All language subtitles for Sherlock Holmes 1954 – The Diamond Tooth Murder Mystery

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>> Heat. Heat.

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>> A body found floating in the river T.

Badside began for Inspector Estrade of

Scotland Yard.

It might be a troublesome case. It might

not be. He didn't know at first.

But for Sherlock Holmes, it was to prove

one of the most gruesome and dangerous

cases of his career. For him, it began

one evening a few days before the body

was found.

Writing another monogram, homes.

>> Nothing so exotic, my dear fellow. I'm

trying to balance my bank account.

>> Oh,

>> I don't know why banks will make such an

elaborate and complicated affair. What

is basically a simple and beautiful

business, putting money in and taking it

out? Well, I think it's the taking it

out that complicates it,

>> curious.

H I've never seen anything quite like

this.

>> Very curious.

What do you make of it, Homes?

H. A diamond. Obviously. A yellow

diamond. Mhm. I thought it might be.

>> Yes. In the curious shape of a left eye

tooth. It's amazing, isn't it? Where'd

you find it?

>> Well, I was down by the East Key. I went

down to the water run for a stroll. I

saw the thing shining. It caught my eye.

But But who do you use a diamond tooth?

Brazilian, possibly.

Why Brazilian? Well, yellow diamonds are

most common in Brazil and it's a sort of

habit or a custom amongst Brazilian

diamond mine owners to sport a a diamond

tooth. It's to show their affluence, you

know. It sounds a barbarous custom.

I'd say that the cutting is worth more

than the stone itself.

>> Well, what shall I do with the thing?

>> Well, why not put an advancement in the

times? That's a good idea.

>> Chap must be quite uncomfortable with

his tooth.

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>> Now let me see. Um,

found

one diamond

tooth.

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Uh, found

one

left upper

diamond.

Two.

Lost.

Lost.

Lost.

[music] Everything's lost in this lost

and found. We've noticed that, Homes.

Ah, here we are. Found one diamond

tooth. Will owner kindly apply 221 be

Baker Street? Do

>> you think anyone will answer this?

>> No one does. You learn a diamond tooth,

won't you? Could I have half the paper,

Watson?

>> Oh, well,

there you are. Thank you. Anyway, a

diamond's a diamond. Even it is a tooth.

>> Sir, I believe you have an advertisement

in the tar, my dear sir. Yes indeed we

have an advertisement in the times.

Indeed. This is Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Mr.

uh

>> Harry Harkkins Clark with Hedges and

Thomas accountants.

>> Good morning Mr. Harkkins.

>> Good day sir.

>> Now sir you uh you've lost a diamond

tooth.

>> Yes sir. From here.

>> Oh yes. Oh well. Well um uh tell me

where did you lose it?

>> As near as I can recollect. Somewhere

around the East Key docks.

>> Mhm.

>> Is that it?

>> Yes sir. That's it. All right. An

accountant, did you say?

>> Yes, sir. If you don't mind, sir, may I

have my tooth and I won't disturb you

gentlemen anymore.

>> You're not disturbing as in the least,

Mr. Harkings. Thank you, Watson. I

gather your firm does business with

shipping companies, which accounts for

your presence in the docks.

>> Yes, sir. It makes you hanker after the

old days at sea, I expect.

Old days at sea, sir. I'm afraid I don't

know what you mean. I've never been to

sea.

>> Excuse me.

Hello there, Inspector. Come on in. Ah,

>> good morning, Dr. Watson. I'm glad I

found you. Oh, hello, Holmes.

>> Oh, morning straight. May I introduce

Mr. Harkkins? This is Inspector Straight

of Scotland Yard.

>> I'm delighted to meet you, sir.

Delighted.

>> Dr. Watson.

>> Yes.

>> I wanted to ask you about the body they

fished out of the temps a little while

ago.

>> Yes. How did you know? Well, your shoes

and the bottoms of your trousers are

wet.

>> I might have stepped in a puzzle.

>> Hasn't rained for a week.

Besides, that particular reddish mud

comes from the temp's embankment near

New Key.

>> Any place in London you'll find it.

>> A body?

>> Well, only a body would bring you to

Baker Street without bothering to change

your shoes and trousers. Ah,

>> I was waiting for that.

