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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother is a 1975 American musical comedy film with Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Dom DeLuise, Roy Kinnear, and Leo McKern. The film was Wilder's directorial debut, from his own original script.
Dec 14, 1975 · With Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise. The younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal Sherlock's glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric Scotland Yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress.
With the aide of bug-eyed Orville Sacker (Marty Feldman) and aspiring opera singer Jenny Hill (Madeline Kahn), Sigerson attempts to crack the case of missing government documents presumed stolen ...
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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Apr 4, 2006 · In the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, Sigerson begins an investigation, at the request of Sherlock, into the disappearance of a vital cache of government documents. Sherlock and Dr. John Watson leave England to travel to the Continent on another assignment, apparently confounded by the missing document mystery.
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Good-natured Sherlock spoof with some dirty-joke humor. Read Common Sense Media's The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother review, age rating, and parents guide.
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes (Wilder) is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities, stolen documents, secret codes... and exposed backsides.
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother is a 1975 American British mystery comedy movie directed by first time director Gene Wilder (who also stars) and starring Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Roy Kinnear, Mel Brooks.
Gene Wilder plays Sherlock Holmes' younger brother who is annoyed that he has had to live in Sherlock's shadow for so long. When Sherlock goes to the continent, he sends a case to his brother who constantly tries with varying success, to imitate Sherlock's deductive and observational tricks.
Sigerson Holmes has been living in the shadow of his famous younger brother Sherlock for years, which has given him a complex. Sigerson feels that he must constantly prove himself to be smarter than the famous detective.
