Sherlock Holmes | 23 - The Christmas Pudding (1955)
When a serial killer is sentenced to death, he issues a threat that he will kill Sherlock Holmes before he himself is executed.
1955-04-04 19:00:00 - Sherlock Holmes
Just before the Christmas holiday, John Norton is convicted of murder and is sentenced to death. In the courtroom, Norton threatens Sherlock Holmes, and swears to kill the detective before the execution takes place.
Although Norton has murdered five wives, his sixth wife still believes in his innocence. Shortly after she delivers Norton a Christmas pudding at his request, the convict escapes, despite the many precautions that prison authorities had taken.
In the middle of the night, Holmes is informed of the escape, and he knows that he must take action at once.