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>> GO ON STRAIGHT UP.

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THERE HE GOES.

Only mistake. I said that way.

>> Well, I'm sorry, Dr. Watson. I thought

you said that way. It's too late now.

We'll never catch him.

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>> He He got away. Herbs jumped from the

back for care. [music]

>> Well, at least he didn't get his tooth.

>> Would one of you two gentlemen mind

telling me why I was chasing that little

man?

>> Well, yes. You see, I found a darn tooth

and and the owner. His chap turned up.

He obviously a faker. But how do you

spot him, Homes?

>> As soon as he opened his mouth. You see,

Watson, Harkkins missing tooth was a

right eye tooth, whereas this diamond

tooth is a left eye tooth.

>> Diamond teeth? Right eye tooth. Left eye

tooth.

>> Dr. Watson,

>> the official postmortem isn't until late

this afternoon, but I would take it as a

great favor if you would examine the

body now.

>> Oh. Oh, my dear. My dear [laughter]

inspector, I'd be absolutely delighted.

Of course. Oh. Uh, if anyone asks for

me, Holmes, just tell them that I'm on a

little job for Scotland Yard, will you?

And just take it in.

>> At your service, my dear doctor.

>> Now, wait a minute.

>> H,

>> what about this man I was chasing?

>> Oh, nothing very much. He was just after

this diamond tooth, that's all.

>> Yes, but where did that come from?

>> It came from the body you fished out of

the river this morning.

>> You coming?

>> Oh, yeah. Yeah.

Rigger Mortis is set in fully.

He's a giant of a man. 6'4 at least.

About 18 stone.

>> Mhm. Must have been as strong as a

horse. [snorts] Probably died of

driving. There's no sign of a wound as I

doctor.

>> No, but I don't think he was drowned.

Lrade H.

He did occasional diamond cutting. How

do you know that? Well, the condition of

the left thumb, characteristic of

diamond cutters. Yet, the colossity is

not a deep one, showing the trade was

casual.

>> Oh, might have been a cobbler.

>> Well, then it' have been the right

thumb. In any case, his clothes don't

indicate a humble profession.

Well, Watson, we leave him in your

practiced hands with a word of caution

about what? The very thing that was

worrying you. This man obviously didn't

die under ordinary circumstances.

Well, come

>> and now to identify the man.

>> May take a few days. You know,

>> we can't spare a few days. We must do it

in a few hours while Watson is

completing his examination.

>> Few hours. Come now, Holmes. What with

your magnifying glass?

>> Common sense, Lstrade.

Tell me, how many Brazilian and

Portuguese dentists do you think there

are in London?

>> What's that got to do?

>> Oh, I see. Trace them through each

dentist. Eh,

>> an excellent suggestion, Mr. I'm so glad

you thought of it. Yes, we'll do

precisely that.

>> Yes.

Senor Gomez. See, I am Senor Gomez.

You have a toothache?

>> No, I'm afraid I haven't, Senor. I'm so

sorry. My name is Sherlock Holmes, and

this is Inspector Straight of Scotland

Yard.

>> What do you do?

>> Scotland Yard? The police? But seniors,

I have done nothing wrong. The Senior

Martinez say I pull out his tooth

without his permission. He is a liar.

>> We've come in a different matter, Mr.

Gomez. A matter of a diamond tooth to be

exact. Well,

>> you wish a diamond tooth.

>> No. No.

>> You've seen your You've seen your You

wish to have your teeth fixed. Huh?

>> No. I I'm afraid not. Not today.

>> For a Portuguese dentist in London like

she is miserable. The English they they

they do not come. And the Portuguese

they come. They come, but they have

teeth like like pearls.

>> Uhhuh. Fish, I presume.

>> See? See fish or fish? They eat nothing

but fish. Fishy make teeth strong.

If I could, I would I would take OUT ALL

THE FISH in the sea and and like that. I

hate fish.

>> It's a very understandable sentiment in

your but tell me do you have a patient

with a diamond tooth?

>> Ah, see see Francesco Vargas. An eye

tooth.

>> Uh, see left upper eye tooth. Left upper

eye tooth put in many years ago when he

had great mind in Brazil.

>> Big chap giant.

