Who is Billy in Sherlock Holmes?

In 1903 Charlie Chaplin began his career by playing Billy on stage in both the four-act play and Gillette’s spoof. Billy has appeared in the films Sherlock Holmes (1916), Sherlock Holmes (1922), Sherlock Holmes (1932) and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939).

Who Made The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes?

Billy Wilder

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Directed by Billy Wilder
Written by I. A. L. Diamond Billy Wilder
Produced by I. A. L. Diamond Billy Wilder
Starring Robert Stephens Geneviève Page Colin Blakely Christopher Lee

Did Peter Sellers play Sherlock Holmes?

Originally, Peter O’Toole was going to play Sherlock Holmes with Peter Sellers playing Dr. Watson, but Billy Wilder decided to go with lesser known actors instead of stars.

What is the movie Private Life of Sherlock Holmes about?

A bored Sherlock Holmes (Robert Stephens) meets Madame Petrova (Tamara Toumanova), a famed ballerina, who tries to seduce him, hoping that their child will have her body and his brains. He manages to extract himself from her grasp, using Dr. Watson (Colin Blakely) as a decoy. Then he and the doctor head for Loch Ness in search of the missing husband of Gabrielle Valladon (Genevieve Page). While there, they meet Sherlock’s brother, Mycroft (Christopher Lee), who aids them in solving the mystery.The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes / Film synopsis

Who is Mycroft in Sherlock Holmes?

Mycroft Holmes is a fictional character appearing in stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The elder brother (by seven years) of detective Sherlock Holmes, he is a government official and a founding member of the Diogenes Club.

Is Irene Adler a girl?

Irene Norton, née Adler, is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle….

Irene Adler
Gender Female
Occupation Opera singer
Spouse Godfrey Norton
Nationality American

Who is Sherlock’s wife?

Holmes and seven other novels following the adventures of Irene Adler and Sherlock Holmes after “Scandal.” This novella, “The Private Wife of Sherlock Holmes,” reports the pair’s most recent and intriguing encounter in post-Jack the Ripper London, from Baker Street to a high society brothel. Shocking, my dear Holmes!