The Adventure of the Speckled Band
by Arthur Conan Doyleliterary work· published 1891
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band (SPEC) is a short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in The Strand Magazine in february 1892. This is the 10th Sherlock Holmes story. Collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Adaptations (2)
The Adventure of the Speckled Band has been adapted 2 times, across film and television film, from 1931 to 1980. The most recent is Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1980).
The Speckled Band1931 · film · 66 min · dir. Jack Raymond · IMDb ↗IMDb5.3After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson1980 · television film · 67 min · IMDb ↗IMDb8.5The first part of the Soviet series of television films based on the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes, filmed in 1979. The film consists of two parts and was filmed based on the story "The Speckled Band" (1st part "The Acquaintance") and the novella "A Study in Scarlet" (beginning of the 1st part and the 2nd part "Bloody Inscription").