>> That's him, Holmes. It would appear so

illustrate. Tell me this Senor Vargas,

what business is he engaged in?

>> Oh, I think he he imports the diamonds.

>> Well, thank you very much, Senor.

>> Well, we won't trouble you anymore, Dr.

G.

>> Um, perhaps you have a friend that needs

the repairs to the teeth.

>> Yes. Yes, possibly I have. Yes, indeed I

have. A doctor friend of mine. But on

second thoughts, I seem to remember he's

rather partial to fish.

>> Good day, doctor. Good day.

Fish

always fish

a Santa.

>> Well, you were right, Homemes.

>> Oh, was I?

>> You're drying, eh?

>> No. No water in the lungs.

>> Well, the body showed no cuts or

lacerations.

>> I know. Not even a bruise. It's amazing,

Holmes. Downright uncanny. Of course,

there was an advanced state of rigor

mortise which conceal the condition.

>> What condition?

>> Well, practically every bone in his body

was broken.

>> Great Scott. Is that what he died of?

>> I don't know how, Stray, but this man

was literally crushed to death.

>> How? Well, that man was a giant, too.

Yet, he was literally crushed like a

fly.

>> Well, there's one thing, Holmes. It

certainly wasn't your little man.

>> Well, hardly. It took a superhuman force

to kill it. Not superhuman, my dear

fellow.

>> No. Then what?

>> Inhuman. What's inhuman?

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>> The case of a diamond tooth. You know,

although I don't really approve of this

disguise business, I must say I've got a

great knack for it. I always thought I

had acting talent.

>> Yes. Yes, Watson. I'd say a bosen's mate

at least.

>> You know, I still don't know what we're

doing all dressed up like this.

>> Well, from now on, we're a couple of

unemployed mariners looking for births

aboard a ship.

>> Oh, I say, Holmes, there's nothing um

illegal about this, is it?

>> Oh, no. Really, Watson? Your lack of

faith shocks me. Oh, no. Dear trap, I

didn't quite quite quite quite.

>> Now, Watson, when you found that

diamond, did you happen to notice a pub

in the vicinity of the river?

>> A pub? Now, uh, let me see. Uh, well,

not that I really noticed one, you

understand? But, uh, there must be lots

in the vicinity. Why don't we look for

the closest?

>> We'll do just that.

>> Well, I still don't see, my dear Jack,

what we're doing.

>> If we're successful, my dear fellow, we

might even sail for Brazil.

>> Brazil? Yes. Oh, Brazil. I'd like that.

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>> I tell you, mate, the sea's going to the

dogs these days. What with all this new

fangled stein? Stein? Now I ask you

>> progress. Sales was good enough for me,

old man. Sales is good enough for me.

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>> Even lads, no import, aren't you?

>> I It's a fierce service regardless

tonight, my darling. What if you take it

for Patrick? A point of bitter?

>> I'd like to find a bit.

>> Well, a pint a mile for me, please. But

since you're such a pretty little colin,

you can make it half and half. So, you

trying to mix me up, Syler?

>> Now, why could I be after doing that,

me, darling? [music]

>> What's

sure? This is the pub near where you

found the diamond.

>> I think so. It looks the same from the

outside.

>> What part you of, mates?

>> Shanghai. Me?

>> Shanghai? I know. Well, I do. I hear

Butcher Jimmy's got himself sliced up.

How is the butcher?

>> The butcher? Well, well, we didn't stay

very long. He'd been bought. We sort of

bother popped in and popped out.

>> So, had I seen you before, sailor?

>> Were you in here the other night for a

pint?

>> Who me? Oh, well, I

>> suppose not. Regular tough that jet was.

>> Oh, really?

>> Drank his beer without spilling a drop.

>> No, really.

>> But blime me, if you took off that

beard, you'll be the spitting image of

him. If I to my man [laughter]

to

>> Well, you silent for mates.

>> Well, you may believe it or not, but I

have an inkling for Brazil.

>> The Vasco Dama sales for Brazil first

thing tomorrow morning.

>> Straight for Brazil.

>> Ah, it's straight. The star of the South

Island tomorrow morning, too. Put in a

couple of days ago from Brazil. But she

ain't going straight back. Puts in first

ant work. She does.

