The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire
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The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire is a non-canonical Sherlock Holmes
film utilizing an original story. The film was produced in 2002 for The Hallmark Channel as the last installment in a series of Hallmark Sherlock Holmes films.
and Dr. Watson are called to Whitechapel after learning about a series of strange murders only two years after the Jack the Ripper
murders in the same neighborhood. The local belief is that the killings are the work of a vampire
brought back from a recent mission in Guiana
. As they investigate the deaths, they engage in an ongoing debate about the supernatural
with Watson believing in the possibility of vampires and Holmes remaining skeptical until he is able to prove the murders are the works of a living human rather than any undead
creature. At one point, the investigation leads them to the psychic Madame Karasky, who says that Holmes' will be saved by the church. Coincidentally, Holmes is pushed in front of a moving carriage by the supposed vampire, only to be saved by a street urchin. In order to catch the murderer, Holmes disguises as a monk and reveals that the vampire was Brother Abel, hoping to get revenge on the monks who didn't listen to him when he believed that the bats were causing rabies in the South American mission which infected him. The film ends at Baker Street, when Mrs. Hudson gives Holmes' his pipe delivered by the same urchin that saved Holmes' from being run over. When he asks his name, Mrs. Hudson says his name was Reginald Church.
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
film utilizing an original story. The film was produced in 2002 for The Hallmark Channel as the last installment in a series of Hallmark Sherlock Holmes films.
Plot
Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
and Dr. Watson are called to Whitechapel after learning about a series of strange murders only two years after the Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
"Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the...
murders in the same neighborhood. The local belief is that the killings are the work of a vampire
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
brought back from a recent mission in Guiana
Guiana
The Guiana Shield is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a 1.7 billion year old Precambrian geological formation in northeast South America that forms a portion of the northern coast. The higher elevations on the shield are called the Guiana Highlands, which is where the...
. As they investigate the deaths, they engage in an ongoing debate about the supernatural
Supernatural
The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
with Watson believing in the possibility of vampires and Holmes remaining skeptical until he is able to prove the murders are the works of a living human rather than any undead
Undead
Undead is a collective name for fictional, mythological, or legendary beings that are deceased and yet behave as if alive. Undead may be incorporeal, such as ghosts, or corporeal, such as vampires and zombies...
creature. At one point, the investigation leads them to the psychic Madame Karasky, who says that Holmes' will be saved by the church. Coincidentally, Holmes is pushed in front of a moving carriage by the supposed vampire, only to be saved by a street urchin. In order to catch the murderer, Holmes disguises as a monk and reveals that the vampire was Brother Abel, hoping to get revenge on the monks who didn't listen to him when he believed that the bats were causing rabies in the South American mission which infected him. The film ends at Baker Street, when Mrs. Hudson gives Holmes' his pipe delivered by the same urchin that saved Holmes' from being run over. When he asks his name, Mrs. Hudson says his name was Reginald Church.
Cast
- Matt FrewerMatt FrewerMatthew "Matt" Frewer is a Canadian American stage, TV and film actor. Acting since 1983, he is known for portraying the 1980s icon Max Headroom and the retired villain Moloch in the film adaptation of Watchmen.-Life and career:...
- Sherlock Holmes - Kenneth WelshKenneth WelshKenneth Welsh, CM is a Canadian film and television actor . He is known to Twin Peaks fans as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle, and has more recently played the father of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.In 1984 he was nominated for a Genie Award as Best Actor for his...
- Dr. Watson - Kathleen McAuliffe - Mrs. Hudson
- Julian Casey - Inspector LestradeInspector LestradeInspector G. Lestrade is a fictional character, a Scotland Yard detective appearing in several of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle used the name of a friend from his days at the University of Edinburgh, a Saint Lucian medical student by the name of Joseph Alexandre Lestrade....
- Joel MillerJoel MillerJoel M. Miller represents District 102 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises Hyde Park, Fishkill, the Town of Poughkeepsie, Clinton, Wappinger and La Grange within Dutchess County, New York. He is a Republican....
- Brother Caulder - Danny Blanco - Hector de la Rosa
- Norris Domingue - Brother Sinclair
- Isabel Dos SantosIsabel dos SantosIsabel José dos Santos is an Angolan investor. She is considered by Forbes worth at least 50 million US Dollars and as the most powerful and richest woman in her country and among the richest in Africa....
- Signora de la Rosa - Kathleen Fee - Mme Karavsky
- Jere GillisJere GillisJere Alan Gillis is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player, actor and stuntman....
- The Thing
Production
- DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
- Rodney Gibbons - Writer - Rodney Gibbons
- Writer - Arthur Conan Doyle
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