Without a Clue

Without a Clue

107 mins | Crime, Comedy | May 5, 1988

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.

Without a Clue

107 mins | Crime, Comedy | May 5, 1988

Without a Clue
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Orion Pictures, ITC
Original title Without a Clue
Directors Don French, Kevin Westley, Annie Penn, Gerry Toomey, Thom Eberhardt
Writers Larry Strawther, Gary Murphy

Cast

Michael Caine

as Sherlock Holmes

Ben Kingsley

as Dr. John Watson

Jeffrey Jones

as Inspector Lestrade

Lysette Anthony

as Impostor Leslie Giles

Nigel Davenport

as Lord Smithwick

Peter Cook

as Greenhough

Gregor Fisher

as Bobby at Warehouse

Paul Freeman

as Prof. James Moriarty

George Sweeney

as John Clay

John Tordoff

as Mr. Andrews

Alexandra Spencer

as Mrs. Andrews

Matthew Sim

as Real Lesley

Pat Keen

as Mrs. Hudson

Matthew Savage

as Wiggins

Tim Killick

as Sebastian

John Warner

as Peter Giles

Harold Innocent

as Mayor Johnson

Murray Ewan

as Archie

Stephen Tiller

as Reporter #1

Michael O'Hagan

as Reporter #2

Ivor Roberts

as Reporter #3

Martin Pallot

as Photographer

Caroline Milmoe

as Constance

Steven O'Donnell

as Bartender

James Bree

as Barrister

Clive Mantle

as Thug #1

Dave Cooper

as Thug #2

Andy Bradford

as Dockworker

Jennifer Guy

as Christabel

Elizabeth Kelly

as Landlady

Lesley Daine

as Lady on Train

John Surman

as Constable at Lakes