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Without a Clue

Without a Clue

The flip side of Sherlock Holmes

19886.71h 47m

Overview

Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.

Directed by Thom Eberhardt
Written by Gary Murphy, Larry Strawther
Produced by Marc Stirdivant
Box Office0Revenue: $8.5M

Top Cast

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Sherlock Holmes

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Dr. John Watson

Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones

Inspector Lestrade

Lysette Anthony

Lysette Anthony

Impostor Leslie Giles

Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Lord Smithwick

Peter Cook

Peter Cook

Greenhough

Gregor Fisher

Gregor Fisher

Bobby at Warehouse

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Prof. James Moriarty

George Sweeney

George Sweeney

John Clay

John Tordoff

John Tordoff

Mr. Andrews

Themes & Keywords

london, englanddetectivealcoholismvictorian england19th century

About Without a Clue

Without a Clue is a comedy, crime film released in 1988 exploring themes of london, england, detective, alcoholism, victorian england, 19th century. Directed by Thom Eberhardt, it stars Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones. Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.

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