John Stanley / Ian Martin & George Splevin (Wendell Holmes)
1948-49 Season
First Show: Sep 12, 1948 Last Show: Jun 06, 1949
Number Shows: 39 Audition Show: none
Series Description:
This was the third series following the exit of Basil Rathbone as
Sherlock Holmes. John Stanley continued as Holmes from the previous
season, but Alfred Shirley no longer played Dr. Watson. Ian Martin
took over the role for for the first four episodes. Wendell Holmes
played Watson for the remaining 35 episodes. To avoid the confusion
of an actor named Holmes playing Dr. Watson, Wendell adopted the stage
name of George Spelvin for the season.
As in the previous season, the series was again on Mutual, sponsored
by Trimount Clothing Co. (Clipper Craft Clothes). Basil Loughrane
again produced and directed the series. Announcer was Cy Harrice
and music was by Albert Buhrman, as in the previous season. Edith
Meiser was no longer the writer for the series. Instead, this duty
was shared by Howard Merrill and Max Erhlich.
The shows aired in New York over Mutual's flagship station, WOR, on
Sundays from 7:00 to 7:30 PM for the first half of the season. On
January 3, it was switched to Mondays, 8:30 to 9:00 PM, until the
end of the season.
Log Comments:
Show titles that are from the Holmes canon are shows in uppercase.
The original log was based on information from The University of
Minnesota Special Collections / Rare Books internet web site and
Jerry Haendiges' log.
Titles for eight shows missing from the original log were found in
new collections of these shows offered by Nostalgia Ventures.
Previously, none of these shows was known to exist. Thankfully, the
entire season is now available.
Chronological Log:
Date Day Num Title
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Sep 12, 1948 Sun 1 "The Case of the Unwelcome Ambassador"
Sep 19, 1948 Sun 2 "The Black Guardsman of Braddock Castle"
Sep 26, 1948 Sun 3 "THE ADVENTURE OF THE BRUCE-PARTINGTON PLANS"
Oct 03, 1948 Sun 4 "The Frightened Bookkeeper"
Oct 10, 1948 Sun 5 "The Adventure of the Guy Fawkes Society"
Oct 17, 1948 Sun 6 "THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER"
Oct 24, 1948 Sun 7 "The Fabulous Windmill"
Oct 31, 1948 Sun 8 "The Adventure of the Uddington Witch"
Nov 07, 1948 Sun 9 "The Logic of Murder"
Nov 14, 1948 Sun 10 "The Ancient Queen"
Nov 21, 1948 Sun 11 "The Adventure Of The Discordant Bells"
Nov 28, 1948 Sun 12 "The Case Of The Well Advertised Murder"
Dec 05, 1948 Sun 13 "Island of the Dead"
Dec 12, 1948 Sun 14 "The Adventure of London Tower"
Dec 19, 1948 Sun 15 "THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND"
Dec 26, 1948 Sun 16 "THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE"
Jan 03, 1949 Mon 17 "The Adventure of the Malicious Moor"
Jan 10, 1949 Mon 18 "The Knife of Vengeance"
Jan 17, 1949 Mon 19 "The Adventure of the Fabulous Celebrities"
Jan 24, 1949 Mon 20 "The Bloomsbury Ballad"
Jan 31, 1949 Mon 21 "THE ADVENTURE OF THE DEVIL'S FOOT"
Feb 07, 1949 Mon 22 "The Adventure of the Blood-Stained Goddess"
Feb 14, 1949 Mon 23 "The Guest in the Coffin"
Feb 21, 1949 Mon 24 "The Adventure of the Hangman and the Book"
Feb 28, 1949 Mon 25 "The Adventure of the East End Strangler"
Mar 07, 1949 Mon 26 "Murder on a Wager"
Mar 14, 1949 Mon 27 "The Adventure of the Unfortunate Valet"
Mar 21, 1949 Mon 28 "The Adventure of the Elusive Agent" (pt. 1)"
Mar 28, 1949 Mon 29 "The Adventure of the Elusive Agent" (pt. 2)"
Apr 04, 1949 Mon 30 "The Adventure of the Elusive Agent" (pt. 3)"
Apr 11, 1949 Mon 31 "The Adventure of the Mad Miners of Cardiff"
Apr 18, 1949 Mon 32 "The Burmese Goddess"
Apr 25, 1949 Mon 33 "THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ"
May 02, 1949 Mon 34 "The Adventure of the Blood-Soaked Wagon"
May 09, 1949 Mon 35 "THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE GARRIDEBS"
May 16, 1949 Mon 36 "The Adventure of the Gray Pasha"
May 23, 1949 Mon 37 "Dr. Winthrop's Notorious Carriage"
May 30, 1949 Mon 38 "The Adventure of the Curious Crypt"
Jun 06, 1949 Mon 39 "The Adventure of the Red Death"
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Thankyou David, I deleted the 8 I have and decided to use the ones you directed me to since they are sequentially numbered. Very nice--------------Rick
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