VRC0011: Mercury Theatre on the Air - "The Immortal Sherlock Holmes"
December 16, 2023 Mercury Theatre on the Air CBS September 25, 1938Plot
The narrative unfolds through documents and personal accounts, commencing with Jonathan Harker's unsettling visit to Count Dracula's Transylvanian castle. Harker's escape is thwarted by wolves, setting the stage for a series of supernatural events. Dr. Seward seeks Dr. Van Helsing's help for his ailing fiancée, Lucy, who falls victim to Dracula's nocturnal visitations. As the group discovers Lucy's vampiric state, they unite against the common foe. The story takes an international turn as they pursue Dracula across Europe, leading to a climactic confrontation in Transylvania.Cast
- Sherlock Holmes - Orson Welles
- Dr. Watson - Ray Collins
- Alice Faulkner - Mary Taylor
- Madge Larrabee - Brenda Forbes
- James Larrabee - Edgar Barrier
- Inspector Forman - Morgan Farley
- Jim Craigin - Richard Wilson
- Professor Moriarty - Eustace Wyatt
- Mary Taylor
- Alfred Shirley
- William Allen
- Arthur Anderson
Crew
- Composer/Conductor - Bernard Herrmann
- Announcer - Frank Gallop
- Writer - William Gillette
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