The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

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Directed by Gene Wilder
Produced by Richard A. Roth
Written by Gene Wilder
Starring Gene Wilder
Madeline Kahn
Marty Feldman
Dom DeLuise
Music by John Morris
Cinematography Gerry Fisher
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) 1975
Running time 91 min.
Country U.S.A. / U.K.
Language English
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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother is a 1975 comedy with Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Dom De Luise and Leo McKern. Douglas Wilmer and Thorley Walters also appear as Holmes and Watson. It was Wilder's directorial debut.

[edit] Plot summary

The hero is Sigerson Holmes (Wilder), the younger and smarter brother of Sherlock "Sheer-Luck" Holmes. Jealous of his more famous brother, Sigerson teams up with a Scotland Yard detective (Feldman) and an opera singer (Kahn) to solve a case that Sherlock is incapable of solving, putting him up against both Moriarty (McKern) and blackmailer De Luise.

The film's title and premise are a joke referring to the little-known character of Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock Holmes' older brother, who was by both of their estimates a good deal smarter than Sherlock. He was, however, too lazy to become a detective, and did indispensable work for the British government. Mycroft was described by Sherlock in conversation with Watson:

"One has to be discreet when one talks of high matters of state. You are right in thinking that he is under the British government. You would also be right in a sense if you said that occasionally he is the British government."

"Mycroft draws four hundred and fifty pounds a year, remains a subordinate, has no ambitions of any kind, will receive neither honour nor title, but remains the most indispensable man in the country."

Sigerson's name also refers to an alias used by Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Empty House.

[edit] Availability

This film was unavailable for many years. At one point, a factory-sealed VHS version was offered online for more than US$250.

It was released on DVD on April 4, 2006.

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