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In the Manner of Sherlock Holmes (1956) [N/A]

Featuring:
Henri Vilbert, Claude Sylvain, Michel Ardan

Written by:
Henri Lepage
Billy Martin

Directed by:
Henri Lepage


Release Date:
June 5, 1956

Original Title:
À la manière de Sherlock Holmes

Alternate Titles:
Le gang du perroquet blanc

Genres:
Crime | Mystery

Production Companies:
Alma Productions

Production Countries:
France

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 103

Overview from TheMovieDB

A horrific and, on the face of it, incomprehensible murder has just been committed on the unsympathetic person of a loan shark. The victim's body is found lifeless, but the circumstances of his death are far from clear. For want of anything better to go on, the police immediately suspect a penniless gentleman who had the bad idea and misfortune to be present at the time of the crime. The police don't take the time to look for other possible suspects, and are not at the end of their surprises. A dark story seems to lie behind this imbroglio of incoherent facts.

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Overview from Open Movies

The Sherlock Holmes" name is here being used simply as a vehicle for a range of stock "ideas" ,which do not derive from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,to even the smallest extent.17 users have voted to date and I can find little fault with the opinions expressed via the ratings (3,3 currently)."A la Manière De Sherlock Holmes " is a dreadful hotchpotch of incompetent acting (the actress "playing " Loulou/Charlotte takes the biscuit),writing and filming.Rouen ,where it was filmed on location ,seems ugly.Gangsters,gangsters' molls ,femme fatale,false Chinese,pawn-brokers,dumb and smart cops get mixed in a stodgy brew.

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In the Manner of Sherlock Holmes (1956) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 3.5/10

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Production

Director:
Henri Lepage

Writer:
Henri Lepage

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