The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

     

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes1970

Stars: Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Geneviève Page, Christopher Lee
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 125 minutes

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a 1970 DeLuxe Color film in Panavision written and produced by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond, and directed by Wilder. The film offers an affectionate, slightly parodic look at Sherlock Holmes, and draws a d… more »


Holmes:
Mrs Hudson! MRS HUDSON!

Mrs. Hudson:
Yes? What is it? What have I done now?

Holmes:
There is something missing from my desk!

Mrs. Hudson:
Missing?

Holmes:
Something very crucial!

Mrs. Hudson:
What?

Holmes:
Dust! You have been tidying up against my explicit orders!

Mrs. Hudson:
Oh look, I made sure I hadn't disturbed anything.

Holmes:
Dust, Mrs Hudson, is an essential part of my filing system. By the thickness of it I can date any document immediately.

Mrs. Hudson:
Well, some of the dust was THIS thick.

Holmes:
That would be March 1883.

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