Sherlock Holmes "Empty House" 1 - Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud

(Part 1 of 3)

Sir John Gielgud (Sherlock Holmes) and Sir Ralph Richardson (Dr. Watson) star in this old time radio show dramatization of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective story, The Empty House. The program aired on April 24, 1955. There were 16 shows total in this radio series.

In the previous episode, it appeared that Sherlock Holmes and his arch nemesis, Dr. Moriarty (Orson Welles), both fell to their deaths. You can hear this episode here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roV1jsn4Q4w .

Photo: Ralph Richardson and his good friend John Gielgud in a stage performance of Harold Pinter's play, No Man's Land, from the mid-1970s.

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[GD3261]

@CharonTheSabercat wikipedia : "John Gielgud played Holmes for BBC radio in the 1950s, with Ralph Richardson as Watson. Gielgud's brother, Val Gielgud, appeared in one of the episodes, perhaps inevitably, as Mycroft Holmes. As this series was co-produced by the American Broadcasting Company, known American actors also appeared, such as Orson Welles as Professor Moriarty in The Adventure of the Final Problem."

[GD3261]

@CharonTheSabercat Gielguld and Ralph Richardson were English , so I suppose they recodred it at the BBC radio.

I adore their voices and accents .

[CharonTheSabercat]

Just as I was getting used to hearing it being pronounced "les-trahd", I hear "les-strade" again and it makes me feel better.

Pardon my ignorance, but was this an American or British series?