was up to your tricks all along though
25:00it would be very difficult for a woman to fool a strong and intelligent man like you
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