The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes - "The Case Of The Curious Crypt" (02-15-48)

The Case Of The Curious Crypt (Aired February 15, 1948)

According to Holmes, it was an encounter with the father of one of his classmates that led him to take up detection as a profession and he spent the six years following university working as a consulting detective, before financial difficulties led him to take Watson as a roommate, at which point the narrative of the stories begins. From 1881, Holmes is described as having lodgings at 221B Baker Street, London, from where he runs his private detective agency. 221B is an apartment up seventeen steps, stated in an early manuscript to be at the "upper end" of the road. Until the arrival of Dr. Watson, Holmes works alone.

THIS EPISODE:
 
February 15, 1948. Mutual network, WOR, New York aircheck "The Case Of Th. e Curious Crypt". Sponsored by: Clipper Craft Clothes. A silver dollar provides Holmes with the clue needed to solve a puzzle involving a crypt filled with the unexpected. The script was previously used on "Sherlock Holmes" on March 30, 1931 and March 9, 1941 (The Case Of The Shoscombe Old Place). John Stanley, Alfred Shirley, Barry Thompson, Arthur Conan Doyle (creator, author), Edith Meiser (adaptor), Basil Loughrane (producer, director), Hal Reid (sound effects), Don Williamson (engineer), Charles Stark (announcer), Michael Fitzmaurice (New York commercial spokesman), Albert Buhrman (music). 29:30. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.