Silver Blaze

Unknown, 1976

Film
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Episode of Series “Classics Dark and Dangerous”.
Called in to solve the baffling case involving the famous racehorse, Silver Blaze, Sherlock Holmes and Watson arrive at the small village of Tavistock to discover that the police have already arrested a suspect. However the detective uncovers discrepancies. He retraces the events of the night of the crime and ultimately comes to a surprising solution. Cast includes Christopher Plummer.

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Credits

director

John Davies

production company

Highgate Association

Duration

00:33:00:00

Production places
Unknown
Production dates
1976

Appears in

Classics Dark and Dangerous

Group of items

Classics Dark and Dangerous

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015325

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Detective and mystery films

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime

Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

Wikidata

Q7515856

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