Sherlock Holmes And The Masks Of Death 1984 Story by John Elder, screenplay by Anthony Hinds, N J Crisp, directed by Roy Ward Baker.
Peter Cushing is Holmes, John Mills is Watson, and Anne Baxter is Irene Adler.It's Peter Cushing's last turn as Holmes, his ill health kept him from being able to appear in a sequel.
Inspector MacDonald asks Holmes for help with the three dead bodies in the East End. Before he gets going on that, the Home Secretary shows up with a German diplomat who has lost one of his envoys, a German Prince, who has disappeared right out of his house in Buckinghamshire. Could get serious between England and German if the guy isn't found.
There's a fairly good script that pokes a bit of fun at Sherlock's age. He's not quite as sharp as he used to be, it takes a while for him to get going and figure things out. Not a top notch film but entertaining for the most part. You can see it on YouTube. Link above.
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