Sherlock Holmes The Case of the Perfect Husband (1954–1955) Online
- Original Title :
- The Case of the Perfect Husband
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Crime / Drama / Mystery
- Year :
- 1954–1955
- Directror :
- Steve Previn
- Cast :
- Ronald Howard,Howard Marion-Crawford,Archie Duncan
- Writer :
- Arthur Conan Doyle,Hamilton Keener
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 27min
- Rating :
- 7.7/10
Russell Partridge announces to his wife Janet one day that he is in fact a killer who has murdered his six previous wives, and notifies her that she has one day to live and get her affairs in order before he murders her, too. Janet can get no one to believe her tale, except Holmes and Watson, who must devise a plan to trap the killer before Janet's time runs out.
| Episode complete credited cast: | |||
 | Ronald Howard | - | Sherlock Holmes |
 | Howard Marion-Crawford | - | Dr. John H. Watson (as H. Marion Crawford) |
| Archie Duncan | - | Inspector Lestrade |
 | Michael Gough | - | Mr. Russel Partridge |
| Richard Larke | - | Sgt. Wilkins (as Kenneth Richards) |
| Mary Sinclair | - | Mrs. Janet Partridge |
This episode opens at the ending of a dinner party. Two men in succession bid their hosts a farewell; the first is not called by name but is credited as Herbert; the second is referred to as John, and is also credited. In order, these men were Richard Watts Jr. and Thomas Quinn Curtiss, both renowned critics. Before the Second World War, Mr. Watts served in this capacity at the 'New York Herald Tribune' and after the war at the 'New York Post'. Thomas Quinn Curtiss was a world respected writer, and critic of film and theater.
Thomas Quinn Curtiss and Richard Watts Jr., (John and Herbert respectively), party guests in the opening scene, were internationally known theater critics.
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