It’s a mystery worthy of Sherlock Holmes as to why Murder By Decree has drifted into obscurity over the years.
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#1 by Luke Blanchard on July 24, 2016 - 2:09 am
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This is one I remember, from when I saw it back in the 80s.
There was an earlier Holmes vs the Ripper film in 1965 called A STUDY IN TERROR. I’ve not seen the film but I’ve read the novelisation, which was by Paul W. Fairman and Ellery Queen and published as by Ellery Queen. It consists of a framing story around a narrative by Watson of Holmes’s pursuit of the Ripper. Watson’s narrative, by Fairman, is an adaption of the film. In the framing story Ellery is manipulated into reading the manuscript by(spoiler) the daughter of the supposed murderer, and provides her with an alternative solution.
#2 by sandra on August 4, 2016 - 7:54 pm
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A Study In Terror is good. Holmes is played by John Neville, a talented actor who didn’t make many films
#3 by sandra on August 4, 2016 - 7:56 pm
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I just checked and it also features an early performance by a young Judy Dench.