![]() Also interesting to note is the casting of Moore’s son, Geoffrey Moore, to play Scott. But the supporting cast reads like a Who’s Who of Hollywood in the late 1970s and includes David Huddleston, Gig Young and Jackie Coogan. The main players include Roger Moore as Holmes and Patrick Macnee as Dr Watson, with Charlotte Rampling as Irene Adler and the legendary John Huston as Moriarty. While there is nothing outstanding about the cinematography, the sets and scenery of the 20 th Century Fox back lot (using the streetscape constructed for Hello Dolly) fill the screen with sumptuous detail. Sherlock Holmes in New York is a made-for-television movie, but it seems to have been spared none of the expense or lavish attention one would expect for a feature film. I think I would have preferred a little more subtlety and ambiguity relating to the boy’s parentage. It’s the one aspect of the film that didn’t sit quite well with me. It is never actually stated that Scott is Holmes’s son, but the script strongly points in this direction. In this version of the Holmes story, Adler and Holmes are former lovers. But, of course, Moriarty is no match for Holmes, who sets out to rescue the boy and foil the plans of his old nemesis. ![]() They arrive to discover that Moriarty has pulled off the crime of the century and has also kidnapped Adler’s son, Scott, to ensure that Holmes will keep his investigative nose out of the matter. Holmes and Watson set off for New York when they realise that Holmes’s old love, Irene Adler, may be in danger. Screenwriter Alvin Sapinsley has penned an original story, which, although entertaining enough, lacks the style and intelligence of Doyle’s plotting. Released in 1976, Sherlock Holmes in New York sees the great detective head to America for an adventure not based on any of Doyle’s actual stories. A little OTT and certainly rather melodramatic, Sherlock Holmes in New York is, nevertheless, a fun addition to the long list of Sherlock’s screen adventures. So it’s not surprising that earlier adaptations are being released on DVD (see my review of The Sherlock Holmes Collection). Thanks to the recent Sherlock television series and the Robert Downey Jr feature films, there has been a renewed interest in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famed detective.
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