Arthur Conan Doyle Interviewed on Sherlock Holmes and Spirituality

[kevinastraw]

What an extraordinary character! On the face of it a perfect Watson, yet the creator of the ultra-nerd Holmes (that "monstrous growth"). A man of razor-sharp rationality, yet a dealer in the after-life and fairy stories.

[forgethebind]

I cant believe this doesnt have more views

[MissReige]

Segregating the queen, indeed.

[sweeneytoddlover13]

He is the best. I can't even believe how badass this man is. All hail Doyle.

[TheWolverineiscool]

wow i cant believe im watching a video from 1928!

[ar4216]

People who are kind to dogs are good people. :)

[Vandertop]

He comes across as such a kind man and somebody who has been through a lot in his life. For anyone interested in psychic research I can recommend the book "A Study in Survival" by Roger Straughan which looks into the possibility of spirit communication. We know that he was duped by the children over the Cottingly Fairies but on the whole he was critical as well as open minded on the subject. I come across dyed in the wool sceptics every day who won't even consider these things, which is sad.

[bantaar]

Thanks eternally for letting all of us watch this gem. I never saw the father of Holmes and Professor Challenger interviewed before (no wonder, if this is the only such occasion). I did know that he used to go to seances and such, and it's a thrill finally to see him talk about it in person.

[TheBicornHat]

What a great man.

[pedrosortv]

If the friend Ola is transcribed speech, written for the sound, and stands in the text ingles.Em all over the world, we could copy the text and put the translator on line.eu speak Portuguese, but do not know language inglesa.Se's friend to post the lines, escritas.ficaria very grateful, because understand what Sir. Conan Doyle said this video. thanks. JP . Brazil South America

[The99Ra]

@Kharlamov16 Unless there is some explicit mention of 1881 in the Canon, they should have said "according to us", not "according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle".

[The99Ra]

@Kharlamov16 (continues) "When I glance over my notes and records of the Sherlock Holmes cases between the years '82 and '90" (The Five Orange Pips) and "When one considers that Mr. Sherlock Holmes was in active practice for twenty-three years, and that during seventeen of these I was allowed to cooperate with him and to keep notes of his doings" (The Veiled Lodger; the 17 years would be 1882-1889 and 1894-1902, while there was a recurring cooperation in 1890 and 1903).

[The99Ra]

@Kharlamov16 Well, I am Italian, and it is possible that the Italian version of the stories left out some parts. My version of "A study in scarlet" mentions 4th of March (chapter 2), Tuesday, the 4th (chapter 6) and the evening of the third (chapter 7), but no year is given except the one of Watson's degree (1878). If you say that the original version mentions 1881, that is different. But if someone asked me when I think Watson met Holmes, I would have said 1882, based on (continues)

[The99Ra]

@Kharlamov16 How can you be so sure that "A study in scarlet" is set in 1881 and not, for example, 1882?

[jcapist]

Rather sad, since all those wonderful young men are up up to a much better place then our earth; heaven!

[meanmrmustard89]

@jcapist Or not?

[mimi6619]

He is the opposite of Sherlock Holmes.

[sleedolfine15]

@mimi6619 Not quite the complete opposite. Doyle on a number of occasions used Homesian methods to solve real life crimes--on a couple of occasions actually getting innocent men released from prison. So although he had an irrational side,he also posessed Holmes like intelligence and rationality.

[Songsmirth]

He had a bit of an ego didn't he? I don't see the difference between believeing a thing than knowing a thing. If I believe in God then I know he exhists.It's interesting that he calls Dr. Watson, "stupid." Does he say,"I was quite a young doctor at the time, ahead of scientific training?" Or,"I had, of course, scientific training."He believed in faries. There was a farse at the time concerning a photo of a couple of young girls with these faries in the picture. He talked to them and believed.

[twosixteen]

It's Watson!!

[Brace67]

This film was made at Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's estate in the summer of 1927. Sir Arthur died of a heart attack on July 7, 1930 at this same home, Windlesham, his house in Crowborough, East Sussex.

[CaptainCorr]

@HighlandHealer I have this exact film on 16mm Movietone, which I aquired at auction.

The reel holder box says 'The sherlock Holmes Society of London'.

On the 16mm tape, 1927 is written.

Do I have the original?

[troglodyto]

@CaptainCorr that would be amazing.. :O

[matildabriggs]

Are there any subtitles for this Conan Doyle video?

[Songsmirth]

@matildabriggs What do you have problems with? Maybe I could help if it's the english. :)

[njcurmudgeon]

Some background on this movie - it was shot in October 1928, for Movietone News in his garden at his Windlesham estate with his Irish terrier, Paddy. [Source: "The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle" by Russell Miller, 2008, Thomas Dunne Books, imprint of St. Martin's Press; ISBN-13: 978-1-61523-180-5]

[Brace67]

@njcurmudgeon This movie of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was filmed at his estate in the summer of 1927, not October of 1928 as you state in your comment. I'm sure you've received other responses since your posting which correct your date of this filming.

[Brace67]

@njcurmudgeon This movie of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was made in the summer of 1927, not October of 1928 as you stated in your comment. I'm certain you've had other people reply to you with this correction.