>> Antworp. Center of the diamond industry.

Holmes,

>> I wouldn't send him the star of the

South. I wouldn't. Not under Captain

Lansancy.

>> I can't skip it. Is he a proper demon of

a man? Slap me insid.

>> What's this tooth captain Lanc did not

raise a regular fuss about it looking

everywhere?

>> How could the blighter lose his tooth?

>> Easy. Fell out. Lost me a plate that way

once. Yeah. Did he find his tooth?

>> No. Couldn't find it nowhere.

>> Hey, mate. Huh?

>> Not you. You

>> H

>> been silent long.

>> Oh well. Oh, since I was a nipper

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cabin boy.

>> Say, mate.

Uh, a word, will you? In private.

I'd be careful of your pal there, mate.

Ain't what he seems to be.

>> He's in disguise. Look at them whiskers.

>> Probably out to do you in.

>> Thanks me, old boy. I'll take care of

him.

>> Patrick.

>> Mhm. We're going to see Captain Clansy

decide on the star of the South. We

better be off.

>> Roger, mate. the other night.

>> Come on, Razie. Pull them up.

What's the matter, Watson? The beard

gets dropped in the water. Never mind

about it. Come on.

>> Yes, a little bit.

I'm going blow, Watson. You better stay

on deck.

>> No, I'm coming with you.

>> Oh, there's an element of danger

involved.

>> What do you think there is up here?

Yeah,

>> perhaps you're right at that.

What are we looking for, house?

>> The murderer of Francisco Marcus.

>> Who murdered him?

>> Is it a Harry Harkkins?

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>> Look, watch a plant crushed and broken

just like Vargas. [snorts] Great Scott.

Do you mean Vargas was killed in here? I

am beginning to think so.

We better get out of here. Watson,

we're in extreme danger. That, Mr.

Holmes, is an understatement.

Hawkins, [snorts] only this morning,

Watson, when it suited his convenience.

But all other times, Captain Lansancy of

the Star of the South.

>> I had an idea you'd be on my trail. They

tell me you're a smart man, so I've been

waiting for you. You're a clever man,

too, Captain. Quite ingenious. Tell me,

did you plan to kill Vargas when you

sailed from Brazil, or did you do it on

the spur of the moment? I'm not an

impulsive man, Mr. Holmes. So, you were

prepared him when he came to collect the

diamonds you'd smuggled in for him? How

did you lure him down here? Would he

expect me to hand over the diamonds

where the crew might see us?

>> You never kill Vargas. [snorts] You're

not strong enough.

>> I But ask your friend how I did it.

He'll tell you.

>> No, but Holmes did it quickly, wasn't

it? We've got to get out of here.

>> Well, how no, not that door. There's a

cargo door behind those crates. Come on.

Let's get to it.

I think about it.

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>> [music]

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>> Well, I said there's a rope here,

Watson. It'll help us move that crate.

Watson

HS,

it's a B CONNECTOR. WATSON, GET OUT OF

HERE. GET OUT OF HERE QUICKLY.

>> HOLD ON IF YOU CAN. I forgot.

Let's [music]

get [music]

hurt.

>> [music]

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>> Come on, man. Here. Come with me here if

you can. That's right. That's right.

That's right. That's right. [music]

>> [music]

[laughter]

[snorts]

>> That was a nice piece of deduction, you

dead Holmes. But you know, you really

ought to have let the yard handle this

case. In my present condition, I'm

inclined to wish I had.

How did you deduce that it was a bore

[snorts] constrictor?

>> Well, I could think of nothing else that

would strangle a huge man like Vargas.

The ball constrictor comes from South

America, and both Vargas and the

diamonds pointed to Brazil.

>> You know, if Lansancy hadn't lost that

diamond tooth that he took from Vargas

before he threw the body overboard.

>> Ah, yeah. And if he hadn't been greedy

and answered that advertisement.

>> Yes, but he did lose the tooth, Watson.

And he did answer the advertisement.

Oh, Watson.

>> Yes, Holmes.

I must say that was very quick thinking

on your part in the ship.

Oh, well, you know that time and men of

action must [snorts] must step in.

Not only think quickly, but

act quickly. You

hijack.

[snorts]

>> [cough]