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* AmbiguouslyGay: The film notoriously possits the possibility that Holmes and Watson are lovers, with emphasis on "posibility". [[spoiler:Holmes manages to extricate himself out of the Russian ballerina's plan to have a child with him by claiming that Watson is his lover, and when Watson learns of this, he confronts Holmes about the reality of the ensuing rumours, with Holmes only stating that Watson is "being presumptuous" by asking Holmes whether he has had relationships with women.]] It's been called a campy one-sided romance (by Creator/MarkGatiss, notably) but each suggestive scene has some plausible deniability.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: The film notoriously possits the possibility that Holmes and Watson are lovers, with emphasis on "posibility". [[spoiler:Holmes manages to extricate himself out of the Russian ballerina's plan to have a child with him by claiming that Watson is his lover, and when Watson learns of this, he confronts Holmes about the reality of the ensuing rumours, with Holmes only stating that Watson is "being presumptuous" by asking Holmes whether he has had relationships with women.]] It's been called a campy one-sided romance (by Creator/MarkGatiss, notably) but each suggestive scene has some plausible deniability. For his part, Wilder stated Holmes is gay and regretted not making it more explicit.
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* SorryImGay: Holmes escapes the amorous advances of Madame Petrova by insinuating that he and Watson are a couple. Watson, when he finds out, is not pleased.
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* SorryImGay: Holmes escapes the amorous advances of Madame Petrova by insinuating tries to pay Holmes to have a baby with her, thinking that her beauty and his brains would be the perfect match. In order to get out of the arrangement without insulting her, he insinuates that him and Watson are a couple. Watson, only "roommates" on paper. While Watson is very upset when he finds out, is not pleased.out about the ruse, how much Sherlock was pretending remains more ambiguous.
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A 1970 film by Creator/BillyWilder, which asks the question: We all know about how successful Literature/SherlockHolmes is at solving mysteries, but what about his failures? His secrets? Those things he wouldn't want Dr. Watson to reveal to the world?
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* SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: Madame Petrova speaks perfect Russian. To be expected, because she was played by Tamara Toumanova, an immigrant from Russia. Event her slight accent (she was half-Georgian) was perfectly plausible for that time and her social standing in-character.
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* DarwinistDesire: Madame Petrova tries to get Holmes to contribute his DNA to her children, hoping their offspring with have her physical advantages and his mental advantages.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: It's been called a campy one-sided romance (by Creator/MarkGatiss, notably) but each suggestive scene has some plausible deniability.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: The film notoriously possits the possibility that Holmes and Watson are lovers, with emphasis on "posibility". [[spoiler:Holmes manages to extricate himself out of the Russian ballerina's plan to have a child with him by claiming that Watson is his lover, and when Watson learns of this, he confronts Holmes about the reality of the ensuing rumours, with Holmes only stating that Watson is "being presumptuous" by asking Holmes whether he has had relationships with women.]] It's been called a campy one-sided romance (by Creator/MarkGatiss, notably) but each suggestive scene has some plausible deniability.
