The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother is one of the often forgotten Gene Wilder films, perhaps partly because it came out just 1yr after arguably his best film; Young Frankenstein. Wilder directed, wrote, and stars in this underrated 1975 comedy. If you haven't seen it, it's a hilarious movie with a solid cast.
Gene Wilder plays Sigerson Holmes, who's older brother Sherlock (or "sheer luck" as Sigerson calls him) delegates some cases to him while he and Dr. Watson lay low for a while. If the cases are still being solved then criminals will never know that Sherlock is taking some time off. Sigerson soon teams up with a Scotland Yard records clerk named Orville (played by Marty Feldman). Orville has the unique ability to recite conversations as if they were recorded. Soon after the two meet, a habitual liar named Jenny Hill (played by Maldeline Kahn) comes to Sigerson's apartment seeking help.
Jenny has been blackmailed by an opera singer named Eduardo Gambetti (played by Dom DeLuise) to give him a secret document that she has stolen from her fiancee in return for a lewd note that she had previously written. Gambetti intends to sell the document to Sherlock's famous nemesis Professor Moriarty and, of course, it's up to Sigerson to retrieve the mystery document and foil Moriarty's plan.
It's not a perfect film by any stretch but, it is entertaining from start to finish and there are a ton of really funny moments. This is one I definitely recommend, particularly if you like Gene Wilder.
Overall, I give it a 4 out of 5.
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