After the death of his wife, retired judge Justin Playfair creates a fantasy world for himself in which he is the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, even dressing like the character. Out of concern for Justin's money more than his health, his brother Blevins puts him under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Mildred Watson. As Dr. Watson grows fond of Justin, she begins to play along with his theories, eventually becoming an assistant in his investigations.
Cast
George C. Scott
Justin Playfair
Joanne Woodward
Dr. Mildred Watson
Jack Gilford
Wilbur Peabody
Lester Rawlins
Blevins Playfair
Al Lewis
Messenger
Rue McClanahan
Daisy Playfair
Theresa Merritt
Peggy
James Tolkan
Mr. Brown
Kitty Winn
Grace
F. Murray Abraham
Clyde (the usher)
Paul Benedict
Chestnut Man
M. Emmet Walsh
1st Sanitation Man
Ron Weyand
Dr. Strauss
Oliver Clark
Mr. Small
Jenny Egan
Miss Finch
Jane Hoffman
2nd Telephone Operator
Michael McGuire
Telephone Guard
Eugene Roche
Policeman
Ted Beniades
Taxi Driver
Staats Cotsworth
Winthrop
Sudie Bond
Maud
Ralph Clanton
Supermarket Manager
Louis Zorich
2nd Sanitation Man
Worthington Miner
Mr. Bagg
Frances Fuller
Mrs. Bagg
John McCurry
Lieutenant
Candice Azzara
Teenage Girl (uncredited)
Tony Capodilupo
Chief (uncredited)
Matthew Cowles
Teenage Boy (uncredited)
Dorothy Greener
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Jacques Sandulescu
Mr. Brown's Driver (uncredited)
Crew
Anthony Harvey
Director
James Goldman
Screenplay
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Victor J. Kemper
Director of Photography
Norman I. Cohen
Assistant Director
Louis A. Stroller
Assistant Director
John Foreman
Producer
Jennings Lang
Producer
Paul Newman
Producer
Frank Caffey
Associate Producer
John Robert Lloyd
Production Design
Fern Buchner
Costume Design
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Romaine Greene
Hairstylist
Vincent Callaghan
Makeup Artist
Al Nahmias
Sound Editor
Sanford Rackow
Sound Editor
Dick Vorisek
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nathan Boxer
Sound Mixer
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Herbert F. Mulligan
Set Decoration
Barbara Rittenberg
Script Supervisor
M. James Arnett
Stunt Coordinator
Arthur Conan Doyle
Characters
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