The film is divided into two separate, unequal stories. In the shorter of the two, Holmes is approached by a famous Russian ballerina, Madame Petrova (Tamara Toumanova), who proposes that they conceive a child together, one who she hopes will inherit her physique and his intellect.

• The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
• Robert Stephens
• Christopher Lee
• Colin Blakely
• Billy Wilder