The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)

Country of Origin: USA/UK
Year of Production: 1975
Running Times: 91 mins
Format: colour
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PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Twentieth Century Fox/Joeur Films
Producer: Richard A. Roth
Associate Producer: Charles Orme

SCRIPT
Script: Gene Wilder

DIRECTION
Director: Gene Wilder

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Gerry Fisher
Camera Operator: Bernard Ford
Chief Electrician: Ray Potter
Gaffer: Laurie Shane
Stills: John Jay
Colour: DeLuxe

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Jim Clark

MUSIC
Music: John Morris
Orchestrations: John Morris, Jonathan Tunick

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Chief Make Up: Stuart Freeborn
Costume Designer: Ruth Myers

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Terence Marsh
Art Director: Alan Tomkins

MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Georgiana Hamilton
Choreography: Alan Johnson

STUNTS
Fight Arranger and Advisor: William Hobbs

CAST
Gene Wilder (Sigerson Holmes)
Madeline Kahn (Jenny Hill)
Marty Feldman (Orville Sacker)
Dom DeLuise (Eduardo Gambetti)
Leo McKern (Moriarty)
Roy Kinnear (Moriarty's assistant)
John Le Mesurier (Lord Redcliff)
Douglas Wilmer (Sherlock Holmes)
Thorley Walters (Dr Watson)
George Silver (Bruner)
Nicholas Smith (Hunkston)
John Hollis (Moriarty's gunman)
Aubrey Morris (coach driver)
Tommy Godfrey (Fred)
Susan Field (Queen Victoria)
Joseph Behrmannis (Russian)
Wolfe Morris (Frenchman)
Julian Orchard (man in tails)
Kenneth Benda (butler)
Michael Crane (Renato)
Tony Sympson (opera conductor)
Albert Finney (uncredited)
Mel Brooks (voice of assassin - uncredited)

While Sherlock Holmes gets all the glory and public adulation, his smarter brother Sigi is becoming increasing frustrated at his lack of recognition and at having to live in the shadow of his more famous brother. When Sherlock goes abroad, Sigi gets his big break - Sherlock assigns him to a case and it's now up to Sigi to prove himself once and for all.

UK
Video Distributor: CBS-Fox

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Video Distributor: Magnetic Video

Finland
Rating: K-12

Sweden
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: PG

UK
Rating: PG

1976
March
1: Sweden - theatrical release

August
13: Finland - theatrical release

Il fratello pił furbo di Sherlock Holmes - Italian title
Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother - advertising title

BOOKS

Elliott's Guide to Home Entertainment (4th Edition) p.5
credits, review

Sherlock Holmes on Screen: The Complete Film and TV History by Alan Barnes pp.11-13 (Richmond: Reynolds & Hearn Ltd (2002) ISBN: 1903111781)
illustrated credits, review

sherlock holmes; loch ness monster