The Valley of Fear
by Arthur Conan Doyleliterary work· published 1915
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Even Sherlock Holmes, well-accustomed to the bizarre, finds the elements of this case unusual; the scene of the crime, a moated English country house; the wapon, a very American sawed-off shotgun; the bereaved, strangely dry-eyed; and the solution, backward in time and deep in a VALLEY OF FEAR...
Adaptations (4)
The Valley of Fear has been adapted into 4 films, from 1916 to 1983. The most recent is Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear (1983).
The Valley of Fear1916 · film · 108 min · dir. Alexander Butler · IMDb ↗IMDb5.9An ex-convict tries to kill the detective who once posed as a member of an American hooded clan.
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes1935 · film · 75 min · dir. Leslie S. Hiscott · IMDb ↗IMDb5.8Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past. Holmes' methods baffle Watson and Lestrade, but his results astonish them. In a long flashback, the victim's wife tells the story of the sinister Vermissa Valley.
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear1983 · film · 50 min · IMDb ↗IMDb6.6Holmes & Watson receive a letter from an informant who known by the pseudonym Fred Porlock. Porlock is a man well connected with criminals. The letter is written in code, and Holmes determines that the code comes from the words in a book. They decipher the code by page and column and find that John Douglas of Birlstone House is in danger.
