Sherlock Holmes The Case of the Impromptu Performance (Season 1, Episode 32)
TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Sherlock Holmes

The Case of the Impromptu Performance (Season 1, Episode 32)

TV Episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A condemned man scheduled to hang the next day uses his last request to ask Sherlock Holmes to prove his innocence of the murder for which he is about to be executed.

Director

Steve Previn

Writers

Arthur Conan Doyle (characters) (as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) | Lou Morheim

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Updated Jun 6, 1955

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Jun 6, 1955 (United States)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Ronald Howard Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes See fewer	Come September (1961)
Howard Marion-Crawford Dr. John H. Watson (as H. Marion Crawford) Dr. John H. Watson (as H. Marion Crawford) See fewer	The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
Archie Duncan Inspector Lestrade Inspector Lestrade See fewer	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
Richard Larke Sgt. Wilkins (as Kenneth Richards) Sgt. Wilkins (as Kenneth Richards) See fewer	Triple Cross (1966)
Patrick Shelley Brighton Brighton See fewer	Sherlock Holmes (1954)
Eugene Deckers Pettyfoot Pettyfoot See fewer	North West Frontier (1959)
Ted Carson Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Complete and Utter History of Britain (1969)
Leslie Desanti Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer
Colin Drake Amos Carruthers (uncredited) Amos Carruthers (uncredited) See fewer	Lost in the Wild (1976)
Percy Edwards Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	The Dark Crystal (1982)
June Peterson Mrs. Chivvy (uncredited) Mrs. Chivvy (uncredited) See fewer	The Teckman Biography (1953)
Valerie Vernon Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	Gog (1954)
Peter Walker Